It’s not everyday a Korean pop star makes the successful transition to New York City luxury handbag designer, but as we learned from catching up with designer SANG A at her Soho studio it’s the amalgamation of luck, chance, and fate which allowed her to depart the rigorous schedule of a famed performer and set up shop half way around the world, creating what she refers to as “rebellious luxury.”
Fashion is about recycling, reinventing and recreating itself. The innovative technologies used by SANG A in terms of textile development place her brand at the forefront of exceptional, innovative design. Just as the fabrication of each SANG A creation is unique, so are the bags themselves. Complicated in appearance, yet simple in function, many SANG A bags transform from one shape to another. OAKAZINE caught up with SANG A. Interview after the jump. — Text by Gabrielle Swan
