MDes Fashion & Textiles School of Design
Zixuan Shi (Zuriel)
Zixuan Shi is a menswear designer specializing in elegant and romantic menswear collections. Her designs are inspired by nature, classical and contemporary art, blending a feminine perspective with masculine aesthetics through delicate tailoring, soft silhouettes, and poetic design language. Challenging conventional menswear norms, she incorporates muted tones and fluid structures to create modern, artistic pieces. Her menswear designs not only focus on external aesthetic expression, but also on the wearer’s inner feelings, striving to convey a gentle yet firm masculinity in every piece.
“LIMINAL” Project development process
“Are you merely living, or do you truly exist?”
This question lies at the heart of my creative practice. In a world that is illusory and detached, there lies a unique romance —each individual seeks self amidst uncertainly and explores existence within alienation.
Through menswear design . I aim to capture a romantic yet resilient, confused yet clear-minded figure: a slender boy dressed in soft knits and leather. He is my muse and a reftation of every unique individual in this illusory world.
”LIMINAL“ Ready-to-wear
LIMINAL
This menswear collection explores the delicate tension between fragility and resilience, illusion and reality. Opposing elements merge in the fabrics—soft knits embrace genuine sheepskin leather, fluid draping dialogues with precise tailoring. The slender silhouette becomes the canvas, his layered wardrobe telling a unique story.
These aren’t just clothes; they’re a philosophy of wear. Every stitch asks a question, every pleat an answer. For men who embrace contradiction and independence in the worlds of reality and illusion, these garments become a second skin—both garments and monologues.
