Bad Binch TONGTONG x NYFW

Artistic Director, Stefanie Nelson x Bad Binch TONGTONG (BBTT) by designer Terrence Zhou collaborated on his acclaimed New York Fashion Week debut. Zhou creates an eccentric aesthetic focusing on emotion over functionality and redefining fashion, earning him global internet recognition on covers such as Vogue, Teen Vogue, Glamour, Marie Claire, Elle, and Wallpaper, as well as a plethora of star-studded clients including: Lizzo, Halsey, Eileen Gu, Christina Aguilera, Camila Cabello, Karlie Kloss, Olivia Rodrigo Liu Wen, Ju Xiaowen, Lorde, Kirsten Dunst.

Through Zhou and Nelson’s found synergy, both in design and in presentation, two practices intertwine to pose enticing questions: can clothing defy gravity? What does fashion mean in relation to the body? Will fashion supersede our physical notions of clothing altogether? The duo feels comfortable challenging the norm: Zhou has no reservations to break rules surrounding shape and wearability, while Nelson’s direction and historical inclusion of differently abled bodies push the universality of beauty in more ways than one.

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show credits:
Designer: Bad Binch TONGTONG
Choreographer and Movement Director: Stefanie Nelson
Asst. Choreographer: Maya Orchin
Ensemble: Jessica Alexander, Sabrina Bennett, Tyrone Bevans, Santi Braz, Shawn Brush, Ching-I Chang, Shaun Ferren, Kayla Gonzalez, Claire Jones, Maya Orchin, Laura Peterson, Kalyan Sayre, Emily Tellier, Tang Yi, Damon Kyap, Effie Peng, Amy Su, Kami Woo
Music: Katie Jenkins
Styling: Erik Ziemba
Beauty: Kento Otsubo
Hair: Ryuta Sayama
Furniture: the highkey by John Vieweg
Set Design: Jing Ju
Shoes: Reebok
Jewelry: BBTT x monSecret
Production Team: Quine Li, Coco Sui, Celine Zhang, Tess

-photos courtesy of David Gannon, Hatnim Lee & Lauren Duque
-video footage courtesy of 828 Media, reel by BeccavisionNYC