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← The Designers

Founder and designer, Sandy Liang

Sandy Liang

American

New York designer who studied architecture at the Rhode Island School of Design before transferring to Parsons School of Design to study fashion. She launched her label in 2014 with a Fall/Winter collection. The brand draws on nostalgia, girlhood and the dress of grandmothers in Manhattan's Chinatown. A Rizzoli monograph on her work marked its first decade.

Houses

Founder and designer
Sandy Liang
Since 2014 · about 12 years

Their runway, measured

73 looks in 2 shows

Next to every runway we track, Sandy Liang's looks are lighter, more muted, cooler and more tonal.

Colours

Silver · 4.2× the average22%
White · 3.5× the average17%
Black12%
Pink · 4.9× the average11%
Grey7%
Ivory / cream5%
Navy4%
Charcoal4%

Share of garment area across their looks; × is against every runway.

Colour and surface

Lightness63/100lighter · all runways 39/100
Colour saturation9.5more muted · all runways 12.6
Neutrals66%about average · all runways 60%
Warm hues58%cooler · all runways 70%
Tonal looks51%more tonal · all runways 33%
Colour-blockingΔE 21less colour-blocked · all runways ΔE 35
Surface texture4.20smoother · all runways 5.06
Sheen0.020more matte · all runways 0.065

What sets them apart

Shapes, fabrics and details they use far more often than other designers.

Balletcore 33.6×Leggings 14.9×Bows 12.8×Cottagecore 10.6×Ballet flats 9.1×Polka dot 8.5×Sportswear / athleisure 6.9×Taffeta 6.0×

Silhouettes

Straight / tubular 49%
A-line 26%3.8×
Tiered / layered volume 23%3.5×
Column 21%
Asymmetric 14%

Materials

Silk / satin 48%2.0×
Jersey 32%2.1×
Cotton / poplin 23%
Knit 19%
Lace 19%2.8×

Details

Bows 68%12.8×
Lacing / ties 42%2.6×
Gathering 33%2.3×
Utility pockets 29%2.1×
Logo / monogram 22%2.9×

Patterns

Polka dot 11%8.5×
Floral 8%
Colour-block 7%
Check / plaid 3%50% less
Geometric 1%60% less

Mood

Playful 84%4.8×
Romantic 59%3.7×
Whimsical 40%4.3×
Nostalgic 26%1.7×
Relaxed 21%40% less

Era references

1960s 15%5.2×
Victorian 8%2.7×
1950s 8%3.4×
2000s / y2k 7%3.4×
1990s 5%

From the AI tags on 73 of their looks. A designer is credited with a house's shows while they lead it; ×: how much more often than across all 25,892 measured looks.

Opening looks

The first looks of each collection

Collections

Sandy Liang Spring/Summer 2027 — Sandy LiangSpring/Summer 2027 · New York · 37 looks

Sandy Liang Fall/Winter 2026 — Sandy LiangFall/Winter 2026 · New York · 36 looks