Suzaan Stander

Suzaan Stander

Close-up of fashion models showcasing designer outfits, including knee-high boots, patterned skirts, and colorful stockings, at a fashion event.

Occupying the space between fantasy and reality

A woman with curly hair wearing a red, strapless leather dress, standing against a white wall with a black equipment case to her left.
Close-up of a woman wearing a shiny black leather jacket, with her face slightly turned and lips painted red, against a red background.

  • “Individuality, after all, is Stander’s forte. Venal armour, which featured sculptural corsetry intricately manipulated into otherworldly silhouettes, immediately marked her as a designer to watch.”

    Refinery 29

  • "The claustrophobic, camp horror worlds of Dario Argento. The lurching, fantastical realm of Lewis Carroll's Alice's Adventures in Wonderland. The amorphous romance of Virginia Woolf's Orlando. The mind-bending surrealism of Salvador Dali. All have seeped under the skin of Suzaan Stander and into her designs."

    Vogue

  • "Her work - twisted, torqued construction and corsetry, (sits) somewhere between armour and a warped fairytale."

    Vogue

  • “Unexpected, abstract and wholly her own.”

    Fashion journal

  • "From obstructed corsetry to red leather bodices paired with bunched and gathered skirts, ultimately, every piece in her collection served to cultivate a profound conversation between meticulous artistry and the organic world."

    Vogue