YINAN

YINAN is a New York fashion house founded by designer Anna Yinan Zhou. Named after the designer’s given name, meaning “a precious piece of art,” the house is rooted in the relationship between the body, sculpture, and garment. Drawing from fine art, traditional craft, and material experimentation, YINAN explores modern femininity through sculptural construction, fluid form, and an evolving dialogue between clothing and object.

Anna Yinan Zhou

Anna Yinan Zhou is the founder and creative director of YINAN. Raised in China in the studio of her sculptor father, Zhou began studying fine art at thirteen before earning her BFA in Fashion Design from the Academy of Art University in San Francisco. Her multidisciplinary practice brings techniques of drawing, sculpture, molding, draping, and material experimentation into fashion.

A two-time Project Runway designer, Zhou lives and works in New York.