DISCIPLINE: FASHION DESIGN
CAREER AREA OF INTEREST: FASHION DESIGN and LUXURY
BIO: My name is Bowen Shen, originally from China and currently completing an MA in Fashion Design at Winchester School of Art, University of Southampton. My work explores the transformation of overlooked everyday materials—such as packaging tape, shipping labels, and industrial objects—into high-fashion pieces that challenge conventional ideas of luxury.
I enjoy experimenting with structure, textiles, and multi-media presentation, often combining photography, video, and installation with garments to create immersive experiences. These processes allow me to merge design with storytelling and push fashion beyond the boundaries of clothing.
My career aspiration is to gain experience within international fashion houses while building my own conceptual brand that focuses on sustainability, material innovation, and cultural critique.
I chose fashion because it is a powerful language of communication. It enables me to question consumerism, redefine value, and express identity through creativity. For me, fashion is not only wearable design but also a platform to connect ideas, cultures, and people.
The Luxury of Nothingness by Bowen Shen is a womenswear collection that redefines luxury by elevating overlooked materials, focusing on packaging tape—cheap, disposable, and often discarded. Transformed into belts, bag handles, seams, deconstructed details, and printed elements, the creases, transparency, and marks form a deliberate design language, with prints translating the concept into wearable fashion statements. By placing a utilitarian object in high fashion, Shen challenges traditional value hierarchies and uncovers beauty in the temporary, imperfect, and “worthless.” Rejecting logos and price tags, the collection turns “nothingness” into a rare, understated, and enduring form of luxury.
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