Since launching her first collection in 2014, Sandy Liang has become one of New York's defining designers, known for her blend of feminine nostalgia with a downtown edge. Their collaboration with Gap channels their cult-favorite designs into a reimagining of the brand's icons, from bow-embellished denim to instantly iconic outerwear, resulting in a collection that's both fun and wearable, with intergenerational appeal.
Gap has teamed up with New York designer Sandy Liang on a limited-edition collection for women and children launching on October 10. Fusing Gap's classic heritage with Liang's nostalgic yet edgy style, the line reimagines the brand's icons through a fun and modern lens. An animated short film, 'Sandy's Dream Closet', celebrates childhood, creativity and timeless self-expression.
“Each collaboration has its own lyrics, its own story,” he said. Mark Breitbard, president and CEO of the Gap brand. “Sandy Liang has cultivated an engaged community and iconic design perspective, allowing her to reimagine our heritage pieces into something completely new, yet familiar. It's exactly the kind of creative partnership that keeps Gap at the forefront of culture.”
Inspired by Sandy's own memories of growing up with Gap, the collaboration comes to life through an imaginative short film, “Sandy's Dream Closet,” animated by celebrated visual artist Annie Choi. Centered on a street in New York City's Lower East Side, above her father's Cantonese restaurant, Congee Village, the film illustrates a dreamscape of a young Sandy Liang as she imagines the fashion possibilities of the future, with the Gap × Sandy Liang collaboration representing her definitive vision of self-expression.
“When I was a kid, Gap was the pinnacle of fashion. It's amazing that I can co-create with such an iconic brand that I treasured so much as a kid, but is still so relevant today,” he said Sandy Liang. “'Sandy's Dream Closet' illustrates how wearing Gap made me feel growing up, as I imagined being an adult one day and who I could be. I wanted to take the pieces that meant something to me as a child and reimagine them through my lens today, celebrating childhood in all its forms, while honoring the iconic styles that make Gap so timeless.”
The playful motifs and whimsical design details of the Gap × Sandy Liang collection transform everyday essentials into modern collectibles:
- Denim anchors the collection with versatile silhouettes that fuse Sandy's aesthetic with Gap classics, including the Pleated Denim Mini Skirt ($88), Vegan Leather Cropped Denim Jacket ($128), and '90s Low-Rise Loose Fit Carpenter Jeans ($108).
- Gap's iconic fleece fabric gets a makeover with Sandy's reinterpretation of the classic bow logo on the Heavy Logo Oversized Hoodie ($118) and Heavy Bow Oversized Hoodie ($108).
- A range of statement-making outerwear includes the reversible vegan leather sherpa jacket ($268), a half-zip vegan leather pullover ($198) and a tie-back trench coat ($228) finished with Sandy Liang's signature bow detail.
- Online-exclusive items for babies and toddlers include mini matchbacks inspired by women's outerwear and wool styles, extending the collaboration across generations, with Sandy's son Rainer also appearing in the campaign.
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