Helen He
Collection
Bio
Helen He approaches clothing as both artistic expression and practical craft. Using garments as a visual language to reflect movement, identity, and everyday experience. She draws inspiration from transitions in motion, routine, and personal transformation.
Guided by the balance of opposites, her work explores contrasts between structure and fluidity, discipline and ease. Through tailoring, draping, and 2D and 3D patternmaking, she creates ready-to-wear garments that combine refined craftsmanship with subtle individuality. Her work focuses on creating pieces that are functional, enduring, and quietly expressive.
DEFAULT BREATHING- INTRO
Default Breathing is a reflection on the quiet space that exists within professional dress codes, the room to breathe behind routines of default dressing while remaining professional, reliable, and accountable. Set against the backdrop of financial districts found in almost any major city, the collection observes the unspoken uniform of workplace attire and the subtle ways individuals negotiate identity within it.
Through this lens, it explores how clothing can maintain discipline while creating space for comfort, expression, and individuality, suggesting that professionalism does not have to feel like a fixed uniform, but can evolve alongside personal identity.
Credits
Photography
Griffin Ellis
Models
Tasneem Sarkez
Maleeha Ansari
Griffin Ellis
Models
Tasneem Sarkez
Maleeha Ansari