Sabrina Sabahi

Sabrina Sabahi

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Bio

Sabrina Sabahi is an Italian-Persian American fashion designer from Virginia, based in New York. Inspired by her grandmother and a childhood split between the mountains and years as a gymnast, fit and freedom of movement have always driven her work. After studying costume design at Duke Ellington School of the Arts, she pursued fashion at Parsons, drawn to simple silhouettes elevated by considered details, with modularity and the tension between structure and mobility at the core of everything she makes.

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Video: Video/Editing by: Kofi King
Music Production by: The M3kanik
Image: My collection, Cara Cristina ("dear Cristina" in Italian), is a letter to my mother, imagining the path she never took. Cristina moved from Italy to the United States in her early twenties, rode motorcycles, and eventually became a truck driver. A woman who moved fluidly between feminine and masculine, never fully belonging to either. She always dreamed of becoming a pilot, drawn to aviation and military culture, a direction life never took her in. The collection draws structural cues from aircraft: inlets, circular forms, 3D arrows, all translated into construction rather than decoration, alongside screenprinted warning phrases pulled directly from planes. Rooted in 80s silhouettes and the utilitarian ease of outdoor and military wear, the garments are built to move. Structured outer layers paired with stretch underlayers that allow the wearer to layer down, move freely, and feel prepared. With women in male-dominated fields as its quiet backbone, the collection proposes that femininity and strength are never in opposition, inviting the wearer to decide for themselves what they want to be, and how much. 
Image: "Inlet" studies
Image: Handmade leather piping on the placket and "inlet" opening on the sleeves, made from scrap leather from my backpack.
Image: Continuation of inlets
Image: Silkscreen printed "EMERGENCY" tights.
Image: Silkscreen printed all by hand, 3 layers of different images and colors.
Image: "Parachute" backpack made from leather, repurposed military duffle bags, military sleeping bag cover, and a racing 4-way buckle harness. Zipper pockets on all upper 3 flaps, as well as a two-way zipper on the main bag.
Image: The old racing harness featured on Look 2 was given to me by a race car driver who no longer needed it.
Image: 3D arrow exploration
Image: 3D arrow at different scales
Image: Look 2 harness bag iterations