Suhani Sinha

Suhani Sinha

Collection

Bio

BFA AWARD: Craftsmanship Designer of the Year

Suhani Sinha is a designer whose work is grounded in textiles, memory, and connection. She focuses on labor-intensive crafts like lace crocheting, knitting, beading, and felting, honoring historically undervalued women’s work. She believes these practices belong in contemporary ready-to-wear and couture, where they can be preserved and innovated. Shaped by a multicultural upbringing and community, she uses imagery and textiles to create silhouettes alongside personal and historical research.

suhani-sinha.com@bysuhanisinha

Between her Hands and Mine

Between her hands and mine is a thesis collection that explores how we remember and celebrate someone we never knew, through inherited stories, fragments of memory, and the objects they leave behind. I never had the chance to form a relationship with my maternal grandparents - my grandmother passed away just before I was born, and my grandfather was ill throughout my childhood. As the youngest grandchild, I grew up feeling that absence deeply, aware of the lives they lived and the things I could never witness firsthand. Despite this, I’ve always felt a deep connection to my grandmother. She was a skilled seamstress, knitter, crocheter, and lace maker, and my family often says that a part of her lives on in me.
 Referencing my grandfather’s career in the civil service and inspired by the remnants of my grandmother’s sewing box, this work weaves together personal history and material memory. I center my practice in handwork and material exploration, positioning women’s crafts as integral to fashion - not as references, but as living practices. The collection honors my grandparents while elevating the historically undervalued labor of women’s handwork. It is an attempt to build a relationship across time, one that was never experienced, but can still be made. 
Image: Look 1, crochet top and skirt in 100% cotton yarn
Image: Look 1, filet crochet train detail
Image: Look 2, selvedge denim jeans and beaded top with lace made by my grandma and myself.
Image: Look 3, Hand-knit dress with yarn from @junipermoonfarm
Image: Look 4, trench coat and skirt with embedded lace made by my grandma
Image: Look 5, silk crepe shorts with pleating detail and hand knit sari yarn jacket
Image: Look 6, plaid and striped organza blouse with silk tafetta skirt

Credits

Photography

Niva Shah, Zynab Cewalam, Maggie Dualan