Kina Fan

Kina Fan is a fashion, costume, and product designer born in Hong Kong and based between Manchester and London. Trained in Los Angeles, she developed a strong foundation in couture craftsmanship alongside business-driven, market-focused design. A 2025 graduate of Otis College of Art and Design, her work blends technical precision with bold, fine art–inspired storytelling.

Bridging fashion, product, and visual art, her practice spans Grammy stagewear to digital looks for Overwatch 2, uniting fearless creativity, inclusive design, and technical craft. Drawing on personal experience and environment, Kina uses texture, colour, and unconventional materials to spark connection and self-expression, while growing within creative teams and building her own inclusive design brand.

Assistant Costume Designer at Velvet Waltz Pictures (2025 – present)

• "A Mistaken Obsession" (2027) — £8M Mystery Feature Film (Directed by Kal Dhillion)
• Led full campaign costume design / in-scene prop fashion magazine
• Supported Head of Costume across prep, fittings, continuity, and on-set operations for the 8-weeks feature film shooting in 2026 summer

Costume Team at Hope Mill Theatre (2026)

• Sister Act (Easter Production 9th—19th April 2026)
• Supported Head of Costume Emma Wilcox since February 2026 through prep, sewing, fittings, and live production operations

Fashion Stylist at Deadhorse Magazine (2025– Present)

"The Bus Stop" (2026) — Editorial Shoot

• Styled an editorial photoshoot, photographed by Jorge Foley (GQ, Numéro, Metal Magazine) and directed by Annalise Vujobich

Costume & Tailoring Intern at JTU Fashions (2025)

Celebrity Styling Internship — Tia Usher & Sam Woolf. Doechii's Grammy Award Outfits

• Assisted with tailoring, sewing, and fittings
• Built a tailored stage suit with Velcro for rapid costume changes

Fashion Show - Mentor Project (David Meister) at Otis College of Art and Design (2024-2025)

Evening Wear

• Designed experimental couture draping in silk taffeta with boning and horsehair, inspired by 1950s–60s glamour and expressed through structured geometric forms

Fashion Show - Mentor Project (AGOLDE) at Otis College of Art and Design (2024)

Elevated Sportswear

• Designed and constructed a neutral-tone abstract couture draping collection in silk wool twill, denim twill, and horsehair, inspired by Brancusi's aesthetic and philosophy

Fashion Show - Mentor Project (Bleu Rod Beattie) at Otis College of Art and Design (2023-2024)

Swimswear

• Designed and constructed Resort 2024 swimsuits and cover-ups inspired by Acapulco's Golden Era and Arango House architecture, using monochromatic palettes and specialty fabrics for performance and form

Fashion Show - Mentor Project (Overwatch 2) at Blizzard Entertainment (2023–2024)

Character-Inspired Activewear, CLO 3D

• Designed a character-inspired activewear collection and presented it on a virtual runway using CLO 3D

Fashion Stylist at Various (2025 – Present)

• Styled an editorial photoshoot: Lara Croft: Tomb Raider-The "Lady Croft" Shoot, with model Annalise Vujobich and stylist Jodi Licata (7th April, 2026)
• Styled an editorial photoshoot with model Bella Butcher, that features in DJ Jacky P's film "ART POL" episode 1 (26th January, 2026)
• Styled an editorial photoshoot that features in art director Nancy Hogan's magazine "MUSE MANOEUVRE" (6th November, 2025)

Participant at Nextile (2024)

The Soy in Textile Design Challenge

• Created three sustainable textile pieces using soy-based and eco-friendly fabrics, exploring durability, drape, and surface design

Dresser Volunteer at LAFW and RHUDE x Lamborghini (2023)

Collaboration Show

• Assisted backstage and front-of-house with styling and model prep

Design Team Lead at LTFC Fashion Show (2016-2018)

Secondary School

• Developed concepts, designed, produced, and managed fittings for in-school fashion show competitions

Design Team Lead at Junior Achievement Hong Kong (JAHK) (2017– 2018)

• Built a brand through end-to-end product development using wood laser cutting, and 3D printing
• Evaluated workmanship against commercial and aesthetic benchmarks, strengthening skills in upholding brand standards in a retail setting
• The Creativity & Innovation Award Winner of the JA Company Programme 2017/18
• The Corporate Sustainability Award Winner the JA Company Programme 2017/18

BFA in Fashion Design with a minor in Product Design – Otis College of Art and Design (2021– 2025)

AA Degree in with High School Diploma – Pierce College Steilacoom (2019 – 2021)