Introduction
Laura Fanning is an Australian fashion designer and co-creative director of Kiko Kostadinov womenswear. With her twin sister Deanna Fanning, she joined the label at the launch of its women’s line in 2018 after studying at Central Saint Martins. Their appointment gave the brand a distinct womenswear authorship instead of a simple extension of Kostadinov’s menswear.
At Kiko Kostadinov, Laura Fanning works across runway collections, knitwear and image-led womenswear projects, as well as shared studio projects including ASICS Novalis and Levi’s. Her work with Deanna has established a separate visual field inside the house: brighter colour, historical femininity, subcultural references, body-framing constructions and a more theatrical approach to character.
Design ethos
Fanning’s design language is built through colour, surface and a deliberate unease around traditional femininity. The womenswear collections often draw from literature, cinema, Australian cultural memory, craft techniques and historical dress, then disturb those references through technical panels, compressed silhouettes, unusual knit structures and sharp styling.
The work does not merely soften the Kiko Kostadinov system. It changes the register of the brand from inside, using saturated palettes, ruching, macramé, intarsia, body-conscious fragments and hybrid footwear to create a more psychologically charged wardrobe. In collaboration projects, especially ASICS Novalis and Levi’s, Fanning’s role helps move the studio’s technical vocabulary into gendered and genderless product at the same time.
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Career history
2018
Laura Fanning joined the Kiko Kostadinov womenswear project from its launch, helping define a women’s line with its own colour, craft and narrative language.
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