Five inspiring women fashion designers in 2020, from Uma Wang to Yoon Ahn, whose Ambush label Kanye West loves Vincenzo La Torre vincenzo.latorre@scmp.com Japanese psychiatric nurse Seiran Tsuno’s creations are a social media sensation, even if she hasn’t sold a single one yet. She is one of five female fashion designers whose profiles resonated with Post readers in 2020. Photo: courtesy of International Talent Support
The pandemic and the ensuing global economic crisis have taken a huge toll on many small fashion designers, who often don t have the resources of big luxury groups to weather uncertain times.