Fashion / Society

From Bergen to Central Saint Martins: Neil Zhao is flipping the script on fashion's exclusivity

By Linnéa Pesonen
A man leaning on a fence on a street

23-year-old Neil Zhao, who was born in Australia but raised in Bergen, Norway, is currently studying at Central Saint Martins in London. Neil wears his own clothes. Photo: Jake Alexander Evans

With his debut collection, Neil Zhao, who spent his teenage years in Bergen, Norway, confronts the insiders-only mentality of the fashion industry in a delightfully tongue-in-cheek way