If you ask The Falls founder and designer Leong Ong what The Falls is about, he might reluctantly answer, saying “blah blah embroidery, blah blah beading, blah blah stitchery, blah blah vintage, blah blah applique, blah blah the hand, blah blah one of a kind, blah blah blah blah magic.”  and he might also cheekily add that one can never have too many vintage, reworked or rescued hats, shoes or bags…. (he hates talking about himself and what he does…. ).

Underneath this vagary, much like the layered visuals of the work itself, is a more detailed story. The Falls’ philosophy is based around the idea that each unique piece tells a story. Leong is all about discovery, the passion for research, an obsession with vintage and an almost hoarder-ish tendency for collecting. The Falls translates these obsessions into and onto one-of-a-kind and limited runs of reworked vintage clothing that fuse found-fashion with artful textile storytelling through embellishment.  

The Falls takes authentic and familiar iconic pieces such as the trucker jacket, the varsity sweatshirt, the shell suit or the kimono,  and combines the sometimes absurd (but always beautiful) with the inspiring; hopefully surprising people with the unexpected. 

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