Mary Ping (born 1978) is an American fashion designer based in New York City. She is best known for her conceptual label "Slow and Steady Wins the Race" (founded in New York in 2001-2), although she has also designed under her own label.[1][2]
Ping studied fine art at Vassar College, graduating in 2000. The following year, aged 23, she launched her label. Apart from having attended design courses at the London College of Fashion, and working as an intern with Robert Cary-Williams, she had had little formal training.[3]
In 2004, Mary Ping was one of five winners of the Ecco Domani Fashion Foundation Award. As of 2007 her designs were sold in New York, Los Angeles, and Tokyo.[3] Her bi-annual collections focused upon sportswear designs featuring simple, multi-functional shapes, mix-and-match separates for daywear, and deceptively simple evening wear.[3] In 2008, her work was described as based on postmodern architecture and natural forms, with asymmetrical elements.[4]
As of 2013, Mary Ping has ceased designing under her own name.[1]
Her work is part of the permanent collections of the Victoria and Albert Museum,[5] Museum at F.I.T.,[6] the R.I.S.D. Museum,[7] Deste Foundation,[8] and the Fondation d’entreprise Galeries Lafayette.[9] She is a member of the Council of Fashion Designers of America.
Slow and Steady Wins the Raceedit
"Balenciaga" bag by Mary Ping, cotton twill & brass, 2007. RISD Museum
At the time of the Victoria and Albert Museum's exhibition in 2007, Slow and Steady Wins the Race was presented as having been founded in the Upper East Side in 2001 by an anonymous 23-year-old creator born in New York.[3] However, Ping was openly linked with the label as early as 2005,[10] and by 2008, was increasingly known as the label's founder.[11] The concept of the label in 2005 was to offer inexpensive, affordable designs in limited numbers (originally 100, but increased to 3500), retailing for less than $100 apiece.[3] Described as anti-consumerist, it was intended to offer designs that challenged the obsolescence of the output of the traditional fashion industry.[3]
One of Slow and Steady Wins the Race's best-known lines was their re-interpretations of It Bags based on designer bags by Balenciaga, Gucci, and Dior among others. Made in calico and reduced to the bare essentials, custom-made designer fittings were replaced by equivalent metalwork from hardware stores.[1][3][12]
In 2017, Slow and Steady Wins the Race received Cooper Hewitt's National Design Award for achievements in Fashion Design.[13]
In 2017, Slow and Steady Wins the Race was featured in MoMA's fashion exhibit: Items: Is Fashion Modern?, which explores the present, past—and sometimes the future—of 111 items of clothing and accessories that have had a strong impact on the world in the 20th and 21st centuries—and continue to hold currency today. This was MoMA's first fashion exhibit in 70 years.
^ ab"Female, Fashionable, New York featuring Mary Ping from Slow and Steady Wins the Race and Jade Lai from Creatures of Comfort". Museum of Chinese in America. Retrieved 20 November 2013.
^ abcdefghiMary Ping in the New York Fashion Now exhibition at the Victoria and Albert Museum
^Shearer, Benjamin F., ed. (2008). Culture and Customs of the United States Volume 2: Culture (1. publ. ed.). Westport, Conn. [u.a.]: Greenwood Press. p. 222. ISBN9780313338779.
^"Bette dress by Mary Ping". Explore the Collections. Victoria and Albert Museum. Retrieved 11 April 2022.
^"Bag by Mary Ping". fashionmuseum.fitnyc.edu. FIT Museum. Retrieved 11 April 2022.
^""Balenciaga" bag by Mary Ping". risdmuseum.org. RISD Museum. Retrieved 11 April 2022.
^"Diller Scofidio + RENFRO". DESTE Foundation for Contemporary Art. Retrieved 11 April 2022.
^Lenander, Johanna (4 February 2005). "The Next Big Things". The New York Sun. Retrieved 20 November 2013.
^Davies, Hywel (2008). 100 new fashion designers. London, U.K.: Laurence King Pub. p. 331. ISBN9781856695718.
^Blanchard, Tamsin (2007). Green is the new black : how to change the world with style (2. printing. ed.). London: Hodder & Stoughton. p. 155. ISBN9780340954300.
^"2017 National Design Award Winners | Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum". Cooper Hewitt Smithsonian Design Museum. 2017-05-04. Retrieved 2018-04-17.
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Slow and Steady Wins the Race redirects here For other uses see Slow and Steady Wins the Race disambiguation Mary Ping born 1978 is an American fashion designer based in New York City She is best known for her conceptual label Slow and Steady Wins the Race founded in New York in 2001 2 although she has also designed under her own label 1 2 Contents 1 Biography 2 Slow and Steady Wins the Race 3 See also 4 References 5 External linksBiography editPing studied fine art at Vassar College graduating in 2000 The following year aged 23 she launched her label Apart from having attended design courses at the London College of Fashion and working as an intern with Robert Cary Williams she had had little formal training 3 In 2004 Mary Ping was one of five winners of the Ecco Domani Fashion Foundation Award As of 2007 her designs were sold in New York Los Angeles and Tokyo 3 Her bi annual collections focused upon sportswear designs featuring simple multi functional shapes mix and match separates for daywear and deceptively simple evening wear 3 In 2008 her work was described as based on postmodern architecture and natural forms with asymmetrical elements 4 In 2007 Ping s work was selected along with designs by Zac Posen Proenza Schouler Derek Lam and Behnaz Sarafpour to represent contemporary sportswear in the Victoria and Albert Museum s New York Fashion Now exhibition 3 Her alternative label Slow and Steady was also featured in the Avant Garde section of the V amp A exhibition 3 Ping was inducted into the Council of Fashion Designers of America in 2007 2 As of 2013 Mary Ping has ceased designing under her own name 1 Her work is part of the permanent collections of the Victoria and Albert Museum 5 Museum at F I T 6 the R I S D Museum 7 Deste Foundation 8 and the Fondation d entreprise Galeries Lafayette 9 She is a member of the Council of Fashion Designers of America Slow and Steady Wins the Race edit nbsp Balenciaga bag by Mary Ping cotton twill amp brass 2007 RISD Museum At the time of the Victoria and Albert Museum s exhibition in 2007 Slow and Steady Wins the Race was presented as having been founded in the Upper East Side in 2001 by an anonymous 23 year old creator born in New York 3 However Ping was openly linked with the label as early as 2005 10 and by 2008 was increasingly known as the label s founder 11 The concept of the label in 2005 was to offer inexpensive affordable designs in limited numbers originally 100 but increased to 3500 retailing for less than 100 apiece 3 Described as anti consumerist it was intended to offer designs that challenged the obsolescence of the output of the traditional fashion industry 3 One of Slow and Steady Wins the Race s best known lines was their re interpretations of It Bags based on designer bags by Balenciaga Gucci and Dior among others Made in calico and reduced to the bare essentials custom made designer fittings were replaced by equivalent metalwork from hardware stores 1 3 12 In 2017 Slow and Steady Wins the Race received Cooper Hewitt s National Design Award for achievements in Fashion Design 13 In 2017 Slow and Steady Wins the Race was featured in MoMA s fashion exhibit Items Is Fashion Modern which explores the present past and sometimes the future of 111 items of clothing and accessories that have had a strong impact on the world in the 20th and 21st centuries and continue to hold currency today This was MoMA s first fashion exhibit in 70 years See also editChinese Americans in New York CityReferences edit a b c Clark Hazel 2013 Adam Geczy Vicki Karaminas eds Conceptual Fashion in Fashion and art London Berg p 72 ISBN 978 0857852137 a b Female Fashionable New York featuring Mary Ping from Slow and Steady Wins the Race and Jade Lai from Creatures of Comfort Museum of Chinese in America Retrieved 20 November 2013 a b c d e f g h i Mary Ping in the New York Fashion Now exhibition at the Victoria and Albert Museum Shearer Benjamin F ed 2008 Culture and Customs of the United States Volume 2 Culture 1 publ ed Westport Conn u a Greenwood Press p 222 ISBN 9780313338779 Bette dress by Mary Ping Explore the Collections Victoria and Albert Museum Retrieved 11 April 2022 Bag by Mary Ping fashionmuseum fitnyc edu FIT Museum Retrieved 11 April 2022 Balenciaga bag by Mary Ping risdmuseum org RISD Museum Retrieved 11 April 2022 Diller Scofidio RENFRO DESTE Foundation for Contemporary Art Retrieved 11 April 2022 Staff writer Mary Ping Lafayette Anticipations Fondation Galeries Lafayette Retrieved 11 April 2022 Lenander Johanna 4 February 2005 The Next Big Things The New York Sun Retrieved 20 November 2013 Davies Hywel 2008 100 new fashion designers London U K Laurence King Pub p 331 ISBN 9781856695718 Blanchard Tamsin 2007 Green is the new black how to change the world with style 2 printing ed London Hodder amp Stoughton p 155 ISBN 9780340954300 2017 National Design Award Winners Cooper Hewitt Smithsonian Design Museum Cooper Hewitt Smithsonian Design Museum 2017 05 04 Retrieved 2018 04 17 External links edit 1 Theme magazine profile Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Mary Ping amp oldid 1162056481, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
