Since launching her first collection in 2014, Sandy Liang has become one of New York’s defining designers, known for blending feminine nostalgia with city edge. Her collaboration with Gap transformed her cult-favorite designs into reimaginings of the brand’s symbols — from bow-adorned denim to instantly iconic outerwear — resulting in a collection that is both playful and wearable with cross-generational appeal.
Gap is partnering with New York designer Sandy Liang on a limited-edition women’s and children’s collection launching on October 10. Merging Gap’s classic heritage with Liang’s vintage but charming style, the line reimagines the brand icon through a playful, modern lens. An animated short film, ‘Sandy’s Dream Closet’, celebrates girlhood, creativity and the eternal self-expression.
“Each collaboration has its own signature – its own story,” said Mark Breitbard, Chairman and CEO of Gap Brands“Sandy Liang has developed both an engaged community and an iconic design perspective that has allowed her to re-imagine our heritage pieces into something entirely new, yet familiar. This is exactly the kind of creative partnership that keeps Gap at the forefront of culture.”
Inspired by Sandy’s own memories of growing up with the Gap, the collaboration is brought to life through an imaginative short film, “Sandy’s Dream Closet,” animated by renowned visual artist Annie Choi. Centered on a street above her father’s Cantonese restaurant, Congee Village, in New York City’s Lower East Side, the film portrays the dreams of a young Sandy Liang as she imagines future fashion possibilities, with the Gap × Sandy Liang collaboration representing her ultimate vision of self-expression.
“Growing up, Gap was the pinnacle of fashion. It’s incredible that I got the chance to co-create with such an iconic brand that I valued so much as a child, yet is still so relevant today,” said Sandy Liang“‘Sandy’s Dream Closet’ reflects how wearing Gap made me feel growing up as I imagined who I would one day become as an adult and who I could be. I wanted to take the pieces that meant something to me as a child and reimagine them through my lens today – celebrating girlhood in all its forms, while also honoring the iconic styles that make up Gap. Makes it so timeless.”
The playful motifs and whimsical design details of the Gap × Sandy Liang collection transform everyday items into modern collectibles:
- The denim collection features versatile silhouettes that merge Sandy’s aesthetic with Gap classics, including the Pleated Denim Mini Skirt ($88), the Vegan Fur Crop Denim Jacket ($128) and the low rise ’90s Loose Carpenter Jeans ($108).
- Gap’s iconic fleece is refreshed with Sandy’s reinterpretation of the classic arch logo on the Extra Heavyweight Logo Oversized Hoodie ($118) and Heavyweight Bow Oversized Hoodie ($108).
- A statement-making outerwear assortment includes a reversible vegan leather sherpa jacket ($268), a vegan fur half-zip pullover ($198), and a bow-back trench coat ($228) crafted with Sandy Liang’s signature bow detail.
- Online-exclusive merchandise for baby and toddlers includes mini matchbacks inspired by women’s fleece and outerwear styles, spanning the collaboration across generations, with Sandi’s son Rainer also appearing in the campaign.
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