Meng (designer)

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MENGIndustry| Fashion

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Founded| 2012; 12 years ago (2012)
Founder| Meng Zhang
Headquarters|

London, England

United Kingdom

Website| meng.co.uk

MENG is a luxury lifestyle label based in London. Founded by Meng Zhang in 2012.,[1] the company creates ready to wear, homeware and accessories with art prints.[2] The collections are based on these prints which are hand-drawn in London, the fabric is printed and all garments are made in the UK.

The collections were stocked by Selfridges[3] and Neiman Marcus in the first season. Since launching, Meng has expanded their list of stockists across 13 countries, to include Harrods,[4] Matches Fashion, Nordstrom (Canada), Steffl (Austria), Tsum (Russia), Coin (Italy), Kadewe (Germany) amongst other boutiques internationally, the US being their biggest market[5]

## Background[edit]

Meng founded the company in London in 2012.[6] Meng's career includes a senior role at Chanel, head of buying position at Lane Crawford China and a country director role at Inditex, managing the expansion of the group's 8 brands in China.[7]

Meng combined business and fashion studies, completing an MBA from London Business School, an MA from London College of Fashion and art studies at Central Saint Martins and Royal College of Art.[8][9]

## Collections[edit]

Meng's first collection was loungewear.[10] Later the company added beachwear,[11][12] homeware[13] and are now developing a women's ready-to-wear range. Meng has also exhibited their loungewear collection at New York Trade event Curve Expo.[14] A capsule collection of made-to-order evening gowns was recently shown alongside their lounge and beach ranges at London Fashion Week.[15] Their first menswear collection was shown at London Collection's Men[16] in June 2016 and will be stocked at Harrods & Matches Fashion in November 2016.

## Loungewear[edit]

Loungewear was MENG's first collection and has the largest variety of styles.[17] The loungewear shapes are designed to be worn at home and include kimonos[18] and wraps, pajama sets and slips with elaborate prints in many colours.[19][20]

## Prints and manufacturing[edit]

MENG's prints contain motifs from nature, art, culture, fashion, interiors and architecture. These elements are used by MENG's in-house artists and designers to create prints and designs with multiple influences.

The artists hand-draw each piece in the London studio several months in advance of the collection launch.[21] The surface design on the silk is printed at a specialist mill in the UK. The printed silks then come back to London, where they are made into the final garments in factories or the brand's studio.[22]

## E-commerce[edit]

MENG products are available internationally through stockists and through their recently launched e-commerce site.[23]

## In popular culture[edit]

MENG products have been featured in TV shows, including: Scandal,[24] True Detective, Grace and Frankie, and Made in Chelsea.

## References[edit]

1. ^ Vincente, Richard (August 1, 2014). "Exclusive: Meet The Creator Of Meng's Wearable Masterpieces". Lingerie Talk.
2. ^ "Wearable art | Meng AW15 collection and revamped website". Boutique Magazine. March 17, 2015.
3. ^ "Luxury Loungewear Label Meng To Be Stocked In Selfridges". Underlines Magazine. May 7, 2014.
4. ^ "Meng Launches Loungewear Into Harrods". Lingerie Insight. July 23, 2015.
5. ^ "Meng Gains First Stockists". Lingerie Insight. May 7, 2014.
6. ^ "Meng". EasyMoshi. EasyMoshi. August 30, 2016.
7. ^ Business Strategy Review. Volume 25. Issue 1. 2014 pages 22-25
8. ^ "张萌：放下服装职业经理人光环，白手起家创品牌". Archived from the original on 2016-12-20. Retrieved 2016-11-15.
9. ^ "First Stitch: Meng Zhang". Lingerie Insight. December 23, 2013.
10. ^ "UK Lingerie Awards 2014: The Finalists". Lingerie Insight. October 8, 2014.
11. ^ "Meng heads to the beach". Underlines Magazine. April 15, 2015.
12. ^ Carter, Desmond (October 14, 2015). "Meng SS16 Collection". House of Coco.
13. ^ Rogalski, Karolina (January 22, 2015). "Best Of British: New Collections At Maison & Objet 2015". Red Online.
14. ^ Mehlinger, Laura (August 7, 2014). "Favorite Lingerie Brands at Curvexpo NY". The Lingerie Addict.
15. ^ "Meng to take part in London Fashion Week". Lingerie Insight. August 24, 2016. Archived from the original on September 1, 2016.
16. ^ "Meng expands into menswear for AW16". Lingerie Insight. November 11, 2015.
17. ^ Lodhi, Arwa. "Meng Kimonos: The Art Of Silks". Eluxe Magazine/.
18. ^ Gill, Neesha. "5 Awesome Eco Kimono Brands". Eluxe Magazine/.
19. ^ "Sneak Peek: Meng SS16". Lingerie Insight. May 5, 2015.
20. ^ "Meng launches new website". Underlines Magazine. March 11, 2015.
21. ^ "Interfiliere Paris shines spotlight on silk". Lingerie Insight. January 27, 2015.
22. ^ Small, Diane. "Spend Summer In Sexy, Sustainable Silks". Eluxe Magazine/.
23. ^ "Meng launches new website". Underlines Magazine. March 11, 2015.
24. ^ "Meng takes the spotlight in hit US TV show". Lingerie Insight. February 20, 2015. Archived from the original on April 18, 2015.

## External links[edit]

* Official Website
* Stylewise Direct