Baby carriers double as skirts and handbags in this collection of functional workwear for mothers from London College of Fashion graduate Siyuan Liu.
Infinity Women is Liu's final project from her undergraduate degree in womenswear design and comprises three outfits that aim to increase the visibility and appreciation of mothers in the workplace.
Based between London and the Chinese city of Ningbo, where she was raised, the designer set out to transform traditional workplace uniforms for female workers with children.
Siyuan Liu has designed a workwear collection for mothers
"My mother used to work in a garment factory," Liu told Dezeen. "I usually stayed at her workplace after school and would play in the factory when I was a child." "I went back to the factory for an internship and saw the female workers and their children," she added. "I could really feel the anxiety my mother used to have when she was busy and couldn't see me."
"I think if a mother could see her child when she works, it would help her to focus on work rather than worrying about her child all the time."
Infinity Women aims to increase the appreciation of mothers in the workplace
Drawing from her personal experience, Liu aimed to design an inclusive workwear collection that would fit women in different stages of motherhood ? "pregnancy, post-maternity and mothers back at work".
Before creating the three-dimensional outfits on a mannequin, her init...