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KS: In an interview with CCTV you state that you are a “hybrid or bridge between the East and the West,” which is also the focus of KNOT Magazine. Do you see your designs as bringing cultural understanding and unity between the two worlds?

SW:  I think there is a powerful DNA memory that runs within our veins.  Whether we are aware of it or not, it certainly translates into our art, our creations.  I think we’re living in a time when Globalization is creating revolutionary progresses in culture, literature, philosophy, art, fashion and all things Life.  That said, I am the quintessential “hybrid”.  I have made my career in the West, but certainly carry the voice of my heritage.  When you are faced with high quality Art, you are automatically transported into a realm of contemplation, introspection and you learn about yourself and grow into the quantum potential of what you have to offer.  This act of Transformation is exactly what I invest in each and every one of my designs.  I don’t merely design clothing.  My gowns offer a powerful Transformational experience.  Awakenings/epiphanies are procured when two former oppositions are juxtaposed and subsequently perceived as being complimentary of one another.  Therein lies profound understanding of the Human condition.  The future has a way of creeping up on us much faster than expected.  It’s no longer about the East vs the West (and vice-versa).  The Human race can no longer afford perceiving things in oppositions, but rather in symbiosis.  Not too long ago, world economists predicted that the only future paradigm that would guarantee world economies would be the concept of “Chimerica”.  That is no longer a theory.  It is in the Here and Now and yes, rather serendipitously (although I never believe in any accidents) my designs do carry this hybridized message – a bridge between the East and the West, because that is who I am.

KS: Your spring 2015 collection “Fairies and Sirens” explores the dual nature of the feminine. How do you express this concept through your designs?

SW:  I have a deep philosophical side and have always been very interested in thinkers like Carl Jung and Joseph Campbell.  With my last collection--my FAIRIES AND SIRENS Spring 2015 Collection--I wanted to juxtapose the contrast between the light and dark aspects of feminine nature and human nature.  Dark is the Unconscious, the unrealized parts of our own femininity and Light is the ultimate Beauty that each and every one of us continuously strives to grow towards.  The "Fairies and Sirens" theme examines this dance of chiaroscuro, between our two opposing yet complementing counterparts: Light and Dark; Fairy and Siren.

Experience my FAIRIES AND SIRENS inter-dimensional runway show video through the following link: www.vimeo.com/109288112.

KS: The theme for the winter issue of KNOT Magazine is love, passion, and seduction. I hear the word “seduction” used frequently in regards to your art and philosophy. Can you expound upon seduction and how it applies to your designs and to woman.

SW:  I have always been intrigued and love to examine the Seduction of fashion.  We live in a time when everything is over-exposed.  We have become desensitized.  Whatever happened to the power of Glamour? – the beautiful, evocative journey of discovering a precious rose at the very epicenter of a beautifully-layered blossom.  The act of mutual (self-) discovery and incredible journey of Seduction that unfolds is incomparable.  Less is always far more and it is spell-binding to see how dresses that cover a greater percentage of the female body are by far more sexy, evocative and exude poetic, undeniable seduction than the otherwise forced over-exposure that in a way has imploded on itself.

KS: I am a firm believer that fashion design tells a story and is a form of literature unto itself. How do your designs tell a story?

SW:  Quality Art is always a story.  Excellent Art is an entire Odyssey – an enticing mythology that grabs at our most inner sensitivities.  I design with this in mind.  My mantra is Beauty ~ Magic ~ Transformation.  It’s a story of external as well as internal Transformation – empowering women.  It’s the quintessential fairytale seen through the eyes of fabric, texture and paramount presentation.  I invest my design mantra of Beauty ~ Magic ~ Transformation in each and every gown I design. My gowns awaken the Feminine Divine and honor the inner Goddess that resides in every woman. For this reason, I offer the woman who wears SUE WONG an experience of Transformation through the doorway of beauty.