Katherine Chung

MFA Costume Production, 2025

Katherine is a New York-based costume maker from Taipei, Taiwan. She has a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Costume Design from Taipei National University of the Arts, and a Master of Fine Arts in Costume Production from Carnegie Mellon University.

As a draper, Katherine’s work has recently been seen onstage in City Theatre Company’s The Wickhams: Christmas at Pemberley, Quantum Theatre’s The Flying Lovers of Vitebsk and Carnegie Mellon University’s A Little Night Music. She was a contributing artist helping create a sculptural garment for display in Flowers Meet Fashion: Inspired by Billy Porter at Phipps Conservatory. Additional credits include work as an intern at Parsons-Meares Ltd., and a First Hand at The Santa Fe Opera and Barrington Stage Company. She is currently working as a First Hand at Parsons-Meares Ltd.

Katherine has a penchant for historical and traditional clothing and focused her capstone project at Carnegie Mellon on exploring the influence of western tailoring techniques on the Chinese QiPao.