Syban Interview

Syban, founder of SYBAN, is a costume designer and performance artist whose work exists at the intersection of couture, fantasy, and cinematic transformation. With training in couture in Belgravia, studies in costume at London College of Fashion, and a master’s focus on womenswear and Japanese culture at Bunka in Tokyo, she has developed a distinctive creative language rooted in craftsmanship, ornamentation, and otherworldly storytelling. Working across costume, set design, performance, and private commissions, Syban creates intricate wearable art using leather, lace, plastics, metallics, corsetry, beadwork, and complex structures to transform the body into something powerful, surreal, and unforgettable.