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Dao-Yi Chow & Maxwell Osborne

Creative Directors and Co-Founders, Public School

The native New Yorkers and industry darlings are celebrated for their streetwear-infused designs

Dao-Yi Chow & Maxwell Osborne
Fashion Week

Public School Declares in Off-Calendar Show: We Need Leaders

The design duo Maxwell Osborne and Dao-Yi Chow have opted out of the New York Fashion Week frenzy to present their latest ready-to-wear collection.

Fashion Week

Public School Declares in Off-Calendar Show: We Need Leaders

The design duo Maxwell Osborne and Dao-Yi Chow have opted out of the New York Fashion Week frenzy to present their latest ready-to-wear collection.


Fashion Week

Extreme Athleticism

For their sophomore outing at DKNY, Maxwell Osborne and Dao-Yi Chow balanced an elevated hip-hop sensibility with deconstructed drama.

Fashion Week

Extreme Athleticism

For their sophomore outing at DKNY, Maxwell Osborne and Dao-Yi Chow balanced an elevated hip-hop sensibility with deconstructed drama.


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An Ode to Old New York

Dao-Yi Chao & Maxwell Osborne presented a no-holds-barred urban message.

Fashion Week

An Ode to Old New York

Dao-Yi Chao & Maxwell Osborne presented a no-holds-barred urban message.


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Public School

Dao-Yi Chow and Maxwell Osborne staged a runway show on a city sidewalk. But did the clothes live up to the gesture?

Fashion Week

Public School

Dao-Yi Chow and Maxwell Osborne staged a runway show on a city sidewalk. But did the clothes live up to the gesture?


Fashion Week

There Is More Work To Do for Public School

Maxwell Osborne and Dao-Yi Chow know how to get people talking, but can they get them to buy?

Fashion Week

There Is More Work To Do for Public School

Maxwell Osborne and Dao-Yi Chow know how to get people talking, but can they get them to buy?


Fashion Week

The Sexes Battle on Wall Street for DKNY

The energy of New York was hot-wired into Dao-Yi Chow and Maxwell Osborne's DKNY debut, but what they offered up was juicier in theory than in practice.

Fashion Week

The Sexes Battle on Wall Street for DKNY

The energy of New York was hot-wired into Dao-Yi Chow and Maxwell Osborne's DKNY debut, but what they offered up was juicier in theory than in practice.


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The Public Schoolgirl is Growing Up

Dao-Yi Chow and Maxwell Osborne continue their uncertain and uneasy move into womenswear.

Fashion Week

The Public Schoolgirl is Growing Up

Dao-Yi Chow and Maxwell Osborne continue their uncertain and uneasy move into womenswear.


Workplace & Talent

Power Moves | DKNY Taps Public School Designers, Eva Chen Exits Lucky, DVF Names CEO

BoF compiles the most important professional moves of the week.


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