Alvi Chung is a Korean–Australian fashion designer, multidisciplinary artist and cultural producer. She is the founder and creative director of SPEED, an independent Australian fashion label established in 2018.
SPEED’s collections examine how the conditions surrounding us register on the body: ecological uncertainty, constant connectivity and the rhythms that organise our attention. Each collection develops these recurring concerns through metamorphic tailoring, exploring how environmental and social pressures shape the way we live, dress and perceive.

Renewal is both a recurring subject and a material process. Deadstock fabrics, regenerated textiles and reworked garments bring existing resources into new use, connecting what a collection explores with how it is made. Materials used across the label’s collections include cactus leather, hemp, organic cotton and recycled computer cables. Runway environments give these ideas a physical setting, using space, sound and movement to draw audiences into the conditions the clothing addresses.

Alvi’s presentations include Tears of the Oasis at Carriageworks for Australian Fashion Week in 2023, Electric Suns at SEA LIFE Sydney Aquarium for Australian Fashion Week in 2024, and Phantom Revolt at The Plaza Sydney for WINGS Independent Fashion Festival in 2025. Her 2026 collection, Hypnosis, opened WINGS at Metro Social. SPEED has been stocked at Harrolds Luxury Department Store and worn by artists including The Kid Laroi, Ruel, Brent Faiyaz, Jillian Nguyen, Zindzi Okenyo and Big Zuu.

Alongside her design practice, Alvi is the co-director of WINGS Independent Fashion Festival with Daniel Neeson. Inspired by the spirit of London’s Blitz Club, WINGS was created as a response to the shrinking opportunities for emerging designers in Australian Fashion Week. The festival reclaims heritage venues such as The Old World Bar in Kings Cross now known as Mansions Potts Point and Room 22, and Plaza Hotel Sydney, (formerly Planet Hollywood), and transforms them into sites of fashion, music and art. With guerrilla fashion shows and live performances, WINGS is listed on the Neon Nightlife Marketplace as part of Sydney’s cultural revival.

Her collaborations include Nike Kit Couture during the Women’s World Cup, and a co-created artwork with Jordan Gogos acquired by the National Gallery of Australia. Alvi will also feature in the upcoming Powerhouse Museum documentary New Wave of Powerhouse Designers, highlighted in Vogue. She has been a finalist in the National Designer Award x David Jones, Vogue Toblerone Never Square Awards and has designed costumes for the Sydney Film Festival campaign.

Her work is recognised for innovation, inclusivity and sustainability, crossing boundaries between fashion, performance and community.