Jackson Wiederhoeft is an artist, storyteller, and designer. They studied fashion design at Parsons, winning “Women’s Designer of the Year” for their thesis collection in 2016. For the following three years, Jackson designed for Thom Browne, working on the women’s runway collections. These years provided an opportunity to focus on craft and concept, engaging in the creation of couture-level garments.

Jackson launched Wiederhoeft’s debut collection, “Spooky Couture,” in October 2019. A troupe of dancers and models wearing pointe shoes pranced around a stage set with cutouts of trees and Shakespearian columns, evoking a fanciful story ballet. In 2022, Jackson was named a finalist of the Vogue / CFDA Fashion Fund and Wiederhoeft presented their first runway show. Over the following seasons, the brand has cemented its place in New York Fashion Week, crafting a variety of runway-show-meets-performance narrative presentations that inspire audiences.

Within the collections, every look comes along with its own sense of character, each unique in this overdrawn universe. The collections and shows are not only an opportunity to realize this dramaturgical vision, but a chance to celebrate fashion within the context of movement and live performance.

The intricately crafted garments empower the wearer with a fantastical sense of self – worn by iconic musicians like Rihanna, Lady Gaga, and Sabrina Carpenter, to comedic stars like Chloe Fineman, Rachel Sennott, and Ziwe. The bridal collections have become a mainstay of the brand – engaging with the same sensation, and utilizing the signature architectural corsetry and intricate embroideries. Described as “the high priest of corsets made in New York,” Wiederhoeft pursues perfection of artistry and architecture with every corset.

Wiederhoeft has been described as “cryptic yet relatable” - a sense of modern nostalgia. A postgender study of archetype and context. An extrapolation of theatre and a suspension of disbelief. A play within a play, a longing gaze into the wishing well. Til kingdom come.