Susan Cianciolo (Rhode Island, 1969) is a New York based fashion designer and artist. Cianciolo began her career in 1995 after graduating from Parson’s School of Design, by collaborating with Kim Gordon on the X-Girl clothing line, while around the same time starting her own Run collection – mixing clothing with film and performance art – which for 10 years involved the collaboration of some of New York’s leading artists and musicians.

The Lilac Spaceship Fanzine, created over the last year, embodies the idea of what has been Cianciolo’s most fond images to be inspired by and the complete joy and magical beauty of having her baby - Lilac Sky - who inspired the completion and the title of this publication, “..since she is another dimension, just like a space ship!”.

Susan Cianciolo has been included in i-D’s Fashion Now book, among 150 of the most important designers of our times, and she has been one of the pioneers in using eco friendly materials in her collections. Her illustrations and paintings have also been exhibited worldwide in several galleries and museums.