Lara Lu

New York

With Fabrique since 2024 5 works New York–based knitwear designer and former Rachel Comey talent, she founded Unir and brings an organic design philosophy to refined, expressive knitwear.

Inspiration

Inspired by vintage one-of-a-kind pieces, the collection highlights bold graphics, vivid color, and a mix of knit techniques that strike a balance between nostalgia and present-day ease. “I hope this series brings practical ease, playful fun, nostalgic gentleness, and a sense of the present,” she says. And with that, Lara Lu brings knitwear into sharper focus—energetic, inventive, and very much alive.

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Works

Woman wearing a cream floral embroidered cable knit sweater with dark jeans

Woman wearing a cream cable knit sweater with hand embroidered floral motifs

Lorna Hand Embroidered Floral Sweater in Wool Blend Cable Knit

$594.00

Designed by Lara Lu

Floral embroidered alpaca wool blend cardigan with relaxed fit and button front

Woman wearing a cream hand embroidered floral cardigan in an alpaca wool blend

Laelia Hand Embroidery Floral Cardigan in Alpaca Wool Blend

$594.00

Designed by Lara Lu

Woman wearing a light blue hand embroidered floral cardigan in a garden

Light blue hand embroidered floral cardigan in alpaca wool,Moda?

Laelia Hand Embroidered Floral Fitted Cardigan in Alpaca Wool

$594.00

Designed by Lara Lu

Woman wearing an ivory floral embroidered cable knit cardigan with dark blue jeans

Ivory floral embroidered cable knit cardigan styled with blue jeans and black Mary Jane shoes

Lavinia Floral Embroidery Cardigan in Wool Blend Cable Knit

$502.00

Designed by Lara Lu

Grey floral embroidered cable knit cardigan with a cropped fit and button front

Model wearing a grey cable knit cardigan with delicate floral embroidery and a cropped fit

Lavinia Floral Embroidery Cardigan in Wool Blend Cable Knit

$502.00

Designed by Lara Lu

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Lorna Hand Embroidered Floral Sweater in Wool Blend Cable Knit

$594.00

Designed by Lara Lu

Laelia Hand Embroidery Floral Cardigan in Alpaca Wool Blend

$594.00

Designed by Lara Lu

Laelia Hand Embroidered Floral Fitted Cardigan in Alpaca Wool

$594.00

Designed by Lara Lu

Lavinia Floral Embroidery Cardigan in Wool Blend Cable Knit

$502.00

Designed by Lara Lu

Lavinia Floral Embroidery Cardigan in Wool Blend Cable Knit

$502.00

Designed by Lara Lu

Background

New York–based knitwear designer and former Rachel Comey talent, she founded Unir and brings an organic design philosophy to refined, expressive knitwear.

For Lara Lu, knitwear has always been both craft and playground. The New York–based Chinese-American designer first built her reputation at Rachel Comey before launching her own label, Unir, which gained recognition for its refined handwork, organic design approach, and presence in international boutiques.

Her early work carried a quieter, more poetic tone, but her practice has since opened into something broader and more playful. That shift can be seen in the way she uses bold motifs, vivid color, and unexpected graphic elements, treating knitwear as a space for both technique and personality. In her hands, it holds humor as easily as precision.

Inspired by vintage one-of-a-kind pieces, her collaboration with Fabrique continues that direction through bold graphics, vivid color, and a mix of knit techniques that balance nostalgia with present-day ease. “I hope this series brings practical ease, playful fun, nostalgic gentleness, and a sense of the present,” she says. The result feels energetic, inventive, and full of life.