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Natalia Fedner
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Fedner at the 2015 LA Film Festival
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| Born | February 12, 1983 |
| Nationality | American |
| Education | Parsons School of Design and Parsons Paris |
| Occupation | Fashion designer, inventor, actress |
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Natalia Fedner is an American fashion designer, inventor, artist, and actress. She is famous for creating a special metal fabric that can stretch in six different ways.
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Early Life and Education
Fedner was born in Chernivtsi, which was part of the Ukrainian SSR (now Ukraine). When she was six years old, she moved to Columbus, Ohio, in the United States with her parents. They came as refugees, meaning they left their home country to find safety. Her mother is a computer programmer, and her father is a civil engineer. Natalia also has two younger twin sisters who were born in the U.S.
From third grade through twelfth grade, Natalia took art classes at Columbus College of Art and Design. She earned a scholarship to attend these classes because she was very talented.
After finishing high school at Bexley High School in Bexley, Ohio, Natalia went to Parsons School of Design in New York City and Parsons Paris. She studied fashion design there. In her first year, she won the Fusion Award in a competition called "Fusion Fashion."
Natalia studied with Tim Gunn, a well-known fashion mentor, at Parsons. In her junior year, she won the Silver Thimble Award for having the best collection of designs. During her last year, her designs were shown in the holiday window display at Saks Fifth Avenue, a famous department store.
Fashion Career Highlights
After college, Natalia worked as an intern for famous designers like Donna Karan and Marc Jacobs. She then became a design assistant at Calvin Klein Women's Collection.
In 2014, Natalia was a contestant on the TV show Project Runway: Under the Gunn. She finished in sixth place on the show.
Natalia also worked as a costume designer for the second season of Epic Rap Battles of History. This popular YouTube series won an award for its fashion and design that season.
Launching Her Own Label
In 2014, Natalia started her own fashion brand called "Natalia Fedner" in Los Angeles. Her designs are known as "couture," which means they are custom-made and very high-end.
Jennifer Lopez was one of the first celebrities to wear a Natalia Fedner design. She wore a special knit gown in her "First Love" music video in May 2014. She even talked about the new brand in an interview.
Many famous people have worn Natalia Fedner's designs. These include Charlize Theron, Lenny Kravitz, Kim Kardashian, Kylie Jenner, Shakira, Alicia Keys, Sharon Stone, Cher, Cardi B, Doja Cat, Rosalía, Pamela Anderson, Megan Thee Stallion, Camila Cabello, Kim Petras, Hailee Steinfeld, Vanessa Hudgens, Anitta, Keke Palmer, Karol G, Becky G, and Bebe Rexha.
Working with Beyoncé
In 2016, news reports said that Beyoncé wore a Natalia Fedner metal dress in her visual album Lemonade. Natalia custom-made this dress for an underwater scene. Fashion magazines like Harper's Bazaar and Elle called it one of the best looks from the film.
In August 2020, Natalia worked with Beyoncé again. She designed a gold chain headpiece for Beyoncé to wear in the "Already" section of her visual album Black is King. This design was featured in many top magazines.
In August 2022, it was confirmed that Natalia Fedner was creating designs for Beyoncé's Renaissance album.
New Achievements and Awards
In 2018, Natalia Fedner's collection was accepted into Bergdorf Goodman, a very famous luxury store. Her designs were shown in the store's display windows in September 2018 and March 2019.
In July 2021, Natalia had her first solo fashion show. She showed her Spring/Summer 2022 collection at Miami Swim Week.
In August 2021, Natalia received a special patent for her unique six-way stretch metal fabric. This caught the attention of Vogue magazine, which wrote an article calling her "The Designer Creating the Hottest Celebrity Looks Made of Metal."
In October 2021, Natalia received the Emerging Leader Alumni Award from Bexley High School, her old high school.
Shakira has also brought a lot of attention to Natalia's designs. In March 2025, Shakira posted a video talking about Natalia's work for her Las Mujeres No Lloran World Tour. Natalia had also designed outfits for Shakira's 2024 Coachella performance and her "Copa Vacia" and "Don't Wait Up" music videos.
In April 2025, Natalia Fedner won the FGI Rising Star Eveningwear Award. She received this award at a special gala. When accepting the award, Natalia shared her story, saying, "I am a refugee and the daughter of refugees. I was born in Ukraine. I came to this country with nothing like many other people in this room. My story is not unique. I have worked so hard for so long and this is truly the first time that I am being recognized at this level."
Helping Others
In February 2020, Natalia visited Ukraine for the first time since she left as a child. After Russia attacked Ukraine in February 2022, Natalia started helping Ukrainian refugees. She raised money and worked with groups to provide aid, including for people she met during her 2020 visit.
In October 2022, Natalia held a fashion show to raise money for medical supplies for people in Ukraine.
