Thuy Diep

• Name — Thuy Diep • Birthplace — South Vietnam • Education — Parsons School of Design Brown University • Occupation — Fashion designer • Years Active — 2010–present • Title — Founder and creative director of the womenswear label THUY Founder of Little Moony

As a child in South Vietnam, her parents ran a tailoring school and custom-made tailoring business, and Thuy began tailoring at an early age. She moved to the United States in 1981. Thuy's education was at Brown University, and Parsons School of Design.

Her early professional career as a Pricewaterhouse consultant. After graduating from Parsons, Thuy held diverse jobs in the fashion industry. With Nicolas Caito, a New York City-based Parisian atelier, Thuy provided draping and pattern making services for high-end designers, including Carolina Herrera, Peter Som and Zac Posen. Following her work at Nicolas Caito, Thuy spent time designing at New York City-based clothing brand, United Bamboo, and working throughout the design process. In 2006, Thuy co-founded her eponymous women's fashion label THUY NYC in New York City. In 2014, Thuy and her mom, known as ‘Mama Xita’, formed an eco friendly children’s fashion brand called Little Moony. Designed in New York by Thuy, and made in Los Angeles by Mama Xit, the line is season neutral. Little Moony has a boutique store on Mulberry Street in New York City.

Diep is the founder and former creative director of the womenswear label THUY, which was active during the late 2000s and early 2010s. The label presented multiple ready-to-wear collections at New York Fashion Week, including Spring 2009, Fall 2008, Spring 2010, Fall 2010, and Spring 2011 seasons. Her runway shows were covered by fashion industry publications such as Women’s Wear Daily (WWD) and New York Magazine, and were included in New York’s Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week programming. Editorial coverage of THUY also appeared in publications including Seventeen, which documented the presentation of her Spring 2009 collection at New York Fashion Week. Reviews in independent fashion media, including Meniscus Magazine, discussed the design characteristics of her collections, noting the use of structural elements such as zippers as both functional and decorative features.

Following her work in womenswear, Diep transitioned into children’s fashion and retail with the founding of Little Moony, a New York–based children’s clothing brand and boutique. The business operates with a direct-to-consumer model and maintains a retail presence in New York City.