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Major impression through minority style
By Yang Di |
November 4, 2012, Sunday
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CHINA'S ethnic minorities are providing inspiration for designers and fashion brands with a strong connection with the culture.
Something of the culture of the Miao people, who live primarily in southern China, is gracefully captured in Shiatzy Chen's 2012/13 Fall/Winter collection "Weaving a Dream" focusing on the beauty of age-old memories in Miao culture.
Founder, designer and director Wang Chen Tsai-shia is a master of blending Eastern and Western fashion sense in her clothes. Typically, high-quality pieces are crafted in Western cuts with exquisite, hand-stitching craftsmanship.
This time, she captures the richness of Miao culture through bold lines interwoven with delicate curves on colorful materials decorated with geometric shapes and abstract representations.
Various Miao patterns - including butterflies in flight, mythical beasts and rhythmic waves which represent elegance, spirituality or tranquility - take shape using Suzhou embroidery technique in bright and rich hues of red, blue, yellow and green.
Materials such as fur, lace, organza, and metallic blending fabrics are printed and embroidered to enrich this collection.
Complementing these are beads, embroidery and Swarovski Elements in geometric patterns adorning accessories. The auspicious motifs of the dragon and phoenix are also incorporated, a nod to the current Year of the Dragon.
Shangri-La, the fictional utopia dreamed up by James Hilton in his 1933 novel "Lost Horizon," provides inspiration for Vivienne Tam, following a trip to the Himalayas.
"Fall 2012 interprets my passion for traveling and crossing cultures,'' Tam said. "Upon my arrival in the magical Himalayas, I immediately fell in love with the utopian Shangri-La.
"I adored the fabrics, the textures, the colors of the clothing of the local people, but I knew I could not wear these traditional garments. So instead I brought these stunning materials home to the city to create my own clothes.''
Each piece sees traditional ethnic art meet metropolitan chic, building a contemporary Shangri-La style.
The designer calls the collection "Shangri-La Remix," and it conveys a cross-cultural blend with an extremely eclectic mix of interesting prints and textures.
Rich colors of toasted apricot, dusty teal, cherry wood and burnt sienna evoke the warm, dreamy atmosphere.
Meanwhile, the autumn/winter collection of Shanghai Tang takes fashion lovers on an exotic journey through the impressive cultural heritage of the Tibetan highlands.
The seed of inspiration for Shanghai Tang was planted by the ancient tales of Jade Dragon Snow Mountain and Haba Snow Mountain, an odyssey around the impressive peaks of Yunnan Province.
Something of the culture of the Miao people, who live primarily in southern China, is gracefully captured in Shiatzy Chen's 2012/13 Fall/Winter collection "Weaving a Dream" focusing on the beauty of age-old memories in Miao culture.
Founder, designer and director Wang Chen Tsai-shia is a master of blending Eastern and Western fashion sense in her clothes. Typically, high-quality pieces are crafted in Western cuts with exquisite, hand-stitching craftsmanship.
This time, she captures the richness of Miao culture through bold lines interwoven with delicate curves on colorful materials decorated with geometric shapes and abstract representations.
Various Miao patterns - including butterflies in flight, mythical beasts and rhythmic waves which represent elegance, spirituality or tranquility - take shape using Suzhou embroidery technique in bright and rich hues of red, blue, yellow and green.
Materials such as fur, lace, organza, and metallic blending fabrics are printed and embroidered to enrich this collection.
Complementing these are beads, embroidery and Swarovski Elements in geometric patterns adorning accessories. The auspicious motifs of the dragon and phoenix are also incorporated, a nod to the current Year of the Dragon.
Shangri-La, the fictional utopia dreamed up by James Hilton in his 1933 novel "Lost Horizon," provides inspiration for Vivienne Tam, following a trip to the Himalayas.
"Fall 2012 interprets my passion for traveling and crossing cultures,'' Tam said. "Upon my arrival in the magical Himalayas, I immediately fell in love with the utopian Shangri-La.
"I adored the fabrics, the textures, the colors of the clothing of the local people, but I knew I could not wear these traditional garments. So instead I brought these stunning materials home to the city to create my own clothes.''
Each piece sees traditional ethnic art meet metropolitan chic, building a contemporary Shangri-La style.
The designer calls the collection "Shangri-La Remix," and it conveys a cross-cultural blend with an extremely eclectic mix of interesting prints and textures.
Rich colors of toasted apricot, dusty teal, cherry wood and burnt sienna evoke the warm, dreamy atmosphere.
Meanwhile, the autumn/winter collection of Shanghai Tang takes fashion lovers on an exotic journey through the impressive cultural heritage of the Tibetan highlands.
The seed of inspiration for Shanghai Tang was planted by the ancient tales of Jade Dragon Snow Mountain and Haba Snow Mountain, an odyssey around the impressive peaks of Yunnan Province.
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