The annual Shanghai Spring/Summer Fashion Week has begun. Chinese designers have incorporated imaginative ideas into color and tailoring, dreaming on the runway and telling the story behind fashion in a unique way.
Short Sentence “Love and Sustenance”
No matter how fashion trends change, film and television works always give designers a flash of inspiration. Independent designer brand Short Sentence found its inspiration in the film Eating Men and Women. The film tells the story of a father's conflict of ideas and emotions in the life of his three daughters in the family, with food as an entry point.
Photo/ Screenshot of Short Sentence Weibo
In the "Love and Sustenance" Spring and Summer 2022 collection, the designers of Short Sentence feature soy sauce brown and chili red as the main colors, supplemented by green bean green, pear yellow and peach pink, presenting a lively and beautiful color combination. Woolen wool provides a warm and comfortable texture, which fits the feeling of "home" in Chinese food culture.
In addition, the designer also presents ingredients such as star anise and garlic on the clothing in a printed manner, and elements such as aprons and napkins are cleverly integrated into the details of suspender dresses and suits to add interest.
HAI STUDIO “Gently Forceful ”
The movie Dream Traveller is the inspiration for HAI STUDIO's Spring/Summer 2022 collection. The feather element in the film symbolizes freedom and provokes the designer to think about the power of women.
Photo/ Hai Studio Weibo screenshot
The series is themed "Gently Forceful", with black and white being the main colors of the season. The Eugenya dress is thin and light, the acrylic material is transformed into four-leaf clover, which brings a smart embellishment to the costume, and the fishbone corset outlines the feminine line.
In addition to feathers, the flower elements that can be seen everywhere in the collection are derived from photographer Joel Meyerowitz's photo album "Wild Flowers". Flowers that grow on the side of the road extend to clothing, becoming prints and embroideries, and designers praise their tenacious vitality through fashion.
SELAH "Ballet · Ballet”
On SELAH's runway, the designers set their sights on the classic 19th-century film Jane Eyre, creating a series called "Ballet Eyre." Ballet's Spring/Summer 2022 collection.
Photo/ Screenshot of SELAH Weibo
In the clothing cutting of this series, the designer adopts flat cutting and three-dimensional cutting techniques, and the process is mainly embroidery and hand nailing, following the brand's representative press-pleat process. In addition, each piece is integrated with environmentally friendly materials, such as organic cotton, recycled nylon, eco-friendly glue, etc., and the choice of materials also tends to be skin-friendly fabrics, comfortable and natural.
Beijing News reporter Yu Meng'er
Edited by Li Zheng Proofreader Wei Zhuo