An awakening of script

Designer

Li, Wing Yi, Aria

Title

Subject

Clothing and dress

Fashion shows -- China -- Hong Kong

College graduates

Date Created

2016-06-14

Format

Photographs

Identifier

FSIT20160614D09P001

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FSIT20160614D09P005

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Description

WHY YOU CHOSE THIS INSPIRATION

Traditional Chinese character is known as inheritance word that it is not simplified with strokes and dash. It is evolved from regular script font and has been a cultural phenomenon in history for more than two thousand years. The regular script is full of aesthetics and meaning, that it is interesting to develop its structure. Traditional Chinese character is one of the most significant signatures to represent Hong Kong culture as there is a strong connection between Traditional Chinese character and Hong Kong, but English and Mandarin gradually replace it nowadays. It is hoped that it can arouse people’s interest of Traditional Chinese character and reconsider the meaning behind them through the collection.

KEY DESIGN FEATURES OF COLLECTION

The transfer paper printing is the main details of my collection. The transfer printing sheets are printed by applying heat and pressure with iron. The shape of patterns is smashed randomly. The color combination would also be considered before heating with iron. The creased fabric with incomplete printing creates frayed and worn features, which matched with an implication of the theme. It is also printed on the paper interlining thus it created different printing effect among fabrics.

Featuring the aged objects which frayed and worn look inspires the collage printing through the collection.

The raw surface and aged appearance with the printing and embroidery associate with Traditional Chinese Character and paper features to endow a new transformation and meaning of fashion.

Collection

PolyU fashion show 2016