MORNING MOON

Designer

Yu, Cheuk Lam, Topsy 余卓霖

Title

MORNING MOON

Subject

Clothing and dress

Fashion shows -- China -- Hong Kong

College graduates

Date Created

2020-07-01

Relation

PolyU Fashion Show 2020 – 1st Runner-up

Public Most Preferred Womenswear Collections Top 5

Format

Photographs

Identifier

FSIT20200701D16P001

FSIT20200701D16P002

Is Part Of

Award Winning

Description

MORNING MOON

“Morning Moon” is a Fall-Winter 2020 womenswear collection, and inspired by the Chinese character called “Zhao”（曌）.This was the name of Wu Zetain, the only female emperor in Chinese history who ruled during the Tang Dynasty. Zhao means that she was just as majestic as the sun and the moon in the sky. With exceptional abilities and dauntless courage, she became the most powerful woman in China.

“Morning Moon” uses a Romanticism style to capture the uniqueness of fashion in the Tang Dynasty to build the image of empowered women. In the collection, the design details focus on an exaggerated silhouette and layering. Combining the elements of ancient and contemporary, this collection presents a unique style that emphasizes the balance of feminine and masculine energies.

A range of textiles have been developed by using different embroidery techniques, such as foam, 3D, and water-soluble embroidery to produce a trendy yet elegant effect and offer bold visuals. Also, some of the embroidery designs attempt to evolve Chinese traditional patterns. The pattern is deconstructed and reconstructed to produce a textural and eye-catching effect.

古曰，日為陽，月為陰；月亮須借太陽的光才可發光發亮，猶如太陽身旁的陪襯品。武則天不甘平凡，自立為女皇帝並改名為武曌，寓意日月當空照、日夜放光芒，獨逞光華於天地萬物之間。

整個系列以參考唐朝的男女装特色和剪裁，再配搭現代感的設計，結合出古今風格並存的女裝系列。衣服輪廓上採用了誇張剪裁和強調腰線的設計，為穿著者帶來具氣勢同時突顯女性美態的設計，更突顯女性剛柔並重的特質。

系列中運用了各種刺繡技術，例如：3D刺繡，水溶刺繡，發泡刺繡，來製造凹凸的觸感，同時帶來視覺衝擊，並將傳統刺繡圖案解構再重組，用刺繡技術帶來創新的元素。「日月凌空」系列中的衣服營造出柔美有力的女性形象，希望給予穿著者自信去勇於當一個氣勢不凡的女子，散發出讓人無可忽視的氣場，成就自己、獨當一面。

Collection

PolyU fashion show 2020