The fashion circus is back in Shanghai after the infamous two months of lockdown. The Chinese supermodel, the brand of Lyu Yan EAT MOI it opened the shows on 22 September. The French name, “like me”, reflects the brand’s ideology, which wants to encourage the modern woman to face life with a dynamic attitude and expresses her authenticity. The fashion house presented an elegant ready-to-wear collection with tailored cuts, great attention to detail and high-quality fabrics. To accompany the parade, live music from a local jazz group. Lyu Yan was also one of the speakers at the fashion week special event “Shine her light” on the theme of women’s emancipation, hosted by former Elle China editor-in-chief Xiao Xue.
The most colorful collections
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BYE · GOING UP, China’s leading cashmere fashion house, has launched the new themed collection “TOGETHER Past and Future”. Using the warm cashmere material as a support, he depicted an ideal world on the runway, full of joy, warmth and colour. To make the clothes on the runway “technological”, the brand collaborates with Boli Technology, a company that designed and manufactured the 3D-printed shoes for the collection.
A colossal colored firework was also the spectacle of the XIA LEAF, which debuted at New York Fashion Week in 2019. The designer, YiQi (Leaf) Xia, introduced the Tyndall in the deep sea series. “Be the light you see in the depths of the sea” is the motto of the collection. The girls of LEAF XIA light up each other in a rainbow of colors, exploring the possibilities of life and its meaning.
The most original show
Instead, the title of the most creative show was won by moodbox, who, on the penultimate day of fashion shows, starred in an authentic 60’s party, “Violet Royale”. On the 10th anniversary of the brand, Qin Xu, the creator and stylist, decided to thank all the friends, collaborators, family and acquaintances who have supported Moodbox in recent years by having them participate on the catwalk. Together with the professional models, therefore, people of different ages, weights, colors and heights paraded in a colorful (sometimes a bit confusing) show full of joy and music. This was probably the swan song in China for Moodbox, the designer and the brand; soon they will move to France. Greetings and thanks for what it was, but looking to the future, there were tables and chairs in the center of the catwalk, representing a street in Paris with relaxed people toasting and chatting freely.
The most eco-sustainable fashion shows
YOURS 涂 月 with the genderless bridal gown collection, “Brave New World.” “In love, the TuYue team said, people should give each other enough space to grow together instead of losing their uniqueness and trying to control each other.” To create this series, the design team was inspired by the wedding dresses of ancient Chinese dynasties.
The look at the environment and confinement started from the judyhua brand, which presented “The Rite of Spring”. The collection was a hymn to spring and joy with a look and a reflection on the confinement of Shanghai and the possibility it has given to pay attention to the beauty of everyday life; JudyHua used innovative recycled materials for the collection, integrated with selected fabrics from around the world to “immortalize” spring.
The minimalist designer
by LYN FONG The collection, following the motto “ONE FOR MORE”, hopes that each garment can unleash its full potential without being limited to just one style. Make room in the closet and have practical dresses that can be used in various combinations. This year’s “Incomplete” collection is a hymn to the human being and the love of life. Incomplete but refined, chic but absent, like human beings, “incomplete but actually complete.”
The most inclusive show
Inclusion and the environment were also present on the runways of Shanghai Fashion Week. DAMOWANG presented a collection with a simple but colorful design inspired by environmental themes, taking the viewer back to their childhood and contact with nature. The designer used 3D printing for the details of his creations, adding lines and dynamic camouflage elements. His Banyue, a Chinese plus-size model, also walked the runway. “She wanted to represent -explained the designer- the image of the contemporary independent woman and tell the different types of feminine beauty”.
androgyny time
The brand also stood out on the Xintiandi catwalks MAYALI, with the “AL FARO” collection, inspired by the novel of the same name by Virginia Woolf. The designer mixed contemporary Chinese classicism with androgynous models.
Young Chinese brands on fire.
Like every year, 2022 also divided Shanghai Fashion Week into two parts. On the one hand, the established brands that paraded in Xintiandi, and on the other, the young Chinese designers that paraded on the Bund in the section of the fashion week created by label, a cultural community/talent incubator. High street pop-up shops completed the Labelhood setup. The incubator also launched its pioneering fashion and arts festival themed “Youth of the East.” VICTOR X WANG, yirantianY Oude Waag they were the brands to watch.
VICTOR X WANG Y yirantian The two were honored in June with the Yu Prize Creative Impact Award 2022, an award dedicated to fashion established in association with Shanghai Fashion Week and the Shanghai Fashion Week Fédération de la Haute Couture et de la Mode (FHCM). Paris fashion. They decided to dedicate the new collections to the pandemic and to women.
The Shanghai lockdown is the hallmark of the VICTOR X WANG House of Cards Collection, depicting the psychological state of people in the post-lockdown era. Geometric cutouts are repeated throughout the collection. Featured cutouts add breath and a sense of freedom to simple silhouettes. Showing that some skin has become the ounce of rebellion we can hold on to. Metal details hold up light and flowing asymmetrical dresses. This contrast represents each person’s conflicting emotions regarding recent memories.
yirantian instead she dedicates her collection, BACK TO THE TIME, to the women of the 50s and 60s who woke up and regained control of themselves, discovering the power of sensuality.
Former Yu Prize Creative Impact Award Finalist is Oude Waag, who presented the “Vortex” collection. At the same time, Peng Tai continued his exploration of Yin-Yang and Tai Chi by introducing the binary sequence composed of “01” for the first time within the collection.
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