Design Allstars

Design Allstars

Design Allstars featuring great design, architecture, fashion, graphics and innovation from across the globe.

 

Alternative

Alternative is a genderless fashion collection of fourteen items, including tops, bottoms and outerwear. The collection is inspired by ancient unisex garments from Western and Eastern cultures, such as the Greek chiton, the Roman tunic, the Chinese shenyi and the Thai jongkraben. Each item uses flexible connections, materials and folding, so the fit can be adjusted to different bodies. The garments are presented on male and female bodies. The intent is not to hide the body but to blur fixed dress boundaries and support self-identity.

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Night Tales

Feiyang had a passion for all the dark things. The night creatures; the witches and the forest. She found them mysterious and incredibly inspiring. This collection was inspired by a series of dark fairytales. Feiyang wrote her own stories then created weird, enchanting characters. She designed garments that fit the protagonists' characteristic. Instead of thinking of possible garment shapes first, Feiyang derived lines, forms and texture from nature, like butterfly wings or tree barks, arrange them in various ways until certain forms grow naturally out, which can be applied to the human body.

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Light

This collection transforms the idea of Light in both physical and psychological aspects. The quality of brightness is emphasized by manipulating contrast of different low saturated tones and colors. Light fabrics are used to provide gentle and comfortable feelings. Creative structures and detachable pockets, lapels, and strapped corset, allow the looks to be more variable. Garments can reflect the interactions between the wearers' psychological emotions and their physical environment. The goal is to encourage the wearers to express their own aesthetics and styles fearlessly.

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Metallic Dual

This dual purpose dress from India stands out in first look as it combines Gold and Silver beautifully. Claimed as an amalgam of resort and party wear, this dress can actually practical for its claim. The added on wrap is flexible to use but the joining attachment could have been better. It is evident that the design is inspired from precious metals and that philosophy is justified in use as well as look.

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Perception of the Eyes

Perception of the Eyes is a wearable art dress inspired by eyes and vision. The garment mirrors the form of an eye on the bodice, where the breast suggests the shape and the nipple marks the pupil. Strips run from that point toward the ground, crossing at set points of intersection to form a pattern that falls into waves. The pattern recalls scientific diagrams of the refraction of light. The bodice is built as a corset with wire and stiff faux leather, which allows the strips to be pulled tight. The hip lines echo vintage shapes in a contemporary form.

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Coexistence

This collection reinterprets the Hanbok (traditional Korean costume) which is the base of the silhouettes. The way to dress experimentally gives freedom and creativity to all fronts. The suit Coexistence combines a top, a dress, and trouser; however, this dress reuses the jacket pattern and the top, the pattern of the collar of the Denim Long coat. The Jacket Pleated comes from the pattern of the Asymmetric Pants. Is this a jacket or a trouser?

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