Zhou Weiliang: "Chinese Style" Can Not Simply Restore The Ancients And Splice Together

In fashion design, traditional design elements are usually reflected in two distinct ways: first, the combination of modern fashion silhouette and traditional clothing elements; and the two is the modern interpretation of traditional clothing. Whether the western style of Chinese elements, Chinese tunic collar and exquisite silk embroidery inner, tailored jacket, or punk style, Gothic retro style comeback, these traditional classic elements, in the designer's brilliant brush with the current fashion elements, "bring the past to the present" has brought unlimited business opportunities, but also triggered a new fashion trend.

As a student and enthusiast of fashion design, how can we better integrate traditional and popular elements? For this reason, the reporter visited Zhou Weiliang, general manager of the Hongkong garment Institute,, the general manager of the United States children's clothing company, and the IK women's wear design chief supervisor Zhou En Si, San Xin. Clothes & Accessories Cai Xudong, vice general manager and special lecturer of Hongkong Fashion Institute, will discuss the fusion of traditional elements of fashion design and fashion trends from different angles.

Nowadays, Chinese traditional elements frequently appear in modern Chinese and Western dress design, and have become the highlights of dress design. The mysterious and primitive simplicity of Oriental culture and the perfect atmosphere of western culture opened up a mysterious atmosphere of classical beauty. The broad and profound Chinese traditional culture has become the universal pursuit and ideal of the people all over the world. So, for the vast Chinese traditional elements, do we really simply adopt "bringing ism" to reflect the "Chinese style" and "national style"? Mr. Zhou Weiliang, general manager of the Hongkong garment Institute's school enterprise cooperation, Guangzhou's American clothing company, gave a negative answer.

Indeed, in advocating the idea of "the nation is the world", Chinese elements are increasingly being used by clothing designers in their own designs. Zhou Weiliang said that simply playing with Chinese elements is not enough to make China's clothing design out of its predicament. Learn to absorb and absorb, learn to put yourself in, accept and think, so that design works can be synchronized with the times.

First, China Traditional elements It must be built on the basis of fashion trends, and ingeniously integrate traditional Chinese dress elements into one another, so that it can not reproduce the antique and simple splicing at once. Only in this way can Chinese traditional elements be displayed, and can meet the needs of the market and win the favor of consumers. For example, do some local articles on the basis of modern fashion contour, in order to seek innovations and breakthroughs, and realize the perfect combination of modern design and traditional national elements. The most commonly used design methods are the use of Chinese craft materials and patterns. color Or decorate or break the basic fixed style design.

Secondly, in the design, we should integrate Chinese traditional patterns and traditional colors into the integration of the increasingly popular style of simple European style. In terms of these patterns and colors, we can not just stay in the simple reproduction of dragons, flowers, blue and white porcelain, Chinese knot, Peking Opera mask, but rather excavate more elements of Chinese culture, such as Chinese ink painting, shadow play, brocade, dyeing and tie dyeing. Only by integrating traditional Chinese elements into the tide of the times, can we really refresh the global garment industry by integrating the mystery and mystery of traditional Chinese elements with the atmosphere and openness of western fashion elements, thus promoting the popularity of "Chinese style" in the world.