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Night Tales Kostum sibawa Busana Mode by Feiyang Zhang

Night Tales Kostum sibawa Busana Mode by Feiyang Zhang is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2021 A' Design Award Bessi in Desain Mode, Busana, dan Garmen Competition Category.


BessiMode· 2021

Night Tales Kostum sibawa Busana Mode

by Feiyang Zhang

Client: Feiyang Zhang Design

A' Design Award Bessi Winner in Mode Category

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The Design

About Night Tales Kostum sibawa Busana Mode

Feiyang naisseng maélo aseé maregguq. Maéga-égaé wennie, nasabbaraq riyalona masiri pole sibawa maélo napasimatarué. Koleksi éwé ripassoréi séri ceritta maregguq. Feiyang nassureq atturiokana padaié sibawa natemmabinéngi tokoh-tokoh malébbi sibawa maurru-urru. Nadésain busanae lao ri sipakainga tokoh utamae. Deénna mulaié makkiri-kirié bentuk busanae, Feiyang naallé gariséng, bentuké, sibawa tekstura ri alémana, kuaé wékkékéna rampe otawa kulié kayu, naatur-aturaq ri maéga-égaé cara sangang pura bentuké laonna makkeddona naturale, riyasengngewi nasabbaraq ri awaé tauwe.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award Bessi

Night Tales Kostum sibawa Busana Mode iyanaritu pakoro A' Design Award Bessi, pakalebbi iya malebbi iya ripabbere ri desain makessing iya mappabbura persyaratan profesional sibawa industri iya ripakkirangngi pole ri ciptaan iya makessing ripikkiri. Pakoro Bessi mappakita keterampilan malompo, spesialisasi dalleng, pemahaman ahli sibawa kapasitas kreatif tau mabbuat. Night Tales Kostum sibawa Busana Mode ripakkirangngi mancaji ciptaan iya ripakalebbi, ripuji sibawa rirennu iya praktis sibawa inovatif. Desain pakoro A' Design Award Bessi iyae mappasilaong praktik tepat industri sibawa napaitai karakteristik teknis iya kompeten iya sipulung sibawa pengetahuan sibawa bakat. Nasaba ketelitiannna, Night Tales Kostum sibawa Busana Mode mappoleang pakalebbi sibawa ripikkiri mappabbere perbaikan kualitas laleng iya ritulung mappadeceng lino mancaji tempe makessing.

Behind the Design

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Credits, team members and technical details provided by the designer.

Unique Properties
This collection is inspired by dark fairytales. Feiyang wrote her own stories then created weird, enchanting characters then design garments that fit their characteristic.

For her, the word darkness conjures all manner of things. Unknown. Unseen. Unimaginable. Unbelievable.

Feiyang enjoys the progress of making design through her own stories; by also incorporate my fabrics she created, she wishes this collection could be storytelling.
Dimensions & Packaging
The whole collection contains 5 looks, size 4 women and size 10 men.
Tags
Costume, Storytelling, Couture, Dark Fairytale, Dark fantasy, Royal College of Art
Production Technology
Instead of thinking of possible garment shapes first, Feiyang would derive lines, forms and texture from nature, like butterfly wings or tree barks, arrange them in various ways until certain forms grow naturally out of that which can also be applied to the human body.

Due to Feiyang's obsession of creating her own fabric, the collection incorporates multiple techniques including hand and machine embroidery, knitting, and screen printing. All shoes and accessories were also handmade by herself.

The creation process is almost the same as a fine artist creating an intuitive artwork.
Design Challenge
The biggest challenge was the process of transforming each characters from words to drawings and ultimately into three dimensional forms. Each step requires days of practicing, sampling and prototyping.

Another challenge would be the making of garment, the embroidery were both machine and hand embroidered, which were time consuming and the process requires lots of patience.
Research
The inspiration came from novels, tales and short stories that showcase psychological struggle of different character. The soul of the muses are the twisted personalities of different characters.

Feiyang grew up by reading Lilian Lee and Grimm brother’s fairytales. Their stories are known for their whimsical and supernatural elements; these stories feature combinations of familiar plots, images, and motifs.

After hundreds hours of reading and writing, the weird narratives of Night tales were made.
Inspiration
Feiyang have had a passion for all the dark things. The night creatures; the witches and the forest. She found them mysterious and incredibly inspiring.

Feiyang's design approach is very organic, raw, inherent and artistic. She never start by thinking about which type of garment she wanted to create and what shape it might take any more. Instead, she would looked into herself for inspirations and the nature for references.

This collection is inspired by a series of dark fairytales she wrote.
Project Duration
The project started on March 2017, the initial looks finished in December 2019 in Chicago but more characters are getting made in London 2021. It was featured in Chicago Soho House in May 2017. Also in the Worlds AIDS Day Fashion Show STRUT in December 2017.
Operation Flow
The whole collection is carefully embellished with beading and other embroideries on very light material that has a stable understructure. The wearer can perform, dance freely without too much weights on their body.

All silk organza were hand washed in order to create a softer texture that gives more flow while moving.
Patents
Copyrights belong to Feiyang Zhang, 2020.
Team Members
Designer:Feiyang Zhang
Image Credits
Image #1-5: Photographer Amie Hana/Model Bella Roy and Sarah Hensley/Makeup and Hair Paula De Oliveira Silva/
Designer and Stylist FeiYang Zhang, Night Tales,2018

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