Labyrinthine Journey of a Ballerina Naisten Vaatteet by Tingyu Hu is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2022 Rautapalkinto A' Design Award in Muoti-, vaatetus- ja vaatemuotoilu Competition Category.
RautaMuoti· 2022
Labyrinthine Journey of a Ballerina Naisten Vaatteet
by Tingyu Hu
Rautapalkinto A' Design Award Winner in Muoti Category
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About Labyrinthine Journey of a Ballerina Naisten Vaatteet
Labyrinthine Journey of a Ballerina esittelee surrealistisen tilan omituisuuden ja tyhjyyden sekä baleriinan herkkyyden yhdistelmän käyttämällä vaatteita välineenä. Suunnittelija rakentaa kappaleet luustoimalla rakentaen 3D-illuusiota, ja erilaisten läpinäkyvien kankaiden kerrostaminen korostaa ulottuvuuden käsitettä. Käsitöitä, kuten silkkipaino ja käsinkirjonta, käytetään laajasti tässä projektissa. Tämän kokoelman kolme kohtaa ovat illuusio, tila ja varjo sekä rakenteen ja pehmeyden välinen kontrasti.
The Recognition
About the Rautapalkinto A' Design Award
Labyrinthine Journey of a Ballerina Naisten Vaatteet on Rautapalkinnon A' Design Award -voittaja, arvostettu tunnustus, joka myönnetään hyville designeille, jotka täyttävät hyvin suunnitelluilta luomuksilta odotetut ammatilliset ja teollisuuden vaatimukset. Rautavoittajat osoittavat tekijöidensä suurta taitoa, korkeaa erikoistumista, asiantuntevaa ymmärrystä ja luovaa kapasiteettia. Labyrinthine Journey of a Ballerina Naisten Vaatteet:n odotetaan olevan korkeassa arvossa pidetty, ihailtu ja rakastettu luomus, joka on käytännöllinen ja innovatiivinen. Tämä Rautapalkinnon A' Design Award -voittajadesign yhdistää alan parhaita käytäntöjä, ja sillä on pätevät tekniset ominaisuudet, jotka yhdistyvät osaamiseen ja lahjakkuuteen. Labyrinthine Journey of a Ballerina Naisten Vaatteet:a arvostetaan sen perusteellisuudesta, ja se on suunniteltu tarjoamaan elämänlaadun parannuksia, jotka auttavat tekemään maailmasta paremman paikan.
Behind the Design
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Credits, team members and technical details provided by the designer.
- Unique Properties
- What would it look like if clothes become the canvas or the carrier of a concept lingering in her mind? Absorbing the bizarreness and emptiness of space from surrealism art and the delicacy of the ballerina, Tingyu treated her garments as 'paintings' while combining the functionality of clothing. Layering and crafts like silkscreen and hand-embroidery are widely used in this project. Three points for this collection are 'illusion', 'space and shadow', and 'contrast between structure and softness'.
- Dimensions & Packaging
- 5 looks in US Size 4.
- Tags
- surrealism, fashion, womenswear, wearable art, storytelling, pratt institute.
- Production Technology
- Tingyu focuses on how dimensional a garment could be while keeping the balance of movement and abstraction. She uses boning to construct a 3D illusion and chooses transparent fabric to increase the layers of the garment so that emphasizes the concept of 'dimension', such as double knit layering, tulle over canvas, and beige lace over pink cotton sateen. About the techniques, crafts are always a major style so she corporates silkscreens and hand-embroidery to add some raw and playful feel to make the contrast with the strict color palette.
- Design Challenge
- To avoid the literal interpretation or similar techniques of 1930s surrealism fashion, Tingyu edited down ideas that were too superficial or easy to look at and balanced the fine art side and the apparel side. This project requires a lot of draping of asymmetrical shapes and experiments of fabric to figure out the best choice for a certain silhouette.
- Research
- Standing in front of 'The Melancholy of Departure' by De Chirico at MOMA and wondering what does it look like when is a ballerina trying to escape from De Chirico's paintings? How is it possible to add multiple dimensions to garments, like the dream world in 'Blood of a Poet'? By analyzing the geometrical elements in De Chirico's paintings and reading his artist theory, with the whimsical feeling, the little sculpture on the arm, and the contrast between the softness of pale pink and lined silhouette, the narrative is presented through every detail.
- Inspiration
- Giorgio De Chirico, 'Blood of a Poet' and classical ballet are the three major inspirations. By observing works by De Chirico, Tingyu captures the contrast of brightness and shadow, enormous environment and tiny figures, and unlimited extension of the space even she becomes a part of the painting. 'Blood of a Poet' emphasizes the theme of 'labyrinthine'. The dreamlike quirkiness of the movie inspires her to replace the main character with a ballerina.
Everything in this project is the reflection of her vision. - Project Duration
- The project finished in May 2019 and shoot in 2022.
- Operation Flow
- Tingyu creates a womenswear fashion collection 'A Labyrinthine Journey of a Ballerina' to present the quirkiness and elegance, structure and softness by using textile with the contrast of canvas and tulle, and asymmetrical shape. Inspired by surrealism art and movies and ballet costume.
- Team Members
- Fashion Designer: Tingyu Hu
- Image Credits
- Photographer: Sha Luo
Designer & Styling: Tingyu Hu
Makeup: Shiyao Liu
Model: PJ
Assistants: Xiang Cheng, Gianna Chun
Special Thanks: 19
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