Night Tales ’ Ann An Aodach Is Fasan by Feiyang Zhang

Night Tales ’ Ann An Aodach Is Fasan by Feiyang Zhang is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2021 Duais Iarainn A' Design Award in Dealbhadh Fasain, Aodaich agus Trusgain Competition Category.

IarannFasan· 2021

Night Tales ’ Ann An Aodach Is Fasan

by Feiyang Zhang

Client: Feiyang Zhang Design

Duais Iarainn A' Design Award Winner in Fasan Category

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The Design

About Night Tales ’ Ann An Aodach Is Fasan

Bha ùidh mhòr aig Feiyang airson a h-uile rud dorcha. Na creutairean oidhche ; na buidsichean 's a' choille. Lorg i iad dìomhair agus air leth brosnachail. Chaidh an cruinneachadh seo a bhrosnachadh le sreath de sgeulachdan dorcha. Sgrìobh Feiyang na sgeulachdan aice fhèin agus chruthaich i caractaran neònach, inntinneach. Dhealbhaich i aodach a fhreagras air na prìomh dhaoine #039; caractar. An àite a bhith a’ smaoineachadh air cumaidhean aodaich a dh’ fhaodadh a bhith ann an-toiseach, fhuair Feiyang loidhnichean, cruthan agus inneach bho nàdar, leithid sgiathan dealan-dè no rùsg chraobhan, gan rèiteachadh ann an grunn dhòighean gus am fàs cuid de chruthan a-mach gu nàdarra, a ghabhas cur an sàs ann am bodhaig an duine.

The Recognition

About the Duais Iarainn A' Design Award

Tha Night Tales ’ Ann An Aodach Is Fasan air Duais Iarainn A' Design Award a bhuannachadh, aithneachadh urramach a bheirear do dhealbhaidhean math a choinnicheas ris na riatanasan proifeiseanta is gnìomhachais a thathar a' sùileachadh bho chruthachaidhean a chaidh an dealbhadh gu math. Tha buannaichean Iarainn a' nochdadh sgil mhòr, speisealachadh àrd, tuigse eòlaiche agus comas cruthachail an luchd-cruthachaidh. Thathar an dùil gum bi Night Tales ’ Ann An Aodach Is Fasan na chruthachadh air a bheil mòran meas, ion-mholta agus gràdhach a tha practaigeach agus ùr-ghnàthach. Tha an dealbhadh seo a bhuannaich Duais Iarainn A' Design Award a' cur nan cleachdaidhean as fheàrr sa ghnìomhachas còmhla agus tha feartan teignigeach comasach aige ceangailte ri eòlas-dèanamh agus tàlant. Tha meas air Night Tales ’ Ann An Aodach Is Fasan airson a dhùrachd agus chaidh a dhealbhadh gus leasachaidhean càileachd beatha a thoirt seachad a chuidicheas le bhith a' dèanamh an t-saoghail na àite nas fheàrr.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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