Le Rouge et le Noir Hōʻiliʻili Lole Kūhōʻano by Yunxi Liu

Le Rouge et le Noir Hōʻiliʻili Lole Kūhōʻano by Yunxi Liu is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2026 A' Design Award Hao in Hoʻolālā Lole, ʻAʻahu a me Kāpili Competition Category.

HaoLole· 2026

Le Rouge et le Noir Hōʻiliʻili Lole Kūhōʻano

by Yunxi Liu

Client: Yunxi Liu

A' Design Award Hao Winner in Lole Category

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The Design

About Le Rouge et le Noir Hōʻiliʻili Lole Kūhōʻano

He hōʻiliʻili lole kūhōʻano ʻo Le Rouge et le Noir i hoʻoulu ʻia e ka hana keaka mele i hoʻololi ʻia mai ka moʻolelo a Stendhal o ka inoa like. Ke wehewehe nei ka hōʻiliʻili i nā manaʻo naʻau o ke kanaka nui ʻo Julien ma o ke ʻano nani rock Farani. Ua hui pū ʻia nā kiʻi kino o nā pā aliʻi ʻEulopa o ke kenekulia ʻumikūmāiwa me nā kikoʻī punk. Hoʻopili ke ʻano waihoʻoluʻu kahiko ʻulaʻula a ʻeleʻele i nā kumuhana o ka moʻolelo. Hana lima ʻia kēlā me kēia ʻāpana me ka ʻili maoli, nā rivets, nā pine palekana a me nā mea kūikawā ʻē aʻe i hana ʻia. Hōʻike ka hopena i ka hui ʻana o nā mea hoʻolālā kahiko a me kēia wā.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award Hao

Ua lanakila ka hoʻolālā Le Rouge et le Noir Hōʻiliʻili Lole Kūhōʻano i ka A' Design Award Hao, he ʻike hoʻohanohano i hāʻawi ʻia i nā hoʻolālā maikaʻi e hoʻokō ana i nā koi ʻoihana a ʻoihana hana i manaʻo ʻia mai nā mea hoʻokumu i hana maikaʻi ʻia. Hōʻike nā lanakila Hao i ka mākau nui, ka loea kiʻekiʻe, ka ʻike akamai a me ka hiki hana noʻeau o ka poʻe i hana iā lākou. Manaʻo ʻia ʻo ka hoʻolālā Le Rouge et le Noir Hōʻiliʻili Lole Kūhōʻano he mea hoʻokumu i mahalo nui ʻia, hoʻohiwahiwa ʻia a aloha ʻia e pono a hou. ʻO kēia hoʻolālā i lanakila i ka A' Design Award Hao e hoʻohui ana i nā hana maikaʻi loa o ka ʻoihana a loaʻa nā ʻano ʻenehana mākaukau i hui pū ʻia me ka ʻike hana a me ka makakoho. Mahalo ʻia ka hoʻolālā Le Rouge et le Noir Hōʻiliʻili Lole Kūhōʻano no kona nānā pono a ua hoʻolālā ʻia e hāʻawi i nā hoʻomaikaʻi ola e kōkua ai i ka hana ʻana i ka honua i wahi maikaʻi aku.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties: Inspired by the musical adapted from Stendhal's The Red and the Black, this design uses French rock style to depict protagonist Julien’s emotions in the 19th century. Rock’s rebellious spirit, though seemingly incompatible with the literary work, accurately captures the characters’ core.
Combining 19th-century European court costumes with punk elements, it adopts the classic red-and-black punk color scheme, echoing the novel’s themes, and presenting cross-era spiritual conflict and integration.
Dimensions & Packaging: 64A
Tags: Fashion Design, 19th Century European Court Dress, Punk, Rock music, musicals
Production Technology: Handcrafted with genuine leather, rivets, safety pins and other custom-made elements.
Design Challenge: The technical difficulty lies in how to blend leather with other fabrics well, while the design difficulty lies in how to integrate European court attire with modern punk style.
Research: Research Type: Literary Analysis and Fashion Design Practice. Research Objective: To interpret literary classics through fashion, blending 19th-century court aesthetics with punk culture. Research Methods: Literature review, case analysis, and design practice. Data and Tools: Novels, musicals, European court clothing archives; Japan's Toray CAD and traditional tailoring techniques. Results: The series design integrates court silhouettes, punk elements, and a red-black color scheme. Insights: Literature can inspire fashion, enriching designs through the fusion of classic and modern elements. Real-world Impact: Guiding design innovation and meeting cultural fashion demands.
Inspiration: Inspired by musicals"Le rouge et le noir", this design interprets the literary spirit of the 19th century through contemporary fashion language, exploring the eternal struggle between passion and repression in human nature. Based on the history of European court attire and punk culture, it combines traditional craftsmanship with modern techniques, echoing the theme with the classic red and black color scheme, making the overall design a unique fusion of classic and contemporary elements.
Project Duration: This project commenced in December 2023 in Japan and finished in March 2024 in Japan.
Image Credits: Image #1: Photographer White, Le Rouge et le Noir, 2024.
Image #2: Photographer White, Le Rouge et le Noir, 2024.
Image #3: Photographer White, Le Rouge et le Noir, 2024.
Image #4: Photographer White, Le Rouge et le Noir, 2024.
Image #5: Photographer White, Le Rouge et le Noir, 2024.