Labyrinthine Journey of a Ballerina 婦人服は by Tingyu Hu

Labyrinthine Journey of a Ballerina 婦人服は by Tingyu Hu is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2022 A' Design Award 鉄賞 in ファッション・アパレル・衣服デザイン Competition Category.

鉄ファッション· 2022

Labyrinthine Journey of a Ballerina 婦人服は

by Tingyu Hu

A' Design Award 鉄賞 Winner in ファッション Category

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The Design

About Labyrinthine Journey of a Ballerina 婦人服は

「バレリーナの迷路の旅」は、シュールレアリスム空間の奇妙さと空虚さ、そしてバレリーナの繊細さの組み合わせを、アパレルを媒体として表現します。デザイナーはボーンを使用して立体的な錯覚を構築し、さまざまな透明な生地を重ねることで次元の概念を強調して作品を構築します。このプロジェクトではシルクスクリーンや手刺繍などの工芸品が広く使われています。今回のコレクションのポイントは、イリュージョン、空間と影、構造と柔らかさのコントラストの3つ。

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award 鉄賞

Labyrinthine Journey of a Ballerina 婦人服はは、よく設計された創造物に期待される専門的・産業的要件を満たす優れたデザインに授与される、権威ある評価である A' Design Award 鉄賞の受賞作品です。鉄賞の受賞作品は、制作者の高い技量、高度な専門性、専門家としての理解、創造的な能力を示しています。Labyrinthine Journey of a Ballerina 婦人服はは、高く評価され、称賛され、愛される、実用的で革新的な創造物であることが期待されます。この A' Design Award 鉄賞を受賞したデザインは、業界のベストプラクティスを統合し、ノウハウと才能に結びついた有能な技術的特性を備えています。Labyrinthine Journey of a Ballerina 婦人服はは、その徹底ぶりで尊敬され、世界をより良い場所にするための生活の質の向上をもたらすよう設計されています。

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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