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Labyrinthine Journey of a Ballerina Moteriški Drabužiai by Tingyu Hu

Labyrinthine Journey of a Ballerina Moteriški Drabužiai by Tingyu Hu is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2022 Geležinis apdovanojimas A' Design Award in Mados, aprangos ir drabužių dizainas Competition Category.


GeležinisMada· 2022

Labyrinthine Journey of a Ballerina Moteriški Drabužiai

by Tingyu Hu

Geležinis apdovanojimas A' Design Award Winner in Mada Category

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The Design

About Labyrinthine Journey of a Ballerina Moteriški Drabužiai

Labyrinthine Journey of a Balerinos pristato siurrealizmo erdvės keistumo ir tuštumos bei balerinos subtilumo derinį, kaip terpę naudojant drabužius. Dizainerė konstruoja kūrinius naudodama iškaulinėjimus, kad sukurtų 3D iliuziją, o įvairių skaidrių audinių sluoksniavimas pabrėžia dimensijos sampratą. Šiame projekte plačiai naudojami amatai, tokie kaip šilkografija ir siuvinėjimas rankomis. Trys šios kolekcijos taškai yra iliuzija, erdvė ir šešėlis bei kontrastas tarp struktūros ir švelnumo.

The Recognition

About the Geležinis apdovanojimas A' Design Award

Labyrinthine Journey of a Ballerina Moteriški Drabužiai laimėjo Geležinį apdovanojimą A' Design Award, prestižinį pripažinimą, skiriamą geriems dizainams, atitinkantiems profesinius ir pramoninius reikalavimus, kurių tikimasi iš gerai suprojektuotų kūrinių. Geležies laureatai rodo didelius kūrėjų įgūdžius, aukštą specializaciją, ekspertinį supratimą ir kūrybinį gebėjimą. Tikimasi, kad Labyrinthine Journey of a Ballerina Moteriški Drabužiai bus aukštai vertinamas, žavimas ir brangus kūrinys, praktiškas ir novatoriškas. Šis Geležiniu apdovanojimu įvertintas dizainas integruoja geriausias pramonės praktikas ir turi kompetentingas technines savybes, susietas su patirtimi ir talentu. Labyrinthine Journey of a Ballerina Moteriški Drabužiai gerbiamas už kruopštumą ir sukurtas taip, kad gerintų gyvenimo kokybę ir padėtų padaryti pasaulį geresne vieta.

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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