Le Rouge et le Noir Kohinga Kākahu by Yunxi Liu

Le Rouge et le Noir Kohinga Kākahu by Yunxi Liu is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2026 A' Design Award Rino in Hoahoa Kākahu, Āhua me te Kākahu Competition Category.

RinoKākahu· 2026

Le Rouge et le Noir Kohinga Kākahu

by Yunxi Liu

Client: Yunxi Liu

A' Design Award Rino Winner in Kākahu Category

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The Design

About Le Rouge et le Noir Kohinga Kākahu

He kohinga kākahu a Le Rouge et le Noir i whakaawea e te whakaari waiata i ahu mai i te pukapuka a Stendhal e mau ana i taua ingoa anō. Ka whakamāori te kohinga i ngā kare ā-roto o te tino kiripuaki, o Julien, mā te āhua toi rock Wīwī. Ka honoa ngā hanga kākahu o ngā kōti rangatira o Ūropi o te rautau tekau mā iwa ki ngā taipitopito punk. Ko te whakatakotoranga tae whero me te pango rongonui e whakaata ana i ngā kaupapa o te pukapuka. He mea hanga ā-ringa ia taonga ki te hiako tūturu, ki ngā ripete, ki ngā pine haumaru me ētahi atu huānga i hangaia motuhaketia. Ko te hua ka puta he tūtakitanga o ngā huānga hoahoa tawhito me ngā mea o nāianei.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award Rino

Ko Le Rouge et le Noir Kohinga Kākahu te toa o te A' Design Award Rino, he whakaaetanga whai mana e hoatu ana ki ngā hoahoa pai e whakatutuki ana i ngā hiahia ngaio me te ahumahi e tūmanakohia ana mai i ngā mahi kua hoahoatia pai. Ko ngā toa Rino e whakaatu ana i te pukenga nui, te tohungatanga teitei, te māramatanga mātanga me te kaha auaha o ō rātou kaihanga. E tūmanakohia ana ko Le Rouge et le Noir Kohinga Kākahu he mahi whakanuia, whakamīharotia, aroha nui, he whaihua, he auaha hoki. Ko tēnei hoahoa i toa i te Rino e whakakotahi ana i ngā tikanga pai rawa o te ahumahi, ā, he āhuatanga hangarau pūkenga tōna e hono ana ki te mōhio me te pūmanawa. E whakahonoretia ana a Le Rouge et le Noir Kohinga Kākahu mō tōna tōtika, ā, i hoahoatia hei whakapai ake i te kounga o te oranga me te āwhina i te ao kia pai ake.

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.