Night Tales वेशभूषा एवं फैशन by Feiyang Zhang

Night Tales वेशभूषा एवं फैशन by Feiyang Zhang is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2021 A' Design Award लौहपुरस्कारः in परिधान, वस्त्र एवं वेशकला अभिकल्पना Competition Category.

लौहम्परिधानकला· 2021

Night Tales वेशभूषा एवं फैशन

by Feiyang Zhang

Client: Feiyang Zhang Design

A' Design Award लौहपुरस्कारः Winner in परिधानकला Category

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The Design

About Night Tales वेशभूषा एवं फैशन

फेईयाङ् सर्वेषु अन्धकारविषयेषु गाढानुरागं धारयति स्म। रात्रिचराः जीवाः तस्यै रहस्यमयाः अत्यन्तं प्रेरणादायकाश्च आसन्। इयं संग्रहः अन्धकारपूर्णानां परीकथानां श्रृङ्खलया प्रेरिता। फेईयाङ् स्वकीयाः कथाः रचयित्वा विचित्रान् मोहकांश्च पात्रान् सृष्टवती। सा नायकानां व्यक्तित्वलक्षणैः सह समुचितानि वस्त्राणि निर्ममे। संभाव्यवस्त्राकाराणां प्रथमं कल्पनायाः स्थाने, फेईयाङ् प्रकृतेः रेखाः, रूपाणि, बनावटं च उद्धृतवती - यथा तितलीपक्षाणि वृक्षत्वग्वा - तानि विविधप्रकारेण व्यवस्थाप्य यावत् केचन रूपाणि स्वाभाविकतया प्रादुर्भवन्ति, ये मानवशरीरे प्रयोक्तुं शक्याः।

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award लौहपुरस्कारः

Night Tales वेशभूषा एवं फैशन A' Design Award लौहपुरस्कारस्य विजेता अस्ति; इदं प्रतिष्ठितं मान्यताप्रदानं तेभ्य उत्तमेभ्योऽभिकल्पेभ्यो दीयते ये सुनिर्मितेभ्यः सृष्टिभ्योऽपेक्षिताः व्यावसायिकीः औद्योगिकीश्चावश्यकताः पूरयन्ति। लौहविजेतारः स्वनिर्मातॄणां महत् कौशलम्, उच्चां विशेषज्ञताम्, विशेषज्ञोचितां बोधशक्तिं सृजनसामर्थ्यं च प्रदर्शयन्ति। Night Tales वेशभूषा एवं फैशन अत्यन्तं मूल्यवती प्रशंसिता प्रिया च सृष्टिर्व्यावहारिका नवोन्मेषयुक्ता च भविष्यतीति प्रत्याशा क्रियते। A' Design Award लौहपुरस्कारं जितवद् एतद् अभिकल्पकार्यम् उद्योगस्य श्रेष्ठतमाः पद्धतीः समन्वयति ज्ञानेन प्रतिभया च संयुक्तानि सक्षमप्राविधिकलक्षणानि च धारयति। Night Tales वेशभूषा एवं फैशन स्वसूक्ष्मसमीक्षायाः कारणाद् आद्रियते जीवनस्तरसुधारम् अर्पयितुं च निर्मितम् अस्ति, यद् विश्वम् उत्तमतरं स्थानं कर्तुं साहाय्यं करोति।

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