Labyrinthine Journey of a Ballerina Liaparo Tsa Basali by Tingyu Hu

Labyrinthine Journey of a Ballerina Liaparo Tsa Basali by Tingyu Hu is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2022 Moputso oa Tšepe oa A' Design Award in Moralo wa Feshene, Diaparo le Mese Competition Category.

TšepeFeshene· 2022

Labyrinthine Journey of a Ballerina Liaparo Tsa Basali

by Tingyu Hu

Moputso oa Tšepe oa A' Design Award Winner in Feshene Category

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The Design

About Labyrinthine Journey of a Ballerina Liaparo Tsa Basali

Labyrinthine Journey of a Ballerina e hlahisa motsoako o makatsang le lefeela la sebaka sa surrealism le ho ratoa ha ballerina, ho sebelisa liaparo joalo ka mokhoa oa bohareng. Moqapi o haha likotoana ka ho sebelisa li-bonning ho haha pono ea 3D, 'me ho beha masela a fapaneng a bonaletsang ho hatisa mohopolo oa boholo. Mesebetsi ea matsoho e kang sekirini sa silika le mekhabiso ea matsoho e sebelisoa haholo morerong ona. Lintlha tse tharo tsa pokello ena ke thetso, sebaka le moriti, le phapang pakeng tsa sebopeho le bonolo.

The Recognition

About the Moputso oa Tšepe oa A' Design Award

Labyrinthine Journey of a Ballerina Liaparo Tsa Basali ke mohapi oa Moputso oa Tšepe oa A' Design Award, kananelo e hlomphehang e fuoang meralo e metle e finyellang litlhoko tsa porofeshenale le tsa indasteri tse lebelletsoeng ho lintho tse hlahisitsoeng tse entsoeng hantle. Bahapi ba Tšepe ba bontša bokhoni bo boholo, bokhethehi bo phahameng, kutloisiso ea litsebi le bokhoni ba boqapi ba baqapi ba bona. Labyrinthine Journey of a Ballerina Liaparo Tsa Basali e lebelletsoe ho ba ntho e hlahisitsoeng e hlomphuoang haholo, e ratoang le e ratehang, e sebetsang le e nang le mehopolo e mecha. Moralo ona o hapileng Moputso oa Tšepe oa A' Design Award o kenyelletsa mekhoa e metle ka ho fetesisa ea indasteri mme o na le litšobotsi tsa theknoloji tse nang le bokhoni tse amanang le tsebo le talenta. Ka lebaka la botlalo ba eona, Labyrinthine Journey of a Ballerina Liaparo Tsa Basali e tšoanelehela tlhompho mme e entsoe ho fana ka ntlafatso ea bophelo e thusang ho etsa hore lefatše le be sebaka se molemo.

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