Night Tales Mavazi Na Mtindo by Feiyang Zhang is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2021 Tuzo ya Chuma ya A' Design Award in Usanifu wa Mitindo, Mavazi na Nguo Competition Category.
ChumaMitindo· 2021
Night Tales Mavazi Na Mtindo
Client: Feiyang Zhang Design
Tuzo ya Chuma ya A' Design Award Winner in Mitindo Category
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About Night Tales Mavazi Na Mtindo
Feiyang alikuwa na shauku kwa mambo yote ya giza. Viumbe vya usiku; wachawi na msitu. Aliziona kuwa za ajabu na za kutia moyo sana. Mkusanyiko huu uliongozwa na mfululizo wa hadithi za giza. Feiyang aliandika hadithi zake mwenyewe kisha akaunda wahusika wa ajabu na wa kuvutia. Alibuni mavazi yanayowafaa wahusika wakuu' tabia. Badala ya kufikiria umbo linalowezekana la vazi kwanza, Feiyang alitoa mistari, maumbo na umbile kutoka kwa maumbile, kama vile mbawa za kipepeo au magome ya miti, aliyapanga kwa njia mbalimbali hadi aina fulani zikue kwa kawaida, ambazo zinaweza kutumika kwa mwili wa binadamu.
The Recognition
About the Tuzo ya Chuma ya A' Design Award
Night Tales Mavazi Na Mtindo ni mshindi wa Tuzo ya Chuma ya A' Design Award, utambuzi wenye heshima unaotolewa kwa miundo mizuri inayokidhi mahitaji ya kitaalamu na ya kiviwanda yanayotarajiwa kutoka kwa kazi zilizobuniwa vizuri. Washindi wa Chuma huonyesha ustadi mkubwa, utaalamu wa hali ya juu, uelewa wa kitaalamu na uwezo wa kibunifu wa waumbaji wao. Night Tales Mavazi Na Mtindo inatarajiwa kuwa kazi inayothaminiwa sana, kupendwa na kuenziwa, ambayo ni ya vitendo na bunifu. Muundo huu ulioshinda Tuzo ya Chuma ya A' Design Award unajumuisha mbinu bora za tasnia na una sifa za kiufundi zenye uwezo zilizounganishwa na ujuzi na kipaji. Night Tales Mavazi Na Mtindo inaheshimiwa kwa uangalifu wake na imebuniwa kutoa maboresho ya ubora wa maisha yanayosaidia kuufanya ulimwengu kuwa mahali bora zaidi.
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
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