Broken Sovereign 女裝時裝系列 by Tan Wan Yee is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2020 A' Design Award 金獎 in 時裝、服飾及成衣設計 Competition Category.

金時裝· 2020

Broken Sovereign 女裝時裝系列

by Tan Wan Yee

Client: The Woman Of Yee

A' Design Award 金獎 Winner in 時裝 Category

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The Design

About Broken Sovereign 女裝時裝系列

Broken Sovereign 係一個包含五個造型嘅女裝系列，靈感嚟自唐朝服飾同馬來西亞華人文化。外套嘅剪裁形態參考咗唐朝作揖嘅姿勢。寬闊嘅唐式衣袖同乾濕褸結合，寓意層疊同束縛。外套同大褸選用潛水布料（Neoprene），因為呢種布料保形力強，亦適合數碼印花。背心、上衣、半截裙同連身裙就採用麖皮絨。設計師將舊衫披掛喺人形模特兒上面，重新立體剪裁出全新嘅形態。竹圖案印花令人聯想起福建人嘅節慶，提醒年輕一代唔好忘記自己嘅母語。

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award 金獎

Broken Sovereign 女裝時裝系列是 A' Design Award 金獎得主，這是授予一流、絕妙而傑出設計的極為崇高的認可。金獎得主是極具創新、極富遠見且璀璨奪目的創作，反映出其設計師的天才、智慧與才幹。預計Broken Sovereign 女裝時裝系列將成為一項備受讚譽、引領潮流、氣勢恢宏的發明，帶來前所未有的價值。這件贏得 A' Design Award 金獎的設計是一個壯觀而受人敬重的項目，極大地造福並拓展藝術、科學、設計和技術的界限。Broken Sovereign 女裝時裝系列激起強烈的渴望，喚起激情，鼓勵創造力，令我們著迷。

Behind the Design

Press Kit

Credits, team members and technical details provided by the designer.

Unique Properties: The sovereign’s outfit is inspired by designer personality, transitional Tang Dynasty mix with Malaysian Chinese culture
Malaysia is multiracial country but designer represent Chinese Culture in Malaysia. It is reflect sick society of problem in Malaysia. Nowadays, some young generation of Malaysian Chinese don’t know how to speak Chinese even though they don’t how to write Chinese Name by Themselves. So she telling people, never forget their mother tongue and who they are.
Dimensions & Packaging: The Whole Collection consist of 5 Looks of Womenswear in size 38.
Tags: Malaysia, Fashion Design, Textile, Feminine
Production Technology: Recycling and collage idea plus draping technique. Use a old clothes put on dummy to structures and shapes to create a new shape of design.

1. Jacket shape inspired by Tang Dynasty Greeting pose, telling people don't forget their culture & mother tongue.

2.Tang Dynasty costume sleeve mix with trench coat, showing layering represent the constraint of the free liberation.

Neoprene Jacket / Coat
( The fabric will get a great shape , digital print will easy print a graphic on this type on fabric)

Suede Vest/Top/Skirt/Dress
Make a clothes look more elegant.
Design Challenge: The hard part is the garments shape are too big and length of Jacket are long, it may take a few time to sewing. Beside that, about hand printing and digital printing she tried different type of suede and neoprene to make more outcomes to choose which quality of fabric more suit designer collection.
Research: This Collection of idea is telling designer personality story, who is She. During her childhood, She really love princess stuff, all pink. When She grew up, She fell that reality life isn't like childhood princess story. So designer changed her mind, what kind of story can mix this collection. She research her family background culture, history, her country society problem, bring them mix together and become < Broken Sovereign>
Inspiration: Ideas develop more innovative structures and shapes to the collection through draping.The pursuit of perfect silhouette from the East & mixes with Western Outfits to creations evolve from colors to lines, from elegance to grandeur. The bamboo print design & drawn by me represent CHOR 9 BAI TIAN GONG FESTIVAL As Malaysian Chinese Hokkien, this day is important for Hokkien community as during that time, the survivors managed to escaped the village at night and hide themselves among the bamboo.
Project Duration: The project finished in March 2016, and it was exhibited and fashion show in Malaysia / Dubai / China Beijing
Operation Flow: The collection showing female power and layering feelings. The fabric manipulation ideas develop more innovative structures and shapes to the collection through draping.
Patents: Copyrights belong to The Woman Of Yee, 2016
Team Members: 1
Image Credits: Image #1:COPYRIGHT by The Woman Of Yee,
Photographer, Ryan Chiu / Model, Kate Chan, 2016

Image #2:COPYRIGHT by The Woman Of Yee,
Photographer, Ryan Chiu / Model, Kate Chan, 2016

Image #3:COPYRIGHT by The Woman Of Yee,
Photographer, Ryan Chiu / Model, Kate Chan, 2016

Image #4:COPYRIGHT by The Woman Of Yee,
Photographer, Ryan Chiu / Model, Kate Chan, 2016

Image #5:COPYRIGHT by The Woman Of Yee,
Photographer, Ryan Chiu / Model, Kate Chan, 2016