5) TANGTSUNGCHIEN with Tung-Hua shadow puppet theater.
The designer’s eponymous creative studio, TANGTSUNGCHIEN, focuses on tailoring and reconstruction. Bold prints and intricate details characterise his design. Tang favours asymmetry and showcases his mastery in mixing and matching colours, textures, and patterns. His work embodies surrealism and nostalgia. In 2019, his first collection, “Sleepwalker,” was one of the best ten fashion design finalists at the 34th Festival d’Hyères.
Traditional shadow puppetry is a part of people’s lives and reflects Taiwan’s customs, religions, solar terms, and rituals. In Taiwan, we perform Shadow puppet shows at temples to thank the gods and entertain the people. As a result, Tung-Hua Shadow Puppet Theater is a heritage group registered with the Kaohsiung City Government. It is the oldest shadow puppet troupe in Taiwan. The troupe’s director, Chang Fu-Kuo, commits herself to continuing the traditional craft of puppetry. For Chang, the most important is to innovate the plot, puppets, and set design. In addition, the puppetry demonstrates artistry in both performance and craft.
6) YENLINE with paper sculptor I-Chang Chen.
Designer Hsu Yen-line’s eponymous brand “YENLINE” specialises in three-dimensional cuts that aim to achieve the most natural and comfortable fit. However, Hsu presents an alternative fashion aesthetic through adventurous cross-industry experiments. The designer is interested in Taiwan’s aboriginal culture and local crafts. Above all, her work resonates with the land and its people. Hsu defends through her innovative design the forgotten traditional craft techniques of Taiwan.
Paper sculpture originated as folk art and is popular in celebrations, rituals, and ornaments. In contemporary life, there are increasingly more diverse applications and artistic creations of paper sculptures. However, Paper sculptor Chen I-Chang is a three-time recipient of the “Tainan Award” from the Tainan Fine Arts Exhibition. Chen’s delicate hand-carved sculpture technique reflects the philosophy of focusing on the details. Techniques such as cutting, slicing, tearing, folding, glueing, and pasting are part of his works with ritualistic symbolism.
7) WEI TZU-YUAN with Hsia-Sheng Chen.
WEI.TZU-YUAN studied clothing design from high school to master’s class. However, he is enthusiastic about artistic creation and experimentation. The design scope includes advertising music videos, ceremonies, and theatre arts.
CHEN Hsia-Sheng uses techniques such as knotting, dyeing, and knitting to create a variety of knots. The knots embody traditional mythologies and religious blessings (peace, happiness, bliss, etc.). However, they also serve as a bridge between the material and spiritual worlds. The Taipei City Government has nominated the Knot-weaving master Chen Hsia-Sheng as an Intangible Cultural Heritage Preservationist of the Art of Traditional Knot Weaving. In addition, she is an expert on the historical development of knots and their representations. Her works are traditional and innovative. Chen is a towering figure in traditional decorative knot weaving in Taiwan.
What is the new order of fashion at Tapei Fashion Week? Listen now and stop to explore the Top 3 reasons for discovering it.
1)♦ Reinventing the fashion industry is the new path towards creativity.
Above all, TAIPEI FASHION WEEK involves a new mindset in the International Fashion Week Calendar. It is about reinventing the fashion industry to create new visions and alternative paths towards creativity. The Best International Fashion Week in Taiwan to support ideas and present a fresh perspective through co-creation, experimentation, and innovation. It is about creating an interdisciplinary fashion culture, a whole new vision. Not only pay homage to the traditional craft culture of Taiwan. It also opens the way to new business models. Creativity in film, drama, popular music, and performing arts opens the way to a world where profit is not the only goal of our actions.
2)♦Reinventing new ways of collaborating and creating together.
Create beauty with traditional values. Search cultivating the talent of the community. Reinvent new, respectful ideas. Do what you love to do with creativity and use your skills to create with others. In my eyes, Taipei Fashion week aims to become an influential force for the self-expression of people who are different in the same place. The goal is to move forward, to connect creators to a new order of contemporary popular clothing. Above all, Taipei Fashion Week could be a reason for new generations of people to think differently. Values are changing. Exchange ideas now, creating together, and explore how materials could look in the future are extremely important to motivate the rest.
3)♦Cultural diversity stimulates creativity.
We can do extraordinary things in fashion. For Tapei, Fashion Week is not only about self-expression. Become better at what we do. That’s a genuine beauty. The art of craftsmanship can influence the way we dress. The mix of these different worlds makes it exciting and personal. Cultural diversity stimulates creativity. Materials connect talent and self-exploration on an international stage. The journey through Traditional Performance, Craftsmanship and Fashion by Tapei Fashion Week continues on April 8th 2023. New possibilities are awaiting us. We just need to open up to a new vision.
♦TAIPEI FASHION WEEK A/W 2023 Opens with “CrossLab: Dialogue Between
Traditional Performance, Craftsmanship and Fashion” Runway Show
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