DFS "ASIA UNFOLDS" Fashion Design Competition Design Proposal by Faye Chan, LASALLE College of the Arts
CONCEPT
Asia Unfolds
S H E w h o i s a g l o b e t r o t t e r, t h e m o d e r n A s i a n w o m a n . Des pi te havi ng visi ted ma ny exotic loca les a cross the world, she is proud of her Asiatic roots a nd will show that she is. There is a mixture of the deeply culturally rooted art of lacquerware with the quirkyness of the Neo-Japonais. The elements of the garment are quintessentially classica l Ja pa nese: colour pa lette - lacquerware; print - chiyo g a m i ; e m b e l l i s h m e n t - o r i g a m i ; h ow ev e r, t h e y a r e a r ra ng ed to g ive a sense of t he q uir ky contempora r y.
C O LO U R PA L E T TE
Japanese Lacquer Black
Japanese Lacquerware
Lacquer Ware Red
Deep Lacquer Red
Wood Beige
Tortise Shell Gold
I N S P I R AT I O N
Sa kura Drops d irected by Ka z ua ki Kir iya
http://www.you tube.com/wa tch? v=ml wCZm2MQbQ
Exotic travel | Whimsica l | Hyper-rea listic | Na ture | Asia tic
RE S E A RC H
Japanese Lacquerware Motifs
LEFT: S e t s u r o Ta ka h a s h i TOP: Ka zumi Murose RIGHT: K o r i n - s t y l e c .1 900
RE S E A RC H
Construction
C H A N E L Fa l l / W i n t e r H a u t e C o u t u r e 20 1 3 / 1 4
E X P E R I ME N TAT I O N
Origami Models
Windmill Base - traditional
Star Helena - Carmen Sprung
B r a i d e d Pa p e r - J .C N o l a n
S n o w F l a ke - D e n n i s Wa l ke r
Lotus - traditional
N a v e l S h e l l - To m o ko Fu s e
FA B R I C AT I O N
Chiyogami Inspired Prints
I n d u s t r i a l P a p e r (l i ke
that of MMM)
D E S I G N P RO P O S A L
F RO N T
Neckline - flower models in industria l pa per BACK
Main dress - windmill base in cotton
Main fabrication motif a nd colours
*pri nt is just a representa tion; the eventua l pri nt wil l be similar
The flow of the gar ment is that of the completed origami model at the neckline to the origami "base" at the hem. In its full form, the origami displays the print and not so much of the under colour - gold. The"ba se", on the other ha nd, exposes much of t his und er colour. The gold is a representation of the potential and secrets that Asia holds. It visua lly grows down the dress together with the unfolding of the origami form. As such it is telling the story of Asia being percieved a s orna menta l to the rea lisa tion of her full potential.