DFS: Asia Unfolds

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.