ChanJuan(Diana) Zhou

The Naturalism

This collection expresses the concern about environmental protection. It cares for the relationship between human and nature and hopes people will improve their understanding of it. The outfits in this collection are not just quality suits but also have a meaningful theme, that is, to express a longing for a beautiful and harmonious future.

To express such a theme in fashion design, This collection turned to Naturalism to learn the way they introduced natural elements into artistic works. I also studied the Chinese classical thought of “Five Elements”, a thought trying to interpret the structure of the universe and nature.

For this collection, conforming to nature is the best way to design. Fabrics are chosen to be close to or imitating nature. This collection uses recycle fabrics or recyclable fabrics. Functional design is made according to human engineering. Both hand knitting and popular digital printing is used. To get more fashion and high-tech sense, this collection also uses quality water-proof zippers and velcro tape, which are usually used on sportswear for extreme sports.