Xie Feng: The First Chinese Designer To Go To The World'S Top Show.

Referring to Chinese fashion design, "

"Is a name that can not be passed around.

In 2006, Xie Feng, the clothing brand "Ji Fen", was invited to take part in the fashion week in Paris.

That's the first time Chinese designers have stepped onto the stage of the world's top stage.

In March 12, 2008, Xie Feng appeared in Paris fashion week for the fourth time with his works, and people were no longer strangers to him.

Selected by the Paris Fashion Week Organizing Committee, even for Xie Feng, even if it is not for who I am, it will be expected.

Xie Feng's work amazed the Parisians.

No one can say that his works rely solely on the strong "Chinese characteristics" to win. On the contrary, Xie Feng has never shown himself in an obvious Sinicization style.

In Xie Feng's works, there is no exaggerated alternative design. Some commentators even commented on his work: "there is a hidden sex appeal in Jifen's design.

In some models, he combines two extremely contradictory things, sex and innocence.

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In Xie Feng's view, the perception of "sexy" is not the same between East and West.

Westerners' sexuality is open, revealing, and straightforward, while Chinese sexuality is the opposite, hiding and sometimes even a metaphorical beauty.

Xie Feng is a person who values Chinese tradition very much. But he does not emphasize pure Chinese elements. He believes that fashion always has a sense of time and time. "In the early 90s of last century, there were popular political pop elements, but now you can't take them out again, do you?" Xie Feng appreciates director Ang Lee, because they believe that only by holding the Chinese aesthetic connotation in the popular form can we finally be accepted and recognized by the international community.

As a designer, we should use an international common design language and properly use multi national elements, just like Xie Feng's own works, which are exquisite in Chinese style, refined in Japanese style and elegant in French. "Mashup" is their shell. The real essence is to find the balance points in different cultures and combine them together.

Q: how to evaluate the current situation of Chinese costume design?

A: the first generation of Chinese designers had a strong entrepreneurial spirit. They started their own businesses and created brands. Younger designers mostly had the experience and ability of studying abroad, but relatively weak in business.

This is an era of collectivization and mass production.

I personally hope that the two can be combined with their own originality and at the same time they can integrate with the market.

Q: what efforts should Chinese designers make if they want more international recognition?

A: This is not only a designer's problem, but a whole environment problem.

Personally, I believe that beauty is nothing to do with the economy. In some parts of Africa, people are so poor that he still likes to eat a very nice wooden bowl.

I participated in the press conference abroad, and I saw behind the big cards that there were business sponsorship signs from all over the world, and there was nothing behind me.

If we want to improve the ability of Chinese design, we must enhance people's aesthetic ability.

Q: what do you think of the creative China design exhibition?

A: This represents a gradual improvement in our recognition.

Fashion is an important part, because fashion and other designs are different. Fashion is highly mobile and highly communicative. It involves people's lives.

I am glad to see more and more Chinese designers go abroad to show their work.