Preliminary Evaluation Of The 5Th China Casual Wear Design Competition

2013 "Changshu" themed with "dazzle dance" clothing The preliminary evaluation of the fifth "City Cup" China Casual Wear Design Elite Grand Prix was completed, and 28 entries stood out from more than 1000 entries. The competition was directed by China Textile Industry Federation, hosted by China Garment Association and Changshu Municipal People's Government of Jiangsu Province, and undertaken by the magazine of Textile and Clothing Weekly and the management committee of Changshu Garment City of Jiangsu Province.

The most beautiful April day in the world, with spring flowers blooming and colorful kites flying. The preliminary evaluation of the 5th China Casual Wear Design Elite Grand Prix of "Changshu Fashion City Cup" 2013 was held in Beijing on April 7. A seven person review team composed of experts from well-known institutions at home and abroad, famous fashion designers and professional institutions selected 28 outstanding works to be finalists. At the same time, the works "Missing Tango", "Dazzling Dance · Symbiosis" and "Illusion" won the "Best Hand drawn Effect Picture Award" of this competition.

　　 New and old players perform a fight between dragon and tiger

The new and old contestants of this contest have interpreted from different angles leisure clothes In terms of clothing types, it has realized the inheritance and innovation of design techniques and production techniques from sports to dresses. Liu Yuanfeng said that since the contest was held for four years, many excellent works and excellent players have emerged. From the effect picture of this contest, the embodiment of casual wear elements and the clear design ideas have become prominent features.

The "Changshu Garment City Cup" China Casual Wear Design Elite Award has been built for five years and has become the first classic design event in China. Since February this year, the organizing committee of the competition has launched a campaign to recruit and publicize contestants in Beijing Institute of Fashion Technology, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian University, Wuhan Textile University, Hubei Academy of Fine Arts, Zhejiang University of Technology, China Academy of Fine Arts, Donghua University and other national professional colleges. The competition was closed on March 20, and 1687 contributions were collected. The contestants came from 26 provinces, cities and autonomous regions in China, including Hong Kong and Taiwan. At the same time, they also received contributions from overseas contestants from Britain, France, the United States, Russia, Belgium, Romania, South Korea, Indonesia, Latvia, Italy, etc.

In order to judge the awards fairly and professionally, the competition organizing committee invited well-known experts in the industry to form a jury: Professor Liu Yuanfeng, the president of Beijing Institute of Fashion Technology, served as the chairman of the jury, and Wu Xuewei, the winner of the "Golden Summit Award", Liu Yong, one of the top ten fashion designers, formed a strong lineup of judges.

2013 "Changshu Garment City Cup" 5th China leisure clothes The theme of the Design Elite Grand Prix is "dazzle dance". As one of the eight major arts of mankind, dance has formed its own unique style under the influence of different history, regions and cultures. Just as dance is a form of expressing art with body language, fashion design is also the voice of designers' attitude towards fashion art.

As for the theme of this contest, on the one hand, it is hoped that the contestants can interpret the characteristics of dance passion and costume art, which are different in style but share the same essence, through their works. On the other hand, it is hoped that new and old contestants can compete together, accurately position themselves, and improve their own level and adaptability through participation. The new and old contestants of this contest have interpreted the characteristics of casual wear from different perspectives. In terms of clothing types, they have achieved the inheritance and innovation of design techniques and production techniques from sports to dresses. Especially in terms of creativity, it was highly praised by the jury. Liu Yuanfeng said that since the contest was held for four years, many excellent works and excellent players have emerged. From the effect picture of this contest, the embodiment of casual wear elements and the clear design ideas have become prominent features.

In the process of evaluation, the judges all judged with a holistic and forward-looking vision. They not only focus on the effect picture, but also carefully study the manuscript, discuss the composition, structure, design, hand painting skills and other aspects. After repeated research, they either smile or shake their heads.

Jinghong, a work of focusing on bamboo culture, uses bamboo pieces for the design of ready to wear clothes. It is a cross-border combination of bamboo pieces and wool fabrics. It contains the contrast between soft and hard, and the combination of real and virtual. It is like a "dancer" performing hard and soft, inheriting the national spirit and integrity, and conforms to the original intention of the competition. The work "Yong" was successfully shortlisted for its diversified cultural connotation and the reconstruction and upgrading of the fabric. It takes the classic blue gradual change as the main color. Through the changes of the thickness between lines and the changes of different stitches, it forms the changes of the same material and different textures, and makes more efforts to shape the sense of the skeleton of clothing.

In this competition, there are many works with Chinese elements, and even some foreign players have chosen the elements of Chinese minorities. In terms of materials, silk, tulle and other Chinese characteristic fabrics are used, which are soft, elegant, implicit and meaningful. Wu Xuewei believes that Chinese elements have become a hot spot in the world, and building a national brand is a way to find national self-confidence, which we should advocate.

Another highlight of this competition is the continuation of the "diversified" characteristics. First, the materials are more abundant. Modern clothing materials are generally cotton, linen, wool, silk, polyester, cotton polyester blends, etc., which are relatively simple. However, there are various forms of fabric reconstruction in the entries of this competition, and comprehensive materials have also emerged as the times require.

Many players use a combination of multiple fabrics to enrich the clothing content. For example, the mixed application of leather, leather, sequins, knitting combined with colorful cloth art, and the combination of coiling, printing, and metal make people dizzy. Some special materials attracted more attention. The reporter took a closer look and found that new clothing styles were made of natural plant materials, such as bamboo chips and other natural materials, which demonstrated the artistic temperament of simplicity, refinement, freshness and elegance. The matching of wool fabrics with harmonious colors added a touch of interest to the overall effect of the clothing. These ingenious fabric processing greatly enriched the connotation of the competition.

Second, the design is more diversified. The visit of China's "First Lady" not long ago made Chinese clothing brands famous. In this competition, there are many works with Chinese elements, and even some foreign players have chosen elements of Chinese minorities. In terms of materials, silk, tulle and other Chinese characteristic fabrics are used, which are soft, elegant, implicit and meaningful. Wu Xuewei believes that Chinese elements have become a hot spot in the world, and building a national brand is a way to find national self-confidence, which we should advocate. At the same time, in these works, Chinese and Western diversified designs are becoming more and more prominent. Luxury, classical, simple and other design styles make this competition show a changing trend.

Third, the color is more bright. Since the first contest was held, "dazzle" has always been the theme word of "Changshu Garment City Cup" China Casual Wear Design Elite Grand Prix. All previous works have focused on this theme word, fully demonstrating the young people's modern fashion Passion and love of life.

The contest broke through the dark tone system of black, white and gray. Liu Yuanfeng believed that most of the works this year highlighted the theme of the contest "dazzle" in terms of color. Especially the red, purple, green, yellow, orange and other colors from nature are particularly striking in the simple gray tone. Some works add a small amount of bright colors based on the overall gray color through the secondary processing of the fabric, which is elegant and full of charm. In terms of the use of colors in the entries, the proportion of black and white is becoming less and less, and the bright colors are gradually increasing. In the selection process, the overall coordination and the grasp of the theme are the key points to be recognized by the judges.

　　 Hand painting is an art practice

The three works "Missing Tango", "Dazzling Dance · Symbiosis" and "Illusion" that won the "Best Hand Painted Effect Picture Award" of this competition show the essence and soul of costume beauty because of hand painting skills. Liu Yong pointed out that hands and people are one, computers and people are two, one objective and one subjective. The reason why costume renderings have been paid more and more attention in the competitions in recent years is that their functions are expanding and their forms are increasing.

Some people say that fashion designers create a new and more fashionable clothing style by recreating the original clothing materials through the material and spiritual worlds. And garment hand drawing is one of the means to express the idea of garment design.

"As the director of the design of the entire clothing series, his hand painting quality plays a vital role in the clothing style, which requires the integration of the shape, artistic conception and context of the works." Liu Yuanfeng said that foreign universities such as Washington University in the United States have always advocated hand painting of clothing effect drawings, and he believes that hand painting of clothing can better reflect the style of clothing than computer graphics Charm and characteristics, so it is more full of vitality.

For a long time, the "Changshu Garment City Cup" China Casual Wear Design Elite Grand Prix has paid special attention to hand-painted work renderings and set up special awards for hand-painted drawings, which is the characteristics of this contest and its contribution to the industry. The three works "Missing Tango", "Dazzling Dance · Symbiosis" and "Illusion" that won the "Best Hand Painted Effect Picture Award" of this competition show the essence and soul of costume beauty because of hand painting skills. Liu Yong pointed out that hands and people are one, computers and people are two, one objective and one subjective. The reason why costume renderings have been paid more and more attention in the competitions in recent years is that their functions are expanding and their forms are increasing. From the current trend, the original hand-painted sheet was only used as the design renderings of clothing. Now it has been derived from clothing advertising, publicity, illustration and other aspects, from a production drawing to an art form.

After the preliminary evaluation, Liu Yuanfeng gave a pertinent evaluation of this competition: "The overall quality of the entries in this competition is relatively high. Although the level of contestants is still uneven in all contributions, high-quality works are increasing year by year in terms of fabric diversity and work integrity, reflecting the growing influence of the "Changshu Garment City Cup" China Casual Wear Design Elite Grand Prix in the industry. "

The organizing committee of the competition also put forward several suggestions to the players: first, the works must be consistent with the theme of the competition; Second, in terms of fabric selection, we should pay attention to the final effect; Third, pay attention to hand painting, and the skill of hand painting in the effect drawings of works will become the consideration of the finalists; Fourth, we should pay more attention to the development of future trends.

It is reported that "Changshu" in 2013 clothing The final of the 5th China Casual Wear Design Elite Grand Prix "City Cup" will be held in Changshu, a famous cultural city in the south of the Yangtze River, on May 27. At that time, 28 outstanding contestants will take their ready-made clothing works to the semi-finals and finals to launch the final "dazzle dance" contest.