Sino-French school students win the title of ID design novice in New Zealand

On April, 3, the annual ID prizes for design novices were awarded in Dunedin, New Zealand. A total of 27 fresh designers from China, Italy, New Zealand, Australia, Singapore, and Thailand attended the event. The gathering of fresh blood of the fashion field, whose works are either creative or elaborate or practical, displays their understanding and interpretation of culture in their unique language of design.  

As the winner from China, Li Xingyi and Zhu Mingcheng, two students from SUSE Sino-French Eiffel school of fashion designers, presented two fashion series full of rich Chinese elements. The duo showcased the essence of traditional Chinese operas by featuring headgear of female roles and fans in Chinese operas. The two students hoped that while embracing popular elements, people should also inherit and carry forward the traditional culture and moreover achieve the integration of both and make breakthroughs.

Just before the event, the design works of the two students received attention and admiration from media people of many countries. Actually, due to great interest in the rich Chinese culture embodied in the clothes series designed by the two students, Both Worlds TV3 from New Zealand and media from other countries conducted a backstage interview of the duo. During the interview, the above media expressed their fondness of  the broad Chinese culture and also commended the two designers’ ability to launch creation by drawing inspiration from the culture of their home country.

After a dynamic display of fashion and face to face presentation of their design philosophy to the judging committee, the two designers, whose works were lauded by the judges, finally won the title of design novice. The judges highly praised the duo’s pursuit of beauty in fashion design as well as their passion for and passing on of their native culture, hoping that they could make further progress in their future careers, and blow and carry the Chinese wind to the world fashion stage by creating their own brands. 

This is the second display of Chinese culture on the soil of New Zealand following the launch of the works featuring traditional Chinese operas in Dunedin by students of Sino-French Eiffel school of fashion designers in November last year under the sponsorship of the program of Sino-New Zealand sister cities. The event this year not only serves as an opportunity for students to learn from participants from other countries but also strengthens the exchange of Chinese culture and cultures from other countries, promoting the sharing of skills in art and design and also further spreading Chinese culture to the world.

Author: Guo Jialin

Editor in charge: Cai Wei