Floating fashion gala 「水上華服誌」

 

The Hong Kong Heritage Museum located by the river is perfect to showcase the rustic costume of boat dwellers. 

座落河堤的香港文化博物館正好是這次展現水上人文化埸地

 

(My design series of rustic costume inspired by boat people, photo credit to Vincent Mak)

In support  "Conservation & Succession" of local fisherman culture, I joined the community project organised by "Art for All" help preserve the heritage of fishing culture and traditions in Hong Kong.  Part of the project is fashion show.  I made a series of rustic costume based on the original style of woman's clothing with diagonally front and collar with my modern skills of natural printing and dyeing.   Fashion gala showed in the Hong Kong Heritage Museum recently. 

最近參與「全人藝動」以水上人文化的「保育傳承」活動，其中之部份有我的植物印染鄉土服以水上人的傳統服裝演變設計的系列「慢活時裝」， 就在這田合院風格的香港文化博物館展出。

Garments made with natural plants prints and indigo dye.

Even braided knots are handmade

Prints of sumac on linen and euc on silk pants

Green from tumeric & indigo dyes and euc prints

Traditional fisherman top and pants. I made the flap prints with eucalyptus while the pants designed by Evelyna Liang.

We're superb!

(photo credit to Vincent Mak)

The original dressing of Tanka boat people designed by other designers

(photo credit to Vincent Mak)

 The contemporary wedding dressing designed by Martin So

 

After the show, group picture in the courtyard

Thanks for the models and my very good friend Amy dressed in the theme to support the event.

I was glad to show the modern design of traditional clothing with natural resources.  Way to keep the style of unique garment made with patience - "slow fashion".

Upcoming fashion gala, be part of it 「水上華服誌」

 Yup, laugh loud. He's happy and I'm thrilled as I'm going to have my "slow fashion" show in the next couple of days.  Partnered with Art for All, the project took months to complete and on it's way to show audience along with other artists / designers in the Hong Kong Heritage Museum.

 There's an exhibition to raise awareness of the history and the present-day plight of the fishermen in Hong Kong. Fashion show is part of the event preformed by models dressed in variety of outfits which are contemporary interpretations of traditional fishermen clothing.

 While my design is based on the vernacular with my new way of eco prints and dyes.

 I have a few outfits done by myself in the show.  All handmade with natural botanical prints and dyes, even buttons and knots.

 Blue from indigo.......

 Prints from various plants, such as plumeria obtusa

........ flowers of lagerstroemia speciosa

 .......green leaf of eucalyptus

 natural dye of green from indigo and tumeric

 After all prints & dyes done. Sewed to make the outfits

as well this one is part of a gent's pants

Now that I will have a series of rustic costumes in the show on Jan 18.  Details to follow after then.  Stay tuned.

"Slow fashion" making 慢活時裝的製作

 

Following last post of the leaves collected in the field, here to show how the prints are and the final works of the printed fabrics.  

上一網誌提及在田野撿拾的葉子研究, 這次特別利用烏桕葉構圖做了幾幅布料印染, 也剪裁製作成 "慢活時裝 " 系列.

  
The chinese tallow is good with iron.

I placed the movement on bottom of the silk.

 

On other pieces I placed assorted small leaves of euc, guava and chinese tallow as well pine needles

 
This piece was Intended to boil in a pot of cochinael for the pink on sleeves

 Almost finished but a collar to add.  I dyed the viscose in a pot of tree barks for the brownish collar..

 

All finished but wanted to do the buttons with printed scraps. I cut off the wooden chopstick and wrapped it.

All done, a shelter for Mogi

   

An outfit with styles of high collar that can be folded in & out.

 

 I always want my garments to suit all ages and easy going

  

That's what I have done recently. Just fine with our mild winder.

Inspired natural prints garment making 田野創意植物染

 

Floating leaves in a breezy winter day...... A light silk outfit is just fine.   Yup, intended placement of plants on the bottom is the theme of this garment.

一件植物印染的製作花了數十小時方能完成, 每一件的製作過程都有靈感來源和故事. 就如這件絲料印上的葉子取自新界塱原農夫剪棄地上的番石榴葉及一撮烏桕加上課堂剩餘的桉樹葉及針松, 簡約鋪排印上. 

話說塱原這近深圳的濕地,禾田阡陌吸引我不同時分到來為一睹稻米收成的色調與豐收,從遠足到踏單車中找到創作泉源.

The prints with the leaves collected in a morning walk and already made into an outfit. The main leaves used are guava and chinese tallow with eucalyptus and pine needles.

  I do hiking almost every Friday.  This is the north mountain in between Hong Kong and China. View is splendid from China on the left to the right Hong Kong.

 Up on the top of Hong Kong region we saw the lowland then we went down and crossed the field. That's the first time I went with our hiking team.  I almost felt in love with the tranquil wetland.

 

 Again and again I went there in different times to view the paddies color change.  Many foreign friends have the instinct Hong Kong is only of high rises. I told them vibrant Hong Kong still has greenery in a stone throw away.  

That day I woke up at 6 am to catch the train to the north in order to have nice shots of the paddies.  The birds were earlier than me in the pond.

Rice paddies in full harvest while lilies are gone.

 That's the view I wanted to see in the morning beam

 

 Farmer's good harvest after hard work

 

Paddies into straw......

   another nice view 

 

In noon I still wanted to see more thus rent a bike along the river and into the village 

 

 Back to the field and picked the guava leaves trimmed by farmer

 Wetland in the dusk and time back home

 The chinese tallow are good for prints.  Can't resist for a go.

 Back home with the little leaves I immediately made the prints on raw silk

The "before & after" of the leaves placement

 I made the prints for an outfit with placement in mind. Two front pieces, one back and two sleeves.  All took me lots of time for the bundling, boiling, ironing, sewing......

  

 I'm too impatient and already sewed the outfit.  Next will be details of the prints and making.

Stay tuned.
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