Mukzin Fall 2018: Paris Fashion Week
Mukzin Paris Fashion Week FW18
MUKZIN, established in 2014, was co-founded by the designer Kate Han and George Feng. With a contemporary perspective, MUKZIN takes clothing as a carrier to interpret mysterious traditional Chinese civilization, creating its unique philosophy of Neo-Orientalism aesthetic.
Mukzin: Paris FW18
Since its founding, MUKZIN has been focusing on applying contemporary art techniques to interpret Chinese historical and cultural treasures, for example ancient Chinese mythology, banquet secrets of the royal family, and even the book The Classic of Mountains and Seas from ancient times. Those nearly lost craft traditions have been revitalized and transformed with contemporary methods. In Autumn/Winter 2018, MUKZIN, inspired by the image of Woman Xia (a title of legendary female with both chivalrous spirits and Kung Fu) in Chinese history, has constructed a surreal Wulin (a community of martial artists) event in Paris.
Through clothing, Kate Han has made her interpretation of diverse schools of martial arts in Chinese Wuxia (a genre of Chinese fiction and film, concerning the adventures of sword-wielding chivalrous heroes) culture as well as all sorts of mysterious Kung Fu and Chinese weaponry. Elements and techniques from old Wuxia cinema and Hong Kong Wuxia comics, together with Traditional Hami Uygur embroidery – the almost lost traditional craft of Intangible Cultural Heritage, have been incorporated and employed into this series.
In the show, Kate Han has created a Woman Xia character named JADE with a dual identity, with whom the designer presents her understanding of Chinese Wuxia culture.
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