The Withered Leaf Takes Flight as a Butterfly
Category: Apparel
Competitions: China Mainland
This series originates from the designer's in-depth butterfly picking and field investigation experience in Honghe Butterfly Valley in Yunnan, Tianmushan Nature Reserve in Hangzhou, and Haining Leather City. The design draws inspiration from the life cycle of the dead leaf butterfly, the age texture of tree bark, and the seasonal limitations of leather materials. Butterflies feed on decay and respawn in withered areas, which is the essence of leaf decay and butterfly transformation: withering is not the end, but the nutrient of the life cycle. I use genuine leather to carry this cruel aesthetics, injecting the tension of butterfly wing texture, decayed leaf traces, and the coexistence of life and death into clothing, and reconstructing a new natural order. Regard the incompleteness of "decayed leaves" as a symbol of rebirth, and explore a new fusion of natural aesthetics and practical leather. The series takes the transformation of withered leaves into butterflies as its spiritual core, and uses genuine leather as its material carrier to extract the color, texture, and morphological characteristics of withered leaves. It combines the texture of withered leaves, the light lines of butterfly wings, and the feeling of genuine leather. The fabric is made of textured leather with distressed and insect infested textures, preserving the natural and natural sense of imperfection; By using light and thin tanning techniques and lightweight cutting, the traditional winter impression of thick and tough leather jackets is weakened, achieving the possibility of being warm in winter, layered in spring and autumn, and worn outside in summer for all seasons. The color scheme adopts a gradient of natural withered leaves and butterfly wings, with a structure that balances practicality and aesthetics. It aims to break the current industry situation where leather clothing is mostly suitable for winter, allowing natural decay and industrial luster to coexist, creating timeless clothing that is not limited by seasons and has its own vitality. It establishes a new wearing order for the leather industry and achieves a dual breakthrough in aesthetic value and market value.
