ChangJun Guo

Category: Apparel

Competitions: Taiwan Region

(THIS BODY IS A PRODUCT DESIGNED BY THE BEAUTY INDUSTRY.) This represents a pathological pursuit of beauty. We are compelled to reshape our bodies to conform to what is deemed ideal. The waist should be smaller, the hips fuller, the legs longer, and the neck more slender. Every inch is regulated, and any deviation must be corrected. So we begin to take action: tightening our waists, padding our hips, stretching our legs, and propping up our necks. These are not acts of health; rather, they are rituals of conformity. I integrated these methods into the garment, making them an intrinsic part of the body itself. Leather adheres to the skin—contorting, compressing, and stretching—until it no longer resembles its original shape. We refer to it as beauty, but it is merely a closer alignment with our expectations. In the end, what remains is a specimen— a beautiful specimen, shaped, restricted, and deformed to meet societal standards.

Category: Apparel

Competitions: Taiwan Region

My idea is to extend the Chinese style, the word "囍" is used in traditional oriental weddings, there is a sense of happiness in this design, so that the overall style becomes dark and weird, using Chinese clothing elements, using Chinese knots, cheongsam collars, plus Western-style elements of vests and fishtails to render this dress, With dark red and black as the main theme, a small section of white and yellow decorative dresses, hand-decorated with spider webs, and the font on the costume is presented in Chinese calligraphy and oracle bones, the whole outfit wants to break the traditional concept of the character "囍" can become a rebel.