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Chaoruiye Gan

Lu Xun Academy of Fine Arts

I am an enthusiastic and thoughtful fashion designer with a sincere passion for exploring the charm and diversity of clothing art. For years, I have devoted myself to fashion design, constantly polishing my professional skills and forming my unique aesthetic perspective. I firmly believe that garments are not merely daily dressing, but vivid carriers of emotion, culture and personality. In my creation, I blend traditional artistic elements with modern minimalist styling, focusing on comfortable tailoring, reasonable fabric matching and delicate detail handling. I am good at capturing inspiration from life, nature and classic aesthetics, and turn abstract ideas into tangible, wearable design works. I keep learning professional knowledge including clothing structure, color collocation and pattern cutting, and dare to break conventional design thinking. Each piece of my work expresses my personal attitude and creative pursuit. This design competition is a precious chance for me to show myself, communicate with peers and gain progress. I hope to present distinctive design ideas here, interpret beauty with stitches and fabrics, and keep exploring new possibilities in the fashion field.

《共振皮肤》Resonant Skin

Category: Apparel

Competitions: China Mainland

本系列为2026“真皮真自我”设计大赛参赛作品,聚焦当代人矛盾的社交状态:人们渴望灵魂共振,又以面具构筑心理防线。 设计从交错血管、割裂人像等视觉意象汲取灵感,以皮革喻人体第二层皮肤,用软硬皮料对比隐喻防御外壳与柔软本心。服装采用解构剪裁,几何面罩代表社交伪装,胸口镂空立体心脏搭配垂落丝线,外化情绪里的脆弱缺口;裤身波浪软皮与铆钉硬边结合,具象人际关系拉扯感。 作品融合植鞣压纹、亮面牛皮塑形、手工抽丝等皮革工艺,同步衍生心形皮具,复刻心脏、破损毛边等核心符号。系列借皮革的刚柔碰撞表达:真正的情感共振,源于彼此展露不完美,在试探与治愈中建立深层联结。This collection is a submission to the 2026 “Genuine Leather, True Self” design competition, focusing on the contradictory social state of contemporary individuals: people yearn for soul resonance, yet build psychological defenses with masks. The design draws inspiration from visual imagery such as intersecting blood vessels and fragmented portraits, using leather to symbolize the second layer of human skin. The use of soft and hard leather materials serves as a metaphor for the defensive shell and the soft inner self. The clothing features deconstructed cuts, with geometric masks representing social camouflage. A hollow, three-dimensional heart on the chest, paired with hanging silk threads, externalizes the vulnerability of emotions. The pant legs combine wavy soft leather with riveted hard edges, capturing the tangible sensation of interpersonal tensions. The pieces incorporate techniques such as vegetable tanning with embossing, shaping of smooth leather, and hand-spun threads. In parallel, they feature heart-shaped leather accessories, recreating key symbols like hearts and broken edges. The collection uses the interplay of leather’s rigidity and flexibility to convey the idea that true emotional resonance arises from the mutual display of imperfections, fostering deep connections through both exploration and healing.

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