A Perfect Finale
Category: Apparel
Competitions: Taiwan Region
My design is inspired by agave. It endured decades of drought in the desert and silently accumulated energy just to bloom a once-in-a-lifetime and most spectacular flower before the end of its life. I want to integrate this attitude of "only blooming once in a lifetime" into the design, and combine it with the thinking of a permanent cycle - withering does not disappear, but returns to nature in another attitude. I think the whole life of Agave is like preparing for a perfect performance. I don't think people should dare to take a step because they are afraid of the end. Instead, they should give full play to all their glory without reservation at the most energetic moment. As long as you live without regrets at that moment, even if life eventually withers slowly, it is still a kind of perfection. The top is designed to make a turtleneck and padded shoulders, which symbolizes a long-term self-protection. The hollow in front represents the courage to open up and welcome the end after being honed, and the embroidery of agave flowers on the back of the top symbolizes the final bloom after a long accumulation. The design of the trousers is like the armament we grow to protect ourselves in life, and deliberately creates a sense of burning and serrated marks on the edge, which represents the setback and honing in the process of growing up.
