Broken Sovereign Womenswear Collection

Fashion Design Award Winner.
Awarded for Good Fashion, Apparel and Garment Design.

Broken Sovereign Womenswear Collection
by Tan Wan Yee

Awarded April 15, 2020
CLIENT: The Woman Of Yee
106.493

Broken Sovereign is a womenswear collection of five looks inspired by Tang Dynasty dress and Malaysian Chinese culture. The jacket shape refers to a Tang Dynasty greeting pose. Wide Tang sleeves are combined with a trench coat to suggest layering and constraint. Neoprene is used for the jackets and coats, as the fabric holds shape and accepts digital printing. Suede is used for the vests, tops, skirts and dresses. Old garments are draped on a dummy to form new shapes. The bamboo print recalls a Hokkien festival and reminds younger generations not to forget their mother tongue.

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