9 Questions For Fashion Designer Yang Du
Jing Daily picks London-based Chinese designer Yang Du's brain about her new collection, brand philosophy and what it means to be "too crazy for a Chinese."
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- 1. How would you describe the Yang Du woman?
- 2. What is your brand philosophy?
- 3. You mentioned in an interview that you were sure you wanted to be a fashion designer after attending the International New Talent Competition in Paris. Why's that?
- 4. You've referred to yourself in the past as a "surrealist." How does this impact your designs?
- 5. What do you do and where do you go to seek artistic inspiration?
- 6. If you had to use one word to describe your designs, what would it be?
- 7. You mentioned once that one of your professors at Central Saint Martins joked with you that "you are too crazy for a Chinese." How does your Chinese background influence or inspire your designs, if at all?
- 8. From your Weibo page , we noticed that you're working on an independent film project in London and Berlin. Can you tell us a little about this production?
- 9. Aside from your inclusion in the JOYCE capsule collection this summer, what does 2012 hold for Yang Du?
- Yang Du's collections are available online for a limited time through the JOYCE capsule collection e-store , as well as on AnyShopStyle .
- Du's designs can also be found in stores such as Brand New China (Beijing), JOYCE (Hong Kong), Super Milan (Italy), BEAMS (Tokyo), and TSVETNOY (Moscow).
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