CHINA DAILY Wednesday, November 20, 2019 | 19 YOUTH

A design piece by the “sustainability design award” Students take winner, Celine Zara Constantinides from the University of Huddersfield in the United a chic step on Kingdom. career path closing ceremony. A global fashion contest uncovers “One appealing aspect of this con­ future talent, Li Yingxue in Beijing test is that fashion and Xie Chuanjiao in Qingdao report. newcomers can have many opportu­ nities to communi­ ith the red orb of the trial networking, design shows, cate with industry sun spilling its light exhibitions, seminars, a fashion insiders,” says Guan. on the sea, spectators contest and an award ceremony. Zhu Shaofang, vice­ on Zhanqiao Pier, A team of 20 judges scored the president of the China Qingdao, W East China’s Shandong designers’ works under five key met­ Fashion Association, said province, were treated to a radiant rics: fashion, quality, market, tech­ She participated in the during the event that the fashion spectacular. nology and responsibility. The Tweed Run in London, an competition served as a The pier, a landmark tourist attrac­ judges talked to each designer to annual event in which platform to cultivate talent tion, was transformed by the bright better understand their design con­ cyclists ride through Lon­ in fashion, and she praised colors of the models’ outfits elegantly cepts. don in British tweeds that “the competition not displayed on the 440­meter­long The young designers also show­ and brogues. only enables up­and­ century­old “runway”. cased their creations at an exhibi­ Guan says that, in coming young design­ The pier, once used as a navy dock tion at Qingdao Mixc, a popular her design, she tried ers to display their built in 1892 during the Qing Dynas­ shopping mall, and members of the to express her nos­ work and communi­ ty (1644­1911), was actually decreed public were asked to vote for their talgia for her col­ cate with each other, a national industrial heritage site in favorite designs. A total of 1,500 of lege years and but also serves as a April. them cast their votes. highlight unfor­ bridge linking gov­ It reverberated to the sound of Wang Yuqi, a student from the gettable memories ernments, education walking models and applause at the Royal Academy of Arts in London from Britain. institutions, indus­ World University Student Fashion won first prize. “My design was tries, and city Design Competition held from Nov Second prizes were awarded to based on the features resources”. 7 to 9. both Lea Kasper from the Trier Uni­ and fabrics of traditional One of the partici­ The event brought together 25 versity of Applied Sciences in Ger­ English­style suits, aiming pating designers, Jack­ young designers to present their many and Zhang Yuchuan from Top and above: Models display designers’ work on Zhanqiao Pier in at comfortable tailoring,” son Wiederhoeft, a graduate inspirational outfits. Donghua University. Qingdao. DONG ZHIGANG / FOR CHINA DAILY A fashion show at the closing Guan says. of the New York­based Parsons All were students or graduates The third­prize winners were stu­ ceremony of the recent World University Student Fashion Design “I added some more elements School of Design, says he believes drawn from 25 universities across 14 dents from China, Italy and South Competition. PHOTOS PROVIDED TO CHINA DAILY into the design to get what I really that there is great potential among countries, including China, France, Africa. want, something of an eclectic inter­ Chinese people, as many of them are Germany, Israel, South Africa and There were four other single­item est behind plain grandeur,” says interested in and would like to try the United Kingdom. awards. yama won the “market potential” in creation management. Guan, who just graduated from Bei­ bold designs, while “New York peo­ The event was co­organized by All winners were granted a full prize. The 24­year­old designs Another contestant, Guan Tianai, jing Institute of Fashion Technology ple tend to be more serious’’. the Qingdao city government, the year’s use of a design studio free of clothes with a dash of color for had a collection of five menswear in June and plans to further her “I hope my products will be sold Beijing Institute of Fashion Tech­ charge, which was provided by the working women. His idea is a mix sets, entitled Nice to Meet You. postgraduate study. in the Chinese market in the future,” nology and the China Fashion Beijing Institute of Fashion Technol­ of Japanese elements and French Guan said her creation had been During the fashion event, her he said. Association. ogy at its fashion industry park in fashion. He is a postgraduate at the inspired by her experience in the design gained attention from a local More than fashion was on show, Qingdao. ISAL Paris, a leading private fash­ United Kingdom as an exchange clothing brand, which signed a coop­ Contact the writers through as the three­day event held indus­ Japanese designer Hanchi Mri­ ion business school that specializes student in 2017­18. erative agreement with her at the [email protected]