“3.16.19”

New York Fashion Week

Fall Winter 2020

On February 8th, the collection “3.16.19” was released at New York Fashion Week. The whole show was named after her grandfather who passed away last year. This series is also a special series dedicated to the grandfather by the designer. LI hopes this way Come to miss the mark of life he left and commemorate the good times spent with him.

In LI's memory, his grandfather always wore a variety of checkered shirts, and he wore plaid in almost every photo. These extremely intimate grids have been reinterpreted in this season's collection, interpreted in classic suit fabrics from Maui Blue and Impala Yellow, printed with pink Flame plaid on translucent vinyl woven fabrics, and handmade on oversized mesh bags Cross stitch is a bold attempt to check patterns.

Another highlight of this season's collection is the goldfish print and goldfish beaded embroidery. LI remembered that when she was a child, she could only return to China every few years to see her grandfather, so the most memorable moment was the moment shared with each other. I still remember that he would go to the street market with him every time he visited and stared at the goldfish in the fish tank of the flower shop for a long time. This scene was deep in LI's mind and became another highlight of this season's series. The posture of the goldfish swimming freely in the water is fixed in the printed pattern, releasing a sense of fluidity during walking.

 LI said, "Not only was Grandpa an outstanding painter, but he was also proficient in eight different instruments. His family's music and artistic genes may all come from him." In memory, the instrument most played by his grandfather was Erhu. At the time, he even invented a new type of erhu instrument with his best friend. Taking this as inspiration, LI transformed the erhu's visual description of the erhu's sound into a print of this season, and gave it two colors, Samba Red and BlueJay, making the traditional Chinese instrument of erhu the protagonist of this season's runway.

LI recalled that Grandpa was a very funny person. He had a very special sense of humor, being playful and naughty. Therefore, in this season's series, LI does not want to make the work look sad and melancholy but instead wants to present a happy and interesting state.

 The updated brand's iconic silhouettes, such as "lazy shoulder shirts", "windy skirts" and "oversized bows", have been reinterpreted in a variety of new fabrics, and rebuilt using leather and seam filling.

In addition, hand-crocheted oversized pompoms, beaded earrings with floral fabrics, patchwork sheepskin coats, Mongolian wool vests, and hand-beaded TEVA shoes, etc., have made this season's series more exciting and retro. Playful design, full of daydreaming space.