Anna Wintour, the big sister in the fashion media circle and editor-in-chief of the American "Vogue", visited China in 2015. During this period, after visiting several famous Chinese fashion designers such as Guo Pei, Lawrence Xu, and Marco, she said bluntly that she did not see any growth in Chinese fashion designers, and even believed that their designs were still quite far from the global market.

Although this is ugly, it is indeed a fact. There are indeed not many excellent designers in China. Even if you design Chinese-style dresses, it is often difficult to produce works that are eye-catching. Many designers design Chinese-style dresses, often add ink paintings, blue and white porcelain, buckles, or direct dragon and phoenix patterns and cheongsams. These are Chinese elements, but they are very rigid, with a sense of stacking and a strong sense of design.

Foreign designers are indeed better than domestic designers in design, but they often don’t design Chinese style dresses. They have a very one-sided understanding of Chinese elements. The Chinese style dresses they designed may be good to Westerners, but they are simply messy to the Chinese. Of course, there are also good designs, such as works designed by Galliano after taking charge of Dior in 1997, such as the bamboo series presented by Armani at the Spring and Summer Fashion Week in 2015.

The design drawing in Zhang Ran was a copy of Armani's bamboo series. Of course, he couldn't say that he copied Armani directly, and said lightly: "Is this question very important? Just make it directly according to this design drawing!"

Guo Pei said, "It's very important. I don't even know who designed the clothing. How can I help you do it? If it's someone else's design and I help you do it, it's pure plagiarism, and the consequences are very serious!"

In the last life, Guo Pei was exposed to copying other people's designs many times. Some even said that she was copying Guo, but now she is worried that she will be said to be plagiarized, so she twitched: "Don't worry, I promise not to be considered plagiarized!"

Zhang Ran can indeed guarantee that unless George Armani also travels through time.

Guo Pei shook his head and said, "Please guarantee. What are you guaranteeing? What if it is plagiarism? The Tokyo Film Festival and the international stage may not have any impact on you, but my reputation in the circle has been completely destroyed. I can't do it!"

Zhang Ran felt that Guo Pei’s words made sense, and the Sino-Japanese issue was very sensitive. Zhang Ziyi was scolded for her in "Memoirs of Geisha". If a plagiarism incident really occurred at the Tokyo Film Festival, it would definitely be considered a national humiliation.

The reason why he chose to make clothes instead of borrowing clothes is mainly because the Chinese market is not valued by international brands now. Even Zhang Ziyi can only borrow out-of-season models from international brands and cannot pick up any good-looking clothes. Zhang Jingchu is too famous now and can't borrow high-end customs at all. If she borrows ready-to-wear clothes, it is easy to wear the same clothes. If she wears the same clothes at the Tokyo Film Festival, it will easily become an international laughing stock. At that time, Zhang Jingchu will be scolded to death by domestic audiences!

Zhang Ran had no better way, so he could only say: "I designed these!"

Guo Pei felt that Zhang Ran was insulting her IQ. A film director actually told him that he could design clothes. And it was a design of this level. Do I think I am an idiot? However, Zhang Ran was shortlisted for the Tokyo Film Festival at a young age and his future achievements will definitely be extraordinary. She doesn't want to say too badly: "This joke is not funny!"

Zhang Ran said lightly: "I'm not kidding, I drew these design drawings!"

Guo Pei frowned and said, "Have you learned fashion design?"

Zhang Ran knew she would ask this and said with a smile: "I haven't learned it, but I know a little about clothing design."

He really didn't lie, he really understood fashion design. In his last life, his second girlfriend studied fashion design and was very talented. Fashion design is a very hard job, especially during the exhibition, she was busy day and night. Zhang Ran studied art and was born in the photography department. He had his own opinions on art, so he was often taken to help. Four years later, she and Zhang Ran broke up in France, and Zhang Ran was able to beat half a designer after four years of training.

"Understand?" Guo Pei was stunned when he heard this, looked at Zhang Ran in surprise, and didn't believe his words at all. If you know something, you can do designs. You can do this. It's simply an international joke. Do you really think that clothing design can be done by individuals?

"Since it was designed by you, please tell me about the design concept?" Guo Pei picked up the design drawing and placed it in front of Zhang Ran, revealing a hint of mockery in his expression.

Zhang Ran didn't care about Guo Pei's mockery. It was like a young painter taking out a painting that was close to Qi Baishi's level, claiming that it was painted by himself, and there would be ghosts if he was not questioned. He pointed to the costume design drawing and said: "The model was wearing a batik-shaped satin top with green bamboo, paired with loose and flowing high-waisted Organza wide-leg pants, walking from the depths of the woods growing on both sides. The tassel earrings also well interpret the bamboo's properties of stretching upward..."

Zhang Ran explained the design concept of clothing in detail, then turned to the next page, and then talked about the next design drawing.

Guo Pei was a little surprised at first, but soon calmed down. Listening quietly, she knew that Zhang Ran really knew about clothing design, otherwise it would be impossible to make such an analysis.

However, understanding clothing design and being able to do high-level clothing design are two concepts. Students in the Academy of Clothing know how to design, but it is absolutely impossible to let them design clothing at Galliano level. The level of clothing design is too high, which is surprisingly high, and it is completely at the top international level. If it is just the use of Chinese elements, Ye Jintian can reach this level, but if Chinese elements and modern fashion are integrated so well, I am afraid that Ye Jintian may not be able to do it.

It is unlikely that such a design was written by Zhang Ran, but she couldn't figure out where Zhang Ran's designs were obtained. There are almost no domestic designers who have reached this level, and foreign designers have never heard of anyone designing such bamboo series.

Guo Pei pondered for a moment, looked at Zhang Ran and said, "Your design is a series, and the themes are all bamboo, but as a series of works, there are still too few, your design should be more than these five, right?"

"Can you give me paper and pen?" Zhang Ran smiled. Guo Pei said well. There are more than five bamboo series, but he only chose a few that he thought were beautiful.

There were ready-made paper and pens in the office, and Guo Pei's assistant quickly handed them to Zhang Ran with the paper and pen. However, her eyes were full of ridicule. Keep pretending, let me see when you can pretend! It is simple to draw a rendering on the spot, but it is impossible to draw a flat structure diagram without in-depth research on the clothing.

The design drawing of clothing design includes two parts, clothing renderings and flat structure drawings. The clothing renderings are the effect of the model wearing clothes, and the renderings displayed to ordinary audiences by the clothing designer; the plan structure drawing must clearly indicate the overall structure lines and the key points of the decoration line cutting and crafting production. It is equivalent to the construction guide, and the tailor is cut and made according to the plan structure drawing.

After Zhang Ran took the paper and pen, he immediately started drawing on the paper.

When drawing designs, you usually use pencil drafts and signature drafts. Then you use watercolor or marker pen to paint, but Zhang Ran is confident, so he directly uses a signature pen to paint and then color it with a microphone.

After a while, Zhang Ran finished drawings and pushed the design drawings in front of Guo Pei: "What do you think?"

Guo Pei was stunned, and Guo Pei's assistant was stunned. Zhang Ran not only drew the renderings, but also drew the structural diagram.

Zhang Ran didn't think about it and directly drew the structural diagram. Obviously, these costume designs were in his mind, so it could not be plagiarism!

Guo Pei wiped the cold sweat from his forehead and said, "It's incredible. I've never seen such a great design. It's simply amazing. Compared with your design, my work is not worth mentioning!"

"Where? I just know a little bit of the fur!" Zhang Ran smiled and said modestly. This was originally a copycat. If Guo Peifei hadn't asked where it came from, he would be embarrassed to say that it was designed by himself.

"I mean, the several clothes you designed are really great, and you won't be inferior to those top brands when you go to Paris Fashion Week!" Guo Pei shook his head.

Li Xiaowan was very surprised. Guo Pei was already the top fashion designer in China. She actually admired Zhang Ran so much and couldn't help but ask: "Guo Pei, are the clothes designed by Zhang Ran very powerful?"

Guo Pei nodded and said, "Among the designers I know, Chinese elements and modern fashion are so well integrated, probably only Dior's chief designer Galliano!"

Hearing Guo Pei's words, her assistant looked at Zhang Ran with an incredible expression. Only Galliano could make similar designs. Isn't this too exaggerated?

Although Li Xiaowan didn't know Galliano, known as the "pirate master", Dior still knew it. Their Zhou Xun of Rong Xinda is also a popular star in China, but she couldn't even borrow Dior's haute couture, so she could only borrow ready-made clothes. But Guo Pei now said that Zhang Ran's designs reached Dior's level, and she was stunned!

Zhang Jingchu saw the shock of Li Xiaowan and the others, and a slight smile appeared on her face. In her opinion, there was nothing strange about this. Because Zhang Ran was a genius.

Guo Pei's assistant looked at Zhang Ran and said in disbelief: "How can you make such a design?"

Zhang Ran said lightly: "A designer must first break and then build, draw nourishment from philosophy, find inspiration, and discover laws. Life cannot create miracles forever, but it can always follow the laws. The process of human development is unforgettable in mind, portraying the civilization of an era, combining philosophy with aesthetics, this is the design. To make Chinese-style clothes, you must truly understand Chinese culture and understand the philosophical thoughts of ancestors, including Zhouyi thoughts, hexagram principles, etc. The bamboo series conveys a state of harmonious coexistence between man and nature, that is, the unity of man and nature. Many people talk about Chinese clothing, always like to pull patterns such as dragons and phoenixes, peonies, as well as elements such as rudders and skirts, Su embroidery. In fact, these are all skins. The real core is the idea of ​​unity of man and nature, which is the soul of Chinese clothing!"

Just as Zhang Ran said himself, he only had a little understanding of clothing design and could not say such profound words. These were the clothing concepts of his girlfriend in his last life, and he just copied them.

Guo Pei was stunned at first, then fell into deep thought; while Guo Pei's assistant was completely stunned.

Guo Pei pondered for a while before coming back to his senses. At this moment, she had no doubts about Zhang Ran, and her eyes were filled with admiration: "You are definitely a genius of clothing design. If you can focus on clothing design, I believe that you can become the top clothing designer for up to ten years!"

Zhang Ran smiled. He really only understood clothing a little bit, not to mention that it is more difficult to be ahead in the fashion circle than to be ahead in the film circle. It is harder to do clothing design than to make movies. I really can't be interested: "The right to speak fashion is in the hands of Americans and French. It is too difficult to make a successful career. What's more important is that I like movies, which is what I pursue. Clothing is an important part of movies, so I have some understanding of clothing, but I don't want to get involved too much. It's better to leave professional things to professionals. Don't talk nonsense, believe me now. Before the opening of the film festival, is it okay to make these five sets of clothing?"

Guo Pei said without thinking: "This is our honor!" (~^~)
Chapter completed!