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Under the exchange and collision of different cultures, Chinese designers get inspirations about how to absorb the essence of modern fashion and combine those elements of their homeland to their products, making them shine on the international stage.

Guo Pei Spring 2019 Couture Fashion Show

Heaven Gaia RTW Spring 2017

For another, international designers have also shifted their eyes to Chinese culture and added the Chinese auspicious elements in their designs, such as the crane, ocean weaves, peony, etc.

Julien Fournie Spring Summer 2018

Prada SS2017 Fashion Show Collection

As the Spring/Summer 2019 runway comes to an end at China Fashion Week, it's time to take a look at the 7 fashion trends that emerged along this way.

Embroidery, as a traditional handicraft with nearly 3,000 years of history in China, is also a common embellishment for high-end clothing in the world. In this China Fashion Week, embroidery tends to be more elaborate, fashionable and more skillfully decorated on the apparel.



Except for the traditional patterns, the designers also get inspirations from Chinese ink painting, which adds an extra retro vibe and brings a color impact and flowing beauty on their designs. Keep scrolling to see how it works on different outfits, especially the silk maxi dresses, jackets or pants.



With the irresistible aesthetic perception, ruffles are getting a major update in a stereoscopic form. The stereo construction not only breaks the monotony of the fabric but also gives the look a unique and dynamic rhythm.

Opt for ruffles, fine embroidery, beautiful prints that add a little extra adorning to your spring collections.

The below brands choose a more minimalist look with a maxi dress that looks good on everyone.

阿牛阿呷

楚和听香·楚艳

Or take on the look with an oversized designer blouse and a pair of printed leggings that could effortlessly be your streetwear.

上手& HELY·陈宇

All fashion savvy ladies know how to present their sexy appeal in a casual way. It's best to get dressed from the crochet / hollow out dresses. Think: crochet details and an overall white, but elegant appearance completes with slits or fringed design, which is definitely the best graceful look in your new wardrobe.

There are plenty of crochet options to choose- upgrade your office-wear for a crochet white blouse and black pants/ midi skirt, it all felt like a welcome office surge.

Or complete your street ensembles with a hollow-out detail, which really takes your look to a new territory with an oversized hoodie dress done in a pop of yellow and blue.

The adorning details, like a work of art, are rich in visual impact and texture, making the costume more high-grade and luxury. And for those who prefer something a bit more subtle, there were statement beading dresses at J.Queen, 绝设•朱光妍, which fully explain this trend on the runway.

J.Queen·谢家齐

EP雅莹

绝设·朱光妍

Applique proves its versatility this season. From White Honey's wedding dresses to EP雅莹's evening options/ daily basis, it’s clear that the applique details will be popping up in plenty of different occasions and continue to pack a romantic impact in 2019.

White Honey

EP雅莹

Cheongsam or Qipao, a traditional Chinese costume, are given a modernized update for the 2019 woman. Designers loosen the silhouette of a standard Qipao and change the stiff mandarin collar to V-neck, crew neck or common stand collar to make it look more casual, as I told you in < When Chinese Fashion Meets Modern Fashion>.

Meanwhile, they also give a hint of newness to the Pankou designs (an essential button decorated on Qipao), making them more novel, extraordinary but without losing an retro vibe.

If you want to learn more about Chinese cultures, such as embroidery, ink painting, cheongsam modern, please head over to the related articles below, you'll get a detailed answer.

• Embroidery:  <Embroidery, The Beautiful Handicrafts In Chinese Culture>
• Ink painting: <Ink And Wash, The Chinese Ancient Spirit>
• Cheongsam: <What Is Chinese Fashion Like>

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Flowers arrangement, painting hanging, tea art, and incense burning are the four major arts of China since Song Dynasty, which are particularly loved by ancient literati. These four arts, through touch, vision, taste, and smell to experience life, taking the daily life into the artistic state and enriching the internal cultivation as well.

Among of them, Chinese tea art is the most common leisure activity that can relax our nerves, bring us closers, resolve conflicts and establish the harmonious relationship between us. However, not everyone knows it well. Strictly speaking, tea art has 13 standard processes and details are as follows.

1. Wash hands and invite the guests to appreciate the tea and tea sets.

2. Rinse the tea sets thoroughly with boiling water, preheat them, which is helpful to release the fragrance of tea.

3. Put the tea leaves into a teapot. ( in this process, tea masters will wear the traditional linen clothing called "Chafu" to make some performances, fully showing the art beauty of tea art)
4. Clean the leaves ( pour the boiling water into the teapot and dump out the water of the first brew in order to clean all the dust / dirty particles )
Notice: Pour the first-brew boiled water over the teapot to make the same temperature both inside and out.

5. Pour the boiling water into the teapot again at three times, which is called "phoenix nods three times" in China.

6. Water should rise above the spout. Brush off the tea powder with a lid and make sure all the floating tea leaves on the top can be removed.

7. Cover the teapot promptly to steep for several minutes in order to preserve the fragrance of tea.

8. Place the fragrance-smelling cups, tea-tasting cups on the saucer with a tea clip when begin to have tea.

9. Pour the tea into the public cup to make sure every guest can taste the unified Chinese tea.

10. Pour the tea which is from the public cup into fragrance-smelling cups for each guest. Then turn over the fragrance-smelling cups quickly, upending them on the tea-tasting cups.

11. Serve the guests with a cup of tea.

12. Smell the after-flavor in the tea cups.

13. Enjoy the tea.

Chinese tea culture has a history of thousands of years, which plays a crucial part in our daily life. Therefore, the tea masters and the clothes they wear are well loved by Chinese citizens from generation to generation.

If you want to know more about chafu's culture, you can click here What's Chinese Tea Clothing

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Two weeks ago, I have written an article to introduce our Chinese folk art: Embroidery, The Beautiful Handicrafts In Chinese Culture. Today I'm going to show you the other traditional art in Chinese history: paper cutting.

As another traditional folk art which has a long history in China, paper cutting is loved very much by domestic. This artistic form can be traced back to the Tang Dynasty, expressing our hopes and wishes to nature, culture, and life. Ever since comes a festival, people have the custom to stick paper-cuts on windows.



If a happy event comes, people also use paper cuttings for decoration. Most of the designs are auspicious, such as mandarin ducks, magpies, dragon, phoenix, and peony, all representing good luck, good fortune and happiness.




Paper-cut has a broad mass basis in China and it blends into the social life of all ethnic groups, which is a significant component of a variety of folk activities.




Also Read: What are the Chinese Fashion Trends Recent Years

Designers are good at combining this Chinese traditional art with modern fashion. They absorb the beauty and soul of embroidery, blending the eastern and western style into the modern fashion of oriental flavor. Thus, more and more excellent vintage embroidered clothing, embroidered jeans appear in different fashion shows.

And for the past few years, paper cuttings also attract more and more attention. This Chinese traditional esthetics is becoming the beautiful "scenery line" in the modern fashion stage.


As a Chinese girl, I love Chinese traditions and cultures and I sincerely hope that such fine traditional culture can be carried forward by our generation.

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