Fastening Elegance: Royce Chau weaves creative flair into the traditional craft of floral button-making 綻放於衣裳上

The art of crafting handmade knotted floral buttons, a cherished Chinese tradition, often goes unnoticed by modern fashion enthusiasts. Adorning cheongsams and other garments, these buttons complement the chosen fabric and colour, serving as a small yet intricate detail in the time-consuming tailoring process of traditional Chinese dresses. Royce Chau knows this firsthand, having studied tailoring Chinese garments when she couldn't find a traditional Chinese outfit she liked while living in Singapore. Unable to find what she sought in numerous department stores, she resolved to learn how to make one herself.

Bamboo Mood: Jiang Qiong Er Blends French Art de Vivre X Chinese Culture in Roche Bobois Collaboration

What’s the mood of bamboo? In her latest collaboration with French Luxury Lifestyle Brand Roche Bobois, renowned Chinese designer Jiang Qiong Er 蔣瓊耳 has beautifully captured the French Art de Vivre and Oriental Spirits and fashioned an environment that blends comfort with aesthetic allure.

Fashion — Designing Moments 從設計尋根

Fête Chinoise invited our publication’s lead fashion stylist Ashley Galang to curate some highlights around the world of designers who are exploring Chinese cultural elements in their work. As an Asian-Canadian herself, Ashley enjoys seeing more diversity in both the industry’s creators and the garments that grace the runways.

Design DialogueFête ChinoiseNovember 27, 2023design, chinese culture, fashion, Fashion, chinesefashiondesignerComment

Vivienne Tam's New Collection – Spring Summer 2023

Vivienne Tam is a fashion designer that intentionally bridges China and the West in her work, exploring beauty and wonder in our diverse shared cultures. Now she's bridging her own fashion voice with the recently trending world of metaverse and NFTs. Her new collection on the runway at New York Fashion Week is a fun and colourful bash, incorporating instances of untamed collisions of apes to mahjong tiles, pixels and flashy hex tones on fabric.