SPITGAN MAGAZINE: SPITTING MAD FIRE
Cynthia & Xiao 是香港做得頗成功的本地品牌。兩位設計師都從Central St. Martins 畢業的。Xiao主修Knit wear而Cynthia是design及marketing。他們今季的作品充滿中國味道，例如刺繡、老虎print及由流蘇拼出來的一些圖騰，都隱隱散發着中國的風格。最讓我記住的是灰、黃色的幾套，特別加上流蘇裝飾，簡單又活潑。針織間因不同的交織所成的變化也讓一成不變的針織有了生氣。
攝影 Photo / Photo by Neilson Barnard/Getty Images for Fashion Hong Kong
撰文 Article / Jose Chu
All photos including the Top Banner : Falcon Lam
如果你以爲香港時裝只有Centrestage和那些正正常常的時裝表演，那你已經落後了。Fashion Farm Foundation (FFF) 帶來了一個新東西叫FFFRIDAY，他不是一個什麼Fashion Week，對我更像一個藝術展覽。6個本地品牌都以最切合他們性格的表達方式展示他們最新一季的作品，品牌包括The World Is Your Oyster、Dynasti、Matter Matters、Reo Ma、Curtis Li Studio及KenaxLeung。一日6個品牌，12場表演，確實好趕。加上他們在中環的創聲遊戲機中心和藝穗會兩個地方舉行，行程可以話十分緊湊。
在Game Centre行Fashion Show的確有趣，不過也多了不少細節需要留意。例如每部遊戲機的音樂令表演音樂十分混亂、空間安排也不盡太好。
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If you think Hong Kong fashion only has Centerstage, FIRSTLOOK, and some random, one-off runway offerings, well you just aren’t in the know anymore! Fashion Farm Foundation (FFF) introduces an new event to us, they’ve named FFFRIDAY! This is not a so-called fashion week, it’s more like an ‘art’ show, a fashion art show. Six local brands presented their latest collections with individual themes. These brands included: The World is Your Oyster, Dynasti, Matter Matters, Reo Ma, Curtis Li Studio and KenaxLeung, dividing 12 showtimes in a one day schedule; busy by any standard of fashion week. This was compounded by the fact that they separated the slate of shows between the Central Game Centre and The Fringe Club. With already great confusion to the FFFRIDAY schedule itself, this made for a very rushed run to catch the presentations! You say we don’t work? Despite this, the fashion show in the Game Centre was really interesting, I found it to be a very new experience for Hong Kong. It was hard to control certain elements of the show like the music, and space arrangement but the energy and audacity were more than enough to compensate for these deficiencies.
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驟眼一看，沒有幾個屬於我喜歡的系列。大多數系列都與我的個人品味互相衝突，但今季正正是關於衝突的、你以為是廢物的。系列被有意地組裝成看起來很爛的感覺，那些似妓女的長靴和褻瀆的口號，破洞穿孔的服裝和態度。這就是一種我喜歡的對抗！閉幕時一間有份贊助的「長衫」公司吸引了我的眼球。他們利用了傳統的中國服裝，透過針織面料和剪裁，為舊衣服給予了新的生命。再次為所有設計師致敬及祝成功。香港有希望啦！
Continued from PT. 1
At first glance, it was hard to find collections I liked. Most collections seemed to clash with my personal taste, but this season it was all about the clash, and trash for that matter. Collections were purposefully assembled to look shoddy, there were hooker boots and profanity slogans, piercings and attitude to the clothing this season. It was a confrontation, and I liked it! The cheung sam company that sponsored and closed the show also caught my eye as they took the very traditional Chinese dress and gave it new life with knit fabrics and cut variations. Salute again and continued success designers! There is hope in HK!
Photos : Nick D for precursorprints.com
Ka Wa Key一向給我的感覺，就是因為無拘無束的人。他的世界很大、天空很藍。他的設計很多是在原有的布料上發揮，例如扎染、腐蝕等等。今季我特別喜歡他們的Ad Campaign，幾個人互相糾纏、互相支撐，又好像互相侵蝕、互相傷害。極大的留白空間讓我們自行發揮想像。
攝影 Photo From / Jarno Leppanen
撰文 Article From / Jose Chu
對我來說，這個Knitwear Show可能是香港貿發局主辦的Centrestage中一顆秘密的寶石吧。由HKKIDS(毛織創新及設計協會)主辦的Knitwear Symphony 最近幾屆都在香港發掘了不少有趣的人才。今季他們繼續在這個強壯蓬勃的基礎上再進一步。但似乎今次是個較小型的表演？或者可能是因為後台比以前少了近一半吧！當我們繼續深入這個屬於本地設計的秘境，幾個系列倒是有些面熟，但依然存在不少驚喜。—第二部分繼續。
To me the secret gem of HKTDC CENTERSTAGE or it’s incarnation before, is the Knitwear show. Hosted by HKKIDS (Hong Kong Knitwear Innovation and Design Society), the last few editions have produced the most interesting talent in the Fragrant Harbour. This season also continued to build on this burgeoning tradition with another strong showing. It seemed to be a smaller show? Or perhaps the backstage was half it’s previous size giving off this impression? As we have reached deeper into the local design scene, a few collections we had seen before resurface here but there were still many surprises left! PT 2 to follow…
Photos : Nick D for precursorprints.com
