Chinese Fashion Designer Wu Haiyan, A Little Girl In Hangzhou, West Lake, "Eight"

Wu Haiyan: fashion designer inspired by national spirit

Wu Haiyan graduated from The China Academy of Art (Academy of Fine Arts, Zhejiang) in 1984. She began to design costumes for film and TV dramas, dance dramas, acrobatics, evening shows, and became one of China's first fashion designers after the reform and opening up. Wu Haiyan's works are widely used in Chinese silk and hemp as a fabric. They are good at using Chinese elements to make creative designs of patterns, and strive to accurately grasp the mainstream and characteristics of international fashion while conveying national spirit and culture. In 1992, Wu Haiyan's work "ancient feelings" won the first prize of the first national costume design painting art competition. In 1993, the "heyday" was awarded the only gold medal of the first China International Youth costume designer competition. In 1999, the work of "spanition" was awarded the gold medal of the Ninth National Art Exhibition. 1995. In 1997, Wu Haiyan was elected the first and second top ten fashion designers in China in 2001. He was awarded the golden top award by the China Fashion Association and the costume designers association in 2001. In the great success of the domestic clothing design industry, Wu Haiyan's works, which are full of "national complex", are gradually recognized by the international clothing industry and become the window to display the essence of Chinese culture to the world. Since 1986, Wu Haiyan has worked in France, the United States, Germany, Japan, Malaysia and other countries to promote Chinese culture, promote national art and promote cultural exchanges between countries. In the past more than 20 years, how Wu Haiyan's traditional culture has been activated in the fashionable life has always been explored by him. Nowadays, the "Oriental country" brand with distinctive design style has been born. Wu Haiyan hopes to provide a cultural quality life for her through her creativity.

In May 1997, 96/97, China's top ten fashion designer Wu Haiyan (right two) was with her model.
 

In July 7, 2004, "Oriental Impressions - Paris, China Fashion Week" was unveiled at the Chinese culture center in Paris. Wu Haiyan, a Chinese fashion designer, accepted flowers after his works.

In December 12th, Wu Haiyan (left two) commented on the work of young designers in her studio.
 

In October 25, 2001, the "Oriental silk country" fashion show was held at the West Lake in Hangzhou. Wu Haiyan designed more than 100 sets of silk fashion show at the exhibition.

This is Wu Haiyan's 1999 work of the Ninth National Art Exhibition Gold Medal of art design, which shows the author's inner logic of Chinese culture.

In December 12th, Wu Haiyan commented on the work of a foreign designer for young designers in the studio.

In 2001, Wu Haiyan held the "view 2002" personal costume exhibition in Beijing Dashan 706 factory. Wu Haiyan chose the venue to be a factory built during the war to resist US aggression and aid Korea, in order to call for a national spirit. This work allowed Wu Haiyan to win the Golden Summit Award.

Wu Haiyan won the "golden age", the only gold award of the first China International Youth costume designer competition. The works take the life of ancient residents as the theme, and try to create the artistic conception of magic and vulgarity on the basis of inheriting the traditional Chinese nation's art tradition.
 

This is a photo published by Japanese Asahi weekly in 1995 when interviewed Wu Haiyan. The model on the right shows Wu Haiyan's 94 year design.

In December 12th, Wu Haiyan designed her work in her studio.
 

This is Wu Haiyan's work during the 08 year Asian charm exhibition in Taipei.

In December 12th, Wu Haiyan was next to her newly created brand "Oriental country" creative product.