Interview With Designer Wu Jigang Into A Talented Designer's Other Life

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< p > reporter: now there is a strong "Asian wave" in the fashion industry of New York. Do you think you are an asian designer or an international designer? < /p >
< p > Wu Jigang: I am an asian designer. I was born in Taiwan. This is me, but I am a designer, like any race designer. I grew up in Taiwan in 80s, when Taiwanese did not consider art as a career. For many people in my age, many families are beginning to see the real value of this area that has not been recognized before. On the other hand, it is really luck that we happen to be in the United States now. < /p >
P: what is the significance of the time you moved to Canada when you were 9 years old? What mark did you leave behind? < /p >
< p > Wu Jigang: I have seen many things in Vancouver. That's my first time in western society. I learned English. That's my second language. I became very familiar with western culture. When I was 9 years old, I had the first sewing machine. When I was in school, I learned fashion drawing. It was a very quiet growth environment. It's very good that my parents didn't let me enter the noisy fashion industry until I was ready. When I moved to New York design college when I was 18 years old, I knew more about culture and the world. My mother was very supportive of me. She wanted me to be happy, but she really thought I would become an unemployed artist! /p
< p > reporter: what have you discovered in Valley of theDolls? You have been working with Integrity Toys since you were 16 years old. How did that start? < /p >
< p > Wu Jigang: that job is to transform dolls. I like to remake things, and I recolor, make-up and make hair for their faces. My family is very worried about this. Except for my parents, they are very fashionable. They buy me dolls. The first dolls my mom bought for me were Bob Mackie dolls and Dior Dior dolls. In high school, I went to boarding school. After a few years, I found a chance to work part-time at Integrity Toys. At that time doll doll was beginning to become popular again. I learned how to dress dress through dolls. We make expensive, expensive dolls, and how I dress them becomes a serious matter. I know that the dress is suitable for the anatomy principle behind the doll's dress. What I learned from that job is much more than how to be a designer. I have the ability to cooperate with others. < /p >
P: seven years ago, how did you design clothes from a doll with an idealized perfect figure and turn it into a series of clothes for real living people? < /p >
< p > Wu Jigang: I think I was very naive when I started this job and I had no idea what it was like. I have 10 years of work experience, when the clothing industry suddenly woke up, but I was ready, I know how to produce, I am very good at making a trademark for dolls, I know how to deal with intellectual property: making a new doll, registering it and obtaining the patent right. The first thing I did was to register my name, one of the things I was good at doing, and the fashion school didn't teach you this. < /p >
< p > reporter: How did you feel when Michel Obama wore your red dress for the inaugural dance second times in 2013? < /p >
< p > Wu Jigang: when she first wore the dress I designed, I was still a new person. The inauguration was very different from other inauguration, and never had a historic moment like that - everything from politics to fashion. She is a brilliant first lady. She loves fashion. It is one of the messages she wants to pass. When she wore the dress I designed for the first time, the whole world was watching. It's easy to have the wonderful moments in fairy tales for the first time. Four years later, her choice proved our long-term relationship, and proved that she had already integrated into the role -- a kind of continuity that was almost unexpected. It is a great honor for me to get her again. < /p >
< p > reporter: why do you choose to be Hugo Bos's director of women's clothing? How long do you have to do it? < /p >
< p > Wu Jigang: I have never worked for other people. This is a big promise. I interviewed with other European companies, but maybe they are not very suitable. Now I am working for a company that has many stories in the past. My idea is: I am not replacing someone. I saw my potential as an art director. This role is very different from that of a designer. The annual sales of fashion companies may be between 200 million and 300 million dollars, and Hugo Bos's annual sales are 2 billion 500 million euros. I have to build a trustworthy and interconnected world among 7000 sales outlets around the world. I signed "a few years". < /p >
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< p > reporter: how is your company doing now? < /p >
< p > Wu Jigang: I do four series a year. I devoted myself to this company at the beginning of my career. I have a very serious attitude towards fashion industry, but the fact is that my brand is seven years old. Our clothes are placed in the mall with the best costumes. I always ask myself for the same standard. They do not care about the history of a company for customers who spend more money on clothes. European companies are very different. I have created my own history for seven years. This job is all inclusive, from clothing, advertising, celebrity status, sunglasses to perfume. < /p >
< p > reporter: how are you getting along with Lancome's latest cooperation? < /p >
< p > Wu Jigang: for years, I have always wanted to make cosmetics and cooperate with international cosmetics companies, which will consolidate the overall image of Wu Jigang brand. All of my fashion shows have unique hairstyles and makeup. I think the women in my dress naturally want to match my cosmetics. < /p >
< p > reporter: now that you are 30 years old, what do you want to be in 10 years? < /p >
< p > Wu Jigang: I hope I can have more holidays and have a house on a foreign island. Before that, I wish I had more work, but I don't think that's work. I am a professional. That's what I did. < /p >
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