Chinese Sports Delegation'S "Good Start" Dress Astonishes The Opening Ceremony Of The Tokyo Olympic Games

On July 23, the 32nd Summer Olympic Games was ceremoniously opened in the national arena of the main stadium of the Olympic Games in Tokyo, Japan. The Chinese sports delegation formally appeared in a series of ceremonial costumes designed with the theme of "red start".

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　　 "Beijing wisdom" in the image of China

He Yang and Yang Hui design teams of Beijing Institute of fashion are responsible for the design of this "good start" series ceremonial clothing. After designing uniforms for Beijing Olympic Games and Paralympic Games, torch relay uniform and Paralympic athletes' entrance uniform in 2008, Beijing Institute of fashion has undertaken the task of clothing design in a number of major international sports events and designed the national image in the form of clothing.

The 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games was postponed due to the outbreak of new coronal pneumonia, and the design of the entrance uniform of Chinese sports delegation lasted two years. In June 2019, the university received the design bidding task from the market development department of the Chinese Olympic Committee. The University Party committee concentrated the design force of the whole school. Professor Liu Yuanfeng, director of the Dunhuang clothing culture research and innovation design center and a famous fashion designer, led the school of fashion art and Engineering, the school of fashion art and engineering, the school of fashion art and engineering, and Professor Liu Yuanfeng, a famous fashion designer, as the design guidance A number of design teams composed of teachers such as the national costume museum have gone through several rounds of project selection. More than ten groups of schemes have been selected, and the schemes submitted by Heyang design team, Yang Hui design team and Zhong Ming design team of Beijing Institute of fashion technology stand out and enter the final evaluation stage.

Finally, the design team of Professor He Yang, curator of National Costume Museum of Beijing Institute of fashion and the design team of Associate Professor Yang Hui, teacher of School of fashion art and engineering of Beijing Institute of fashion, were selected as the formal scheme. In March 2020, the design scheme with the theme of "a good start" has officially become the entrance etiquette clothing of Chinese sports delegation in 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games.

Opening Ceremony Costume effect drawing

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　　 "Mystery" hidden in sportswear

Chinese culture has a long history and is extensive and profound. What form of clothing should be used to express Chinese culture and the temperament of contemporary Chinese athletes is an important factor for the team to consider.

Athletes' appearance is the focus of attention. The athletes' square array coming from afar should be recognizable in color, so red is the preferred color. Red is the main color of the national flag, and also one of the highest level colors of traditional Chinese etiquette. It is the embodiment of etiquette and civilization of China's well-dressed country. Red is the most popular color in important celebrations and daily celebrations.

Generally speaking, red represents the passion and joy of sports, noble and warm. White represents brightness, purity and holiness. It plays a coordinating role in clothing. Red and white match, which makes it more bright and jumping in the environment of the opening ceremony's main venue. The title of the theme "a good start" means the best wishes and expectations for the Chinese Olympic athletes.

Color can convey the visual characteristics of a nation, together with the national pattern, will more accurately convey the information belonging to China. Peony is the national flower of China. The patterns on the red glazed peony bowl of Hongwu in Ming Dynasty are selected as the visual source, which has Chinese unique aesthetic quality and taste. After re induction, the pattern is simple and clear, and retains the typical characteristics of the original pattern. The design is combined into the figure of the hem of the white dress for women. The peony branches and leaves exposed at the neckline play a role of echoing up and down, and the layers are more rich.

Women's dress peony pattern modification process

Men's shirt design inspiration from the most Chinese symbol of the five-star national flag pattern, reflects the Chinese Olympic Corps unity and struggle for national honor spirit. The pentagram star is taken as the key core pattern of the design scheme. The sequence of the five pointed star is combined according to the composition method of the traditional Chinese square continuous pattern. It is well arranged, and the golden ribbon is interspersed among them. The overall style is flexible and active. The combination of national flag and national flower highlights the strength of male athletes and the beauty of female athletes.

Men's shirts are mainly composed of five pointed stars

Men's and women's wear is "V" collar suit. Men's wear adopts straight line style, while women's wear adopts curve style. Men's shirt stand collar and women's dress collar design language is the same, are open style, can set off the face, but also ventilation and cool.

The outer garment fabric is woven with jacquard pattern, which makes the red coat more textural. The lock armour is interlocked with each other, which has the meaning of being firm and unbreakable. It is a symbol of the soldiers on the expedition.

Jacquard for outerwear fabric

Men's buttons are designed with five pointed stars. Women's button for peony pattern, derived from the Warring States period tile pattern, simple atmosphere.

Buttons on women's clothes

According to reports, during the whole design process, the design team has continuously collected the evaluation opinions from leaders, experts, athletes and media workers, comprehensively and thoroughly studied and analyzed the weather conditions, heat and humidity, the stay time of athletes after admission, and the analysis of movement during the period from July to August in Tokyo. The repeated confirmation of details, from the fine adjustment of color hue and lightness to the repeated testing of fabric material, hand feeling and wearing effect, the clothing quality of each link is strictly controlled to ensure the wearing comfort and presentation effect（ Photo / Xinhua people's daily of Beijing Institute of fashion)

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(source: Beijing daily client)

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