About Me
Hi! I’m Leann, a graduate from University of Portsmouth.
Leann Wong's specialism is to transfer different kinds of objects to artistic and interesting prints. She is eager to utilise various textile art techniques, whilst using a wide range of colours to achieve bold and innovative outcomes.
I reckon the combination of different cultural elements is a really fun thing to see. After creating my final year collection, I have noticed that it resonates with people who are from multicultural backgrounds. I have a keen interest in textile print design and creating fashion products that are inspired by films, music and artworks. In short, I can be inspired by a range of diverse people and things, I look around me for inspiration.
INSPIRATION
"EMBRACE THE FUSION WITH HEART" is about the combination of two cultures.
Moving from Hong Kong to the United Kingdom, I am aware that the mixture of Western and Eastern cultures can be very enchanting. There are cultural differences and similarities, but what about the chemistry of combining two cultures? As I live in between Hong Kong and the UK, I have found the multicultural environments really attractive to me and it makes one's culture more unique. Also, Hong Kong is strongly influenced by British culture based on its historical colonial background.
I created a collection that represents my identity. More importantly, it aims to show tolerance of different cultures and people with different backgrounds with love. Through diversity, I also want to deliver the message of learning not to compare or judge the cultural differences and try to embrace and appreciate their traits. Moreover, we are all responsible for cherishing our national heritage and traditions because the world would not be built up without their existence.
MY WORK
PORTFOLIOS
Moodboard
French Knot Embroidery
Free Hand Tie Dye
Screen Print
Detailing
Line Up
Range Plan
Course Photoshoot
Course Photoshoot
Course Photoshoot
Course Photoshoot
Course Photoshoot
Self-Led Photoshoot (Day Ver.)
Self-Led Photoshoot (Day Ver.)
Self-Led Photoshoot (Day Ver.)
Self-Led Photoshoot (Day Ver.)
Self-Led Photoshoot (Night Ver.)
Self-Led Photoshoot (Night Ver.)
Self-Led Photoshoot (Night Ver.)
DETAIL
French-knot hand embroidery, tie dye and screen-printing techniques are included in my collection.
This collection combines silhouettes and details of the Hong Kong Cheongsam dress and British trench-coats. The "red-white-blue" laundry bags are used as a textile because they are seen everywhere in Hong-Kong, they are also durable and waterproof, a metaphor for "unbreakable" and it is my wish for every culture to be so. I have considered design for sustainability in the collection's making, so the fabrics are organic and have been naturally tie-dyed to create expressive and meaningful garments. I've conveyed the "fusion" message through the print designs that combine the portraits of Queen Elizabeth juxtaposed with the iconic Hong Kong actress Maggie Cheung, the combination of a Hong Kong skyline and the Portsmouth Guildhall, peony and poppy prints. A reference to the Hong Kong neon signs is explored in print in distinct colours, representing cultural pluralism. The famous Hong Kong film "In the mood for love" inspired the collection's slogan "In the mood for fusion".
LIFE INSPIRES FASHION BECAUSE LIFE IMITATES ART.
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