JOURDEN . HONG KONG

Brand : JOURDEN
Graduate School : Studio Berçot

Creative Director : Mak Chun Ting

Based in Hong Kong and Paris, Mak Chun Ting founded JOURDEN in Hong Kong. The first collection start with a very boy-ish classics with a strong sense of femininity. I am amazed by their play on fabrication. The incredibly simple harrington jacket in a weighty shimmering fabric double-sided with wool, the very cliché varsity jacket precisely constructed in 800 grams cashmere wool, the bourgeois hunting coat on a risky take, made with a custom-quilted fabric with multi-frills weaved in and out of it and fitted in XXL. The retailers of their FW13 collection includes: Happy Shop (Berlin) / Desperado (Tokyo) / Camille Boyer (Vienna) / Liger (HK) / Edit (HK).

Source: Jourden

MIN WU . LONDON

Brand: Min Wu

Graduate School: London College of Fashion

Graduate Year: 2013

The Min Wu's graduation collection was inspired by the artist Anthony McCall ‘solid light’ series and ‘Schizo Vase’ produced by Studio OOOMS. The collection named "Schizophrenia", deconstruct and reconstruct the fabrication of viscose and neoprene. What I love about this collection is Min's exploration and experimentation on the textiles, she invented a new type of combination to form this new silhouette. Her footwear creation also is a highlight point of the whole collection. Basically its just the extension of idea implant onto the shoes. The plexi-form loafers are really catching everybody's eyes, she able to find a factory and get them produced just for the show is really breathtaking. Thanks Min and her good friend Jason for the close up photos, Jason also has an amazing blog here.

Source: Min Wu / showstudio.com / Jason Yao Photography / Fashion Document