里头/ Inside There, Design by Tianyuan(Sky) Shi, SAIC 2023 Runway show, Document by James Prinz and Christopher Macsurak.
Look1 - Chinese Aunties, 阿姨我不想努力了(Auntie, I don't want to strive no more)
2023, Design by Tianyuan(Sky) Shi, Photo by James Prinz, Model Ruihong(Max) Liu, Make up by Ruihong(Max) Liu
Look2 - Chinese Grandmas, 退！退！退！("Retreat! Retreat! Retreat!")
2023, Design by Tianyuan(Sky) Shi, Photo by James Prinz, Model Isaac Duan, Make up by Wenqing Xu
Look4 - Chinese Grandpa, 老头乐（Grandpa's joy)
2023, Design by Tianyuan(Sky) Shi, Photo by James Prinz, Model Roy Zhu
Look1- Migrant Workers, 有钱没钱回家过年(Whether rich or poor, return home for the New Year)
2023, Design by Tianyuan(Sky) Shi, Photo by James Prinz, Model Tong Tong, Make up by Amber Teng
Look5 - Sanitation Workers, 你再不努力就要去扫大街啦（"If you don't strive harder, you'll end up sweeping the streets."）
2023, Design by Tianyuan(Sky) Shi, Photo by James Prinz, Model Tim Zhang, Make up by Amber Teng
Look6 - Urban management (officers) and waste collectors, 城管不就一臭收破烂的（Urban management officers are waste collectors）
2023, Design by Tianyuan(Sky) Shi, Photo by James Prinz, Model Marco Bai, Make up by Wenqing Xu
Look7 - Demolition Clearance Sale, 彻底清仓！！！(Complete Clearance!!!)
2023, Design by Tianyuan(Sky) Shi, Photo by James Prinz, Model Ouyang Junxian, Make up by Amber Teng
Look1- Migrant Workers - closeup, 有钱没钱回家过年(Whether rich or poor, return home for the New Year) closeup
2023, Design by Tianyuan(Sky) Shi, Photo by Christopher Macsurak, Model Tong Tong, Make up by Amber Teng
Look6 - Urban management (officers) and waste collectors - closeup, 城管不就一臭收破烂的（Urban management officers are waste collectors）closeup
2023, Design by Tianyuan(Sky) Shi, Photo by Christopher Macsurak, Model Marco Bai, Make up by Wenqing Xu
Look5 - Sanitation Workers - closeup, 你再不努力就要去扫大街啦（"If you don't strive harder, you'll end up sweeping the streets."）closeup
2023, Design by Tianyuan(Sky) Shi, Photo by Christopher Macsurak, Model Tim Zhang, Make up by Amber Teng
The Urban Village is a community created when a rural village is overtaken by a city, leaving only the homesteads standing. An urban village is an integral component of a city.
I will draw on the visual aspects of the urban village to generate ideas for a variety of characters for this project. Each look represents different people and objects in the urban village. The juxtaposition of classic shapes, unconventional textures and materials gives a visual representation of the dichotomy between the optimism and life of the city center and its grubbiness and disorder in the public eye.
For example, in the role of the migrant worker, I combined patterns of the traditional tuxedo shirt with the polo shirt worn by migrant workers. I used strip fabric to imitate the polo print and pleats of the tuxedo shirt. I added wire under the hem facing, firstly to create the stereotype of migrant workers and also to enable the hem of this garment to be manipulated, hoping that migrant workers can control their lives just like manipulating this garment. For the sleeves and hem of the polo shirt, I used silk printed with flowers to do the hongkong finishing and hand-blind stitches to represent beauty and hope. Flowers occupy a large proportion of this project because flowers are traditional beauty. I want to compare the unique beauty of urban villages with the traditional beauty of flowers.
I wish that this project can help dispel the public’s preconceived notions about people and objects in urban villages, and that the true beauty of these areas can be appreciated.