NEW YORK—As the rest of the New York fashion world celebrates Fashion’s Night Out on Thursday, a select group spent a very fashionable night in. At the The Prince George Ballroom in Manhattan, designers and couture lovers traveled back in time to ancient China.
Each year, international television network New Tang Dynasty Television puts together the Global Han Couture Design Competition. It puts out a call for the most traditional Chinese fashion designs with a mission to revive the essence of ancient culture through dress. This year, entrants from all over the world again replied in earnest.
“Han Couture design is not a mere reproduction of the ancient Chinese apparel and accessories, instead it draws on the apparel culture from Tang, Song, and Ming dynasties to create excellent designs that bring together features of Han culture with traditional values,” reads NTDTV’s contest theme.
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The Global Han Couture Design Competition 2009
Source: NTDTV
