Huishan Zhang Resort 2027
Huishan Zhang's 2027 resort collection is inspired by the life of Marella Agnelli, focusing on themes of transformation and layering. The collection features expressive floral brocade and three-dimensional appliqué, with a modern twist on silhouettes. Zhang aims to evoke a mood reflective of his feelings during the design process, creating fresh propositions in dress design.
- ▪Huishan Zhang's design approach involves collecting references from art, architecture, and film.
- ▪The collection is inspired by Marella Agnelli, focusing on transformation and layering.
- ▪Zhang incorporates expressive floral brocade and three-dimensional appliqué into his designs.
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Huishan Zhang remains methodical in his approach to designing collections—even for the in-betweens like resort and pre-fall. He collects various references spanning art, architecture, and film, and picks a muse; this time it’s Marella Agnelli. The results of this approach are rarely direct; he likes to create a mood and set a scene that’s indicative of how he’s feeling the moment he designs.The life of Marella Agnelli, a “swan” of the 1960s directed him toward the idea of “transformation.” This meant a focus on layering with, for example, cardigans made from a super-soft cashmere wrapped over dresses or worn with embellished pencil skirts. “This is what I imagine she’d wear now,” he said of Agnelli.
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Excerpt limited to ~120 words for fair-use compliance. The full article is at Vogue.
