Inspired by an ancient muse
The Mogao Caves - part of the ancient Silk Road - provide endless inspiration for designer Xiong Ying, helping her to take her fashion house, Heaven Gaia, to new levels on the international stage, Chen Nan reports.
Icons from the relics in Dunhuang - one of China's biggest treasure troves of art, dating back a millennium - were taking on a new, chic look on the runway as Chinese fashion designer Xiong Ying presented her spring/summer collection for 2019 at the Hotel Salomon de Rothschild in Paris on Sept 28, 2018.
Elements from Dunhuang's murals, including nine-colored deer, flying apsaras (angel-like beings known as feitian in Chinese) and ancient musicians playing the pipa, or Chinese lutes, all came alive through Xiong's contemporary-design aesthetics in 78 sets of outfits and accessories.
