Knitting design, a declaration to save the "fashion attitude"

In the textile industry, "Thirteen Five" plan, positioning the textile industry has been adjusted, meaning more rich and diverse. Among them, they have been given a higher mission in beautifying people's lives and enhancing cultural self-confidence.

Indeed, the textile and garment industry has crossed the simple manufacturing process, but directly faced the end consumption, shouldering the responsibility of improving consumer life and even leading the way of life. Especially in the context of continuous upgrading of consumption, knitting has also taken on the “face value” of the design field. As we all know, because of the special nature of the process of knitting, knitwear design of complex talent made high demands and changing consumer demand, but also to design knitwear made more stringent requirements.

Broken knit design, compound talent is the key

Knitwear is an important category in the apparel industry and one of the most recognized categories in the market today. As early as the 1970s, the international fashion trend, knitwear fashion design is popular these days, which led to a growing number of designers dedicated to knitting design, knitting design brand increasing. In recent years, China's knitwear brand is no longer silently deposited in the tide of the industry, but constantly marching toward design and innovation. Nowadays, the Chinese fashion industry is paying more and more attention to the right to speak in this category. It can be said that knitting fashion has gradually become better in today's fashion context.

It is reported that at the 2017 China International Knitting (Spring and Summer) Expo (PH Value for short), a unique “Yuanyuan Cup” PHValue China Knitting Designer Competition will be held, and the “Knitting Design with Strength and Grounding” will be selected. division".

As we all know, because of the particularity of the process, the design of high-quality knitwear should start from fiber yarns, and it needs the perfect combination of flower structure development, garment design, knitting and weaving technology. Therefore, the professional composite knitwear design talent is the core competitiveness of the current knitting industry. At the press conference of the China International Knitting Expo Organizing Committee and the brothel sweater market management committee on October 11, 2016 at the China International Knitting (Autumn and Winter) Expo, the organizing committee officially launched 2017 “濮” The Academy Cup “PH Value China Knitting Designer Competition”.

As the chairman of the jury of this competition, Professor Liu Xiaogang, professor of the School of Fashion and Art Design of Donghua University, doctoral tutor, director of the academic committee, and top ten national costume designer, said: "The knitting designer contest is different from the general design competition, knitting. The characteristics of the design require the participants to have both artistic design ability and the craftsmanship of knitting products. It is understood that after several months of careful publicity and accurate roadshows, the contest has received from mainland China and Hong Kong. A total of 82 colleges and universities in Taiwan, the United States, and France, as well as 722 valid works by 33 companies and designers. As a design competition with the theme of knitting men's clothing is not broad, this result is very gratifying, and it also confirms the urgent demand for knitting design in the current market. It is reported that the 15 pieces of the finals of this competition will be made into garments, and the final competition will be held in the form of a catwalk at the exhibition.

Design competition, not just awards, but also boost industry

With the advancement of the times, the bottleneck of the development of knitted garments has become increasingly prominent. China's knitting industry is entering a new turning point. If the knitting industry wants to achieve an overall upgrade and get rid of the bottleneck, it must use design innovation in exchange for new life. If design thinking is the soul of clothing, then the design process is the flesh and blood. A mature knitting designer must be able to master the entire production process with great ease. Especially in recent years, the popular fashion of knitwear is increasingly diverse, and it is closely related to fashion changes. As a designer, it is impossible to stay out of it.

“We hope to have a group of young and excellent knit designers in the design competition”;

"I believe that the rising stars in the knitwear industry will be discovered in this competition";

"We believe that a new generation of designers will gradually grow into a new generation of outstanding designers in the fashion industry with innovative thinking about design."

The sincere expectations of the judges of the competition have placed their ardent hopes on the training of the ladder team of knitting design talents. For the contestants, it is also a good experience to be able to participate in the knitting design competition. Zheng Xiaoling, a finalist and student of Guangzhou University, lamented: "Participating in this competition is of great significance to me. I am very fortunate to be able to enter the final of the 'Yuanyuan Cup', so that I can have a deeper understanding of knitwear. At the same time, let me understand the process of making ready-made clothes more intuitively. I have the opportunity to communicate with excellent companies, and I have learned a lot of things. I am very grateful to the competition for giving me such a good opportunity."

She also talked about designs for knitting, knitting and other leisure types commonly used fabrics are different, "I think knitting design characteristics should be concerned about the issue of knitted fabrics, knitted apparel design before taking into account the considerable full of knitted fabrics The elasticity has the advantage of strong stretchability, fat and thinness can be controlled, but it also has disadvantages: It is easy to deform, and the wool-type knitted fabric is not conducive to finishing, ironing, and easy to curl. Therefore, design artwork and garment production There is a great distance.” After participating in this competition, Zheng Xiaoling also has her own judgment on the future trend of knitting: in the future, the knitting terminal field will present a combination of various forms of fabrics and knitted fabrics. With the development of technology, the future The fabric will make better use of the advantages of knitting, stretching and comfort, and integrate with various elements to create a new type of fabric, and create a slow fashion quality and comfort in a fast-paced social life.

It can be seen that behind the design competition, more practical talents can be cultivated for the knitting design field, promoting design creativity and promoting product innovation. These ideas and innovations will undoubtedly translate into products and production capacity that affect the Chinese fashion industry, and further enhance the industry. value. In particular, through the design of competition, it can promote exchanges between industries, thus accelerating the development of the entire knitting industry.

Professional competition for the knit design talents plump wings

The "13th Five-Year" Development Plan for the Knitting Industry (referred to as the Planning) has proposed eight major tasks, and promoting the construction of the talent team is one of them.

In the "Planning", it is necessary to actively carry out the main vocational skill competitions in the knitting industry and design competitions in different knitting fields, cultivate high-skilled talents, improve the overall design level of the industry, and cultivate a group of excellent designs that are proficient in knitting design concepts and have product development capabilities. Talents, promote the cultivation of industry design talents and brand building; improve the training of professional and technical talents, enterprise-appropriate talents, senior management talents and international talents. As the finalist of this competition, Fan Chao of Liaoning Media College has participated in the fashion design competition more than once, but the knitting design competition is the first time for him. “I think that when people talk about knitting, they will think of just one thing to keep out the cold, but for this era of fashion pursuit, it should increase the design and innovation of the clothing in comfort. A different kind of feeling, let people see that knitting can also be designed and matched in this way."

According to reports, his design work was inspired by Bo Haiping's oil painting "Black and White Symphony", which is mainly black and white, using black and white alternating changes to express the design concept, advocating a simple and tough men's design. The same is the first time that Wang Xiaomeng of Suzhou University, who participated in the Knitting Design Competition, has the same feeling. “Knitting design can test the comprehensive ability of the designer in all aspects. First of all, knitted fabric is different from ordinary clothing fabric , it has Very strong plasticity, in addition to being familiar with the characteristics of knitted fabrics, but also combining their own design thinking, the combination of the two is very challenging." She said that knitted fabrics bring her the most intuitive The feeling is that although it feels warm, soft and delicate, when used in fashion design, it can show a tough, stiff texture through a certain production process. She believes that modern people are increasingly eager for a "slow" life concept in a fast-paced life. Fashion is a reincarnation. In the future, the knitting terminal field will have greater technological innovation. At the same time, the craftsman’s The knit spirit will also become more and more precious.

The design concept and inspiration of Wang Xiaomeng's works are derived from the “grain of grains”, the time is flowing, the years are changing, the life is simple, and the simplicity is firm. In Mencius Teng Wengong, the grain is called "rice, rice, alfalfa, wheat, and alfalfa." As an indispensable part of people's lives, grains and grains give gifts to nature day after day, year after year. His works mainly advocate the concept of simple and authentic life, blending the tough and rustic graininess of the grains with the soft and delicate fullness of thick knit, the color is high-grade gray, warm orange and warm yellow. The process enriches the whole color system; the fabric is mainly made by knitting printing, knitting jacquard, hand-woven and hand-stitched three-dimensional embroidery, and is designed with the change of the thickness of the knitting and the color change between the yarns. In the shaping of the garment silhouette structure, the delicate details of the knit decoration are expressed, and the traditional craftsmanship is combined with the clothing silhouette to highlight the current trend of men's knitwear and the feeling of dressing.

When talking about the impact of the contest on her, she said: "The 'Yuanyuan Cup' as a professional knitwear event has a strong authority in the fashion design industry, I am very happy to be in the final. At the same time, the contest It is also a great learning opportunity, which gives me a deeper understanding of knitting. From the initial rendering of the renderings to the production of garments, I have benefited a lot from the whole process. In addition, it is a coincidence that I was on the night before my birthday. It is the best birthday present for me to see the finalists. I am very grateful to the organizing committee for recognizing me. I hope this good luck can accompany me to the finals."