Study on Ethnic Style Shown in Anna Sui's Collections

안나 수이 컬렉션에 나타난 에스닉 스타일에 관한 연구

  • Byun, Mi-Yeon (Dept. of Clothing & Textiles, Ewha Womans Univ.) ;
  • Lee, Ji-Eun (Dept. of Clothing & Textiles, Ewha Womans Univ.) ;
  • Lee, In-Soeng (Dept. of Clothing & Textiles, Ewha Womans Univ.)
  • 변민연 (이화여자대학교 의류직물학과) ;
  • 이지은 (이화여자대학교 의류직물학과) ;
  • 이인성 (이화여자대학교 의류직물학과)
  • Published : 2007.02.28

Abstract

Modern society shares new culture derived from the fusion of various cultures unlike the past culture regulating one phenomenon of certain field as the representative icon of the era. Especially, the phenomenon of globalization acts as the catalytic agent to receive coexistence of variousness easily. Especially, in fashion industry, these flows and the view of naturalism are harmonized and new fashion trend called 'Ethnic' was embossed. As it reflects internal spirit of human being that wants to return to the memory due to expansion of material civilization, the interest in the designer pursuing it is increasing. This study tries to consider the Ethnic style displayed by Chinese American designer, Anna Sui, who pursues the eastern style with full wit and individuality. Anna Sui, who was praised by New York Times for 'the superb harmony of houte couture style and up-to-date style', created another fashion trend, romanticism in New York and she is the worldwide designer representing Ethnic. Like it, the consideration on her Ethnic style reanalyzing as eastern style provides guidance to check how designer's fashion philosophy appears in one category of America and China and new study material that enables us to understand the third world culture code as well as Anna Sui. This confirmation has the meaning as the basic material for the endless challenge to the new style that fashion will go on in the future. Anna Sui was confirmed to have been recognized as a designer who represented the ethnic collection in the United States, exerting the influence with her unique oriental background. Moreover, her design could identify the pivotal point of ethnic image by developing her unique style which is distinct from other designers in terms of silhouette, color, fabric, detail, and so on. This kind of study can provide the basic data required to understand the fashion world of designer in the future.

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