Poppy Wang
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DAY2, OCT23
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POPPY WANG was founded in Shanghai in 2021. Raised in China and having studied in Vancouver and New York for ten years, Designer Poppy has shaped her brand's style with her experiences and stories. POPPY WANG blends Eastern aesthetics with Western tailoring. The brand's designs integrate classic cheongsam elements with traditional buttoning, embroidery techniques, brocade fabrics, and patterns. The designs emphasize the beauty, elegance, and sensuality of a female figure through slim-cut tailoring. Women should not be confined by a singular aesthetic standard, and POPPY WANG hopes that every wearer can bravely showcase their true selves, unaffected by external opinions.
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What inspired you to become a fashion designer?
Poppy Wang became interested in fashion during middle school, when she enjoyed fashion magazines and was drawn to the styling in Gossip Girl. Her passion eventually led her to study fashion design at Parsons in New York.
How would you describe your design style?
Her designs blend Eastern aesthetics with Western tailoring, reinterpreting classic cheongsam elements through a contemporary perspective. Traditional buttoning, embroidery, brocade fabrics, and slim cut silhouettes are recurring features of the brand.
What can people expect from your “Inheritress” collection?
“Inheritress” explores the position of women within traditional Chinese society and their journey toward greater independence and empowerment. The collection combines beauty, strength, and power while presenting a contemporary interpretation of the qipao.
How are traditional Chinese techniques incorporated into the collection?
Traditional embroidery, Chinese buttoning techniques, and jacquard brocade fabrics are combined with modern Western tailoring. These elements allow the collection to reference Chinese heritage while presenting it through a contemporary fashion perspective.
How does the qipao help express the message behind “Inheritress”?
The qipao connects the collection to Chinese history and the experiences of women who wore it in the past. Poppy reinterprets it for contemporary women as a symbol connected to beauty, independence, and self expression.