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Jessica Minh Anh organized J Summer Fashion Show 2023 on Costa Diadema, Rio de Janeiro

Jessica Minh Anh, the world’s renowned fashion show producer and supermodel, transformed the sun deck of Brazil’s most luxurious cruise ship, Costa Diadema, into an epic sky-high ocean catwalk. Against the cinematic backdrop of Rio de Janeiro skyline, Jessica’s latest spectacle, J Summer Fashion Show 2023, premiered exquisite haute couture, swimwear, and accessory collections from Europe, Asia, North, and South America. The red-carpet event was a celebration of fashion, sustainability, and cultural diversity.

Jessica Minh Anh opened the highly anticipated catwalk in an alluring embellished powder pink “Áo Dài” paired with velvet pants designed by Vietnamese brand Gam Voc. A representative of Jessica’s home country, Gam Voc breathed a new life into Asian cultural wear with charming and chic designs on silk, velvet, taffeta, and lace. Dragon embroidery patterns signaled the coming of the Lunar New Year alongside the use of red, black and pink color palette.

Next on the runway, the exotic beachwear brand Sauvage from the US premiered a bold collection with vivid colors and architectural one pieces and bikinis. The collection by designer Elizabeth Southwood featured colorful prints, Swarovski crystals, and chic detailing. This was the third time Sauvage joined Jessica Minh Anh’s production, following J Autumn Fashion Show 2022 on Pier 34 in New York City.

Ukrainian designer Oksana Mukha closed the show with an extraordinary haute couture collection of lavish dresses and floral details.

Jessica Minh Anh appeared as a vision in a structured red dress with dramatic, 1980s-inspired sleeves, plunging neckline, and an epic long trail. The red-carpet masterpiece accentuated Jessica’s classic silhouette while showcasing the designer’s high-precision and immaculate craftsmanship. The outstanding dress was accompanied by mesmerizing jewelry pieces including a red sea-inspired necklace and rings from Brazilian designer Cristina Sabatini, who has worked with Jessica Minh Anh over the past decade across the five continents.

The supermodel’s unique look was complimented by an impressive Christ the Redeemer inspired hairstyle designed by Brazilian artists at Rio’s famous d-unhas salon. Jessica led a stunning model line-up on the sky-high ocean catwalk against the picturesque backdrop of deep blue sea and Rio de Janeiro’s skyline.

This was Jessica’s fifth collaboration with the Italian pride, Costa Cruises, with the two sharing a vision towards a promising future. Just latest year, Jessica hosted the world’s first sustainable ocean catwalk on the liquefied natural gas cruise ship Costa Toscana in Portofino, Italy and stole the show during Milan Fashion Week. Other editions of her famous cruise series took place in Dubai, Sydney, Hong Kong, and New York.

“Jessica Minh Anh is a trailblazer in the fusion of fashion and sustainability, mirroring Costa Cruises' commitment to providing cutting-edge vessels and sustainable initiatives. Our enduring partnership began in 2013 with the J Winter Fashion Show in Dubai. We are thrilled to once again welcome Jessica and her spectacular production aboard the Costa Diadema. This year, we are celebrating 75 years of Costa in Brazil, and we take immense pride in this anniversary with Jessica Minh Anh on board.” said Dario Rustico, General Manager of Americas at Costa Cruises.

Jessica Minh Anh’s multi-talented team from Paris, Milan, and New York experienced Brazilian hospitality at Hotel Laghetto Stilo São Paulo before boarding the ship from Santos to Rio de Janeiro. “Seeing the vibrant, creative, and welcoming spirit of Brazil and its people was amazing”, said Jessica Minh Anh.

J Summer Fashion Show 2023 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil marked Jessica Minh Anh’s 28th innovative production. Nearly a decade after celebrating the strength and resilience of the young generation with the first ever event at New York City’s iconic One World Trade Center, Jessica remains a constant force in revolutionizing global runways. Expect the unexpected from the girl who invades fashion with daring ideas and a strong message for a sustainable future.

#jessica minh anh #j summer fashion show #rio de janeiro #costa cruises #costa diadema

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theacademicblonde · 1 year

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The Role and Influence of Tradition in Contemporary Fashion and Clothing Design in Ireland: Simone Rocha X H&M Collection

Introduction

This essay will examine the role and influence of tradition in contemporary fashion and clothing design in Ireland, specifically focusing on Irish fashion designer Simone Rocha and pieces from her collaboration collection with H&M where her use of Irish traditional fashion is very obvious. Irish traditional craft and clothing seems to become more and more popular again, especially with high end designers. And a lot of Irish designers take pride in their Irish heritage by using elements in their designs and collections. Simone Rocha uses her Irish heritage as one of her biggest inspirations for her collections, she does not do many interviews but she does not have to, the clothes and inspiration speak for themselves. This essay will examine all the pieces of the Simone Rocha x H&M designer collaboration collection where there is a clear inspiration of Irish traditional clothing or craft.

Simone Rocha is an Irish designer born in Dublin with a Chinese father who is also a famous fashion designer and an Irish mother who was his manager. She has shown her collections at London Fashion Week multiple times. Rocha’s collections are described with inspirations from “history and heritage. Details and fabrications. Family and community. The many facets of womanhood.” (Simone Rocha and H&M in a unique designer collaboration, Hm.com, 2022) Her work is very personal she says in one of her rare interviews and she uses personal experiences of her life through the collections. Her collections are never fully new as she draws on similar cultural and personal aspects but still they are fresh every time. She is known for researching her inspirations thoroughly and her use of her own cultural backgrounds, as well as using pearls and a white, black and red colour scheme. She states that she uses this colour scheme because “I’ve always loved exploring the light and dark together” (Hyland, ELLE.com, 2022) she says. The red pops with these colours because the drama of red compels her; “It symbolizes love, but also blood and pain.” (Hyland, ELLE.com, 2022) She states. And aims to create friction with the red combined with other colours. Her collections are always feminine with a focus on handcraft. She has collaborated with H&M for one of their designer collaboration collections in 2021, and is the first Irish designer to do so, in fact making history by being “the first ever Irish designer selected to join a roll call of catwalk's biggest international brands.” (Power, independent.ie, 2021) The collection is made up of women’s, men’s and children’s clothing, but this essay will be focusing on pieces in the women’s collection. It clearly has very strong links with her Irish heritage which she also says in an interview about the collection with H&M where they mention she is “internationally renowned for her intricate and meticulously-researched collections, always with a nod to her own heritage: Ireland and Hong Kong.” (Simone Rocha and H&M in a unique designer collaboration, Hm.com, 2022) Especially the jumpers, trench coats, shoes, dresses and hair accessories seem to have a clear influence of traditional Irish clothing, which will be discussed in the coming paragraphs. It is very interesting to see such a famous contemporary designer do so much research and use so many traditional Irish fashion, probably even without a lot of people knowing about what they are wearing. Even the models used for the editorial photographs done for the collection seen to have a meaning behind them. Daisy Edgar-Jones, the actress who had just portrayed one of the main characters in the hit TV show Normal People, which is about the life of Irish teenagers, based on a book by Sally Rooney, a young Irish writer. When the collection came out Normal People had just come out and not only put Ireland on the map, but in the spotlight. Besides being a very smart move marketing wise, with Edgar-Jones being very popular, but also to make a point about the connection with Ireland in her collection. Clearly for Simone Rocha, there is a thought behind every detail of her collections.

Aran / Báinín Jumper

Firstly, the Woolen jumper that is in the Simone Rocha x H&M collection. (pictured below on the left) Owning this jumper meant being able to have a closer look at it to examine the kinds of stitching used in it. The jumper clearly contains Aran stitching with a single cable on the front, with on both sides’ double cables and a tree of life knit besides those. Then on the undersides of the arms and the sides of the jumper there is a little ladder of life stitch. Assuming that Rocha knows about the meaning, which is likely as her collections are very well researched and everything means something besides being based on Irish technique and folklore; “Rocha has put both sides of her heritage into her work/ showing collections inspired by traditional Irish techniques like Carrickmacross lace and Aran knits.” (Hyland, 2022) These stitches might mean something to her personally, as she mentioned that her collections are very personal but does not go into real depth about this. For example, the cable knit means luck, the tree of life stitch means family and the ladder of life stitch means health in Aran knitting. Looking at the stitches zoomed in on the pictures, these are exactly the same as the stitches on the jumper. Besides the crème white colour, the pattern also looks very similar to what would have been on Báinín jumpers, as seen on the pictures of the Clancy Brothers in the 60’s next to the Simone Rocha jumper, the front looks done in exactly the same way with the large panel in the middle of the jumper, though it is hard to see if the kind of stitch is exactly the same, the design definitely is.

[1] Aoife Granville, PowerPoints Traditional Fashions, Textiles and Craft (2022) on Canvas UCC. (Aran stitches meanings, tree of life stitch, cable stitch, ladder of life stitch.)

[2] WWD Simone Rocha X H&M Collection Lookbook Photos (2021) https://wwd.com/fashion-news/fashion-scoops/gallery/simone-rocha-hm-collection-photos-1234725920/simone-rocha-hm-26/

[3] Aoife Granville, PowerPoints Traditional Fashions, Textiles and Craft (2022) on Canvas UCC. The Clancy Brothers in Báinín jumpers.

Trench Coat / Kinsale Cloak

The second interesting piece in the Simone Rocha x H&M collection is the trench coat. Unlike a normal trench coat, it is shapeless and has not belt around it. The collar with pearls and the sleeves with some gathered together kind of ruffling are the vocal points of this piece that make it look almost eccentric. It is made out of trench coat fabric in black, unlike most trench coats that would be beige, which is an interesting choice. Almost all of these characteristics match up with the characteristics of the Kinsale cloak. (pictured beneath on the right) though the Simone Rocha version does not have a hood and is shorter, it is shapeless like the cloak and has the particular kind of ruffling which would be used on the back and hood of the cloak, seen in the last picture, it is clear that the same exact technique is used. The Kinsale cloak was made of wool, but in the last picture it almost looks as if it could be made of the same trench coat fabric. This is likely because of the technique of ‘napping’ the wool that was used to make the wool kind of protected from water. This napping is done by brushing the wool, kind of like felting. It was used by Irish fighters to stay warm and dry and to be able to be outside in wet weather. It surely was a conscious choice of Rocha to remake this into a trench coat, which is known to be a coat worn in the rain of a fabric that is watertight, similar to the use of the Kinsale cloak. Rocha put her own modern twist on it by making it shorter, adding embellishments and making it a trench coat. First red was a popular colour for cloaks but Kinsale cloaks would also often be a darker colour like blue, grey or black after the red was associated with the English soldiers during the 1798 rebellion, and red dye being more expensive. which is why it is interesting that Rocha chose black for this design, because her colour scheme used for a lot of the collections also contains red. She could have made the trench coat red, but chose not to. Perhaps because black is more wearable for a trench coat nowadays, or perhaps because she wants to make a statement. Rocha never talks about politics in her interviews so this is only speculation, but since she makes a great effort to research the inspirations for her collections in depth, it is not bold to assume that she is aware of this fact.

[4] WWD Simone Rocha X H&M Collection Lookbook Photos (2021) https://wwd.com/fashion-news/fashion-scoops/gallery/simone-rocha-hm-collection-photos-1234725920/simone-rocha-hm-26/

[5] Aoife Granville, PowerPoints Traditional Fashions, Textiles and Craft (2022) on Canvas UCC.

Hair Accessories

As a part of the Simone Rocha x H&M collection, Rocha also designed hair accessories like hair bow clip-ins and headbands. Though these seem quite regular, there is still a connection to traditional Irish fashion, though maybe not as obvious or well-known. The first pieces chosen for this essay are the red hairbows, which were also available in a black colourway. They are made of a silk like fabric and the big bow has ‘Simone Rocha’ on the end of the ribbon, in black on the red ones and in red on the black ones. The smaller bows on top almost look like ribbons, which would have been a very usual thing for girls to wear in their hair in Ireland. Interestingly, as a part of this collaboration collection, Rocha also had a children’s line where these smaller hair bows were also sold for girls. The bigger bow is more extravagant, and looks a lot like what the woman is wearing on the picture on the right. These bigger bows also look like bows that could be worn in the hair and wigs of girls during Irish dancing competitions. The second piece is the hairband. (pictured below on the left) It is made in a thick black velvet material and has white pearls all over it as embellishment, which matches the other pieces. This black and white colour way and extravagant embellishment looks a lot like the hairbands used in the hair of girls who do Irish dancing competitions, usually to hide the wig line. In these a lot of glitter and embellishments are used. The girl in the picture on the right is wearing a headband in the same black and white colour way, also embellished with pears, which looks very similar to the Simone Rocha x H&M headband. In the styling of the headband, they also used the small black bows in the back of the hairstyle, which makes it look even more like Irish dancing hair with the hairstyles that stand out.

[7] WWD Simone Rocha X H&M Collection Lookbook Photos (2021) https://wwd.com/fashion-news/fashion-scoops/gallery/simone-rocha-hm-collection-photos-1234725920/simone-rocha-hm-26/

[8] Aoife Granville, PowerPoints Traditional Fashions, Textiles and Craft (2022) on Canvas UCC.

[9] WWD Simone Rocha X H&M Collection Lookbook Photos (2021) https://wwd.com/fashion-news/fashion-scoops/gallery/simone-rocha-hm-collection-photos-1234725920/simone-rocha-hm-26/

[10] http://archive.nytimes.com/www.nytimes.com/interactive/2012/06/17/magazine/irish-dancing.html

Footwear / Irish Dancing Shoes

Rocha also included footwear in her Simone Rocha x H&M collection, these shoes were black, leather looking oxford-like shoes with laces and pearls around the front. Also notable is the heel that is made to stand out because they are white and is slightly higher than a normal oxford shoe would have. Though there are definitely a lot of different kinds of shoes for Irish dancing, without a doubt these are inspired by hard Irish dancing shoes. It is most evident in the way the heel is made, not only standing out because of the white but also a bit higher than normal and rounded slightly on the sides, very similar to the version of Irish dancing shoe in the picture on the right. Interesting is how she styled it with the white socks with bows on the back in the commercial picture on the left, just like the Irish dancing shoes are pictured as well. This seems to be another nod to the tradition and traditional clothing of Irish dancing, the embellishment on the socks with bows like the girls would wear on their dresses or in their hair. This leads to think that the styling here was an obvious choice to show the link to traditional Irish fashion and tradition.

[11] WWD Simone Rocha X H&M Collection Lookbook Photos (2021) https://wwd.com/fashion-news/fashion-scoops/gallery/simone-rocha-hm-collection-photos-1234725920/simone-rocha-hm-26/

[12] http://www.irish-danceshoes.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=1&products_id=16

Limerick Lace and Carrickmacross Lace

In the Simone Rocha x H&M collection there are also multiple white dresses with traditional Irish lace and embroidery techniques that she is clearly inspired by; “Rocha has put both sides of her heritage into her work/ showing collections inspired by traditional Irish techniques like Carrickmacross lace and Aran knits.” (Hyland, ELLE.com, 2022) The first piece (pictured below on the left) chosen to be examined in this essay is a long white dress made of what looks to be organza. It has an underskirt the overskirt is a bit longer so the lacey details become visible. These lace details seem to be woven into the organza material, like embroidery. It looks a lot like Limerick lace, mixed with some elements from the Carrickmacross lace (pictured below) which was used to embellish plain fabrics just like Rocha does here. Simone Rocha made this look more modern by using the technique of embroidery on organza instead on muslin, which would be common for especially Carrickmacross lace, but the white thread on white fabric is still the same concept. This first piece comes closest to the Limerick lace because it is embroidery on machine made net, and because this is in collaboration with H&M, this would not have been hand made. Which is actually also a characteristic of Limerick lace, which would be called ‘mixed lace’ instead of ‘true lace’, where everything would be hand made. There are two types of Limerick lace; ‘needle run lace’, where the fabric would be stretched over a circular frame and the thread would go through with a hook, and ‘tambour lace’, where a needle is used to embroider the net fabric. The technique used on this dress would be very similar to the ‘needle run lace’, though most likely not done by hand. The dress’ embroidery also has similarities to ‘net-appliqué’ where patches of already embroidered work would be sewed on the fabric netting. Then the second piece (pictured below on the right) is also a long white dress, but the fabric seems to be more like muslin or linen. Irish linen was a big industry since the 14th century and was though to protect the body from dangers like dirt and unwashed cloth. What is interesting is that linen was also very important for the shirt making industry, and the collection does include shirts that can be seen styled with the first dress on the left. The puffy sleeves seem to be the vocal point and it has ruched lining on the sides with a flower lace pattern all over it. This seems to have elements from Carrickmacross lace but in a cutaway fashion. It also looks a lot like crochet lace, for example Clones crochet lace making. It is interesting that both dresses have a flower pattern on them, which could imply a close link to nature. It goes without saying that this stylish and versatile lace and appliqué work was a huge inspiration for her, which she mentions in one of her rare interviews. This lace making ties in not only with her feminine aspect in the collection but also with her use of traditional handcraft.

[13] WWD Simone Rocha X H&M Collection Lookbook Photos (2021) https://wwd.com/fashion-news/fashion-scoops/gallery/simone-rocha-hm-collection-photos-1234725920/simone-rocha-hm-26/

[14] Aoife Granville, PowerPoints Traditional Fashions, Textiles and Craft (2022) on Canvas UCC. Limerick lace.

[15] Aoife Granville, PowerPoints Traditional Fashions, Textiles and Craft (2022) on Canvas UCC. Carrickmacross lace.

Conclusion

In conclusion, the role and influence of Irish traditional fashion and craft is very obvious in contemporary fashion today, especially seen in the example of Simone Rocha and her collaboration collection with H&M. she is clearly inspired by her own Irish heritage and by femininity mixed with traditional Irish handcraft like wool, lace and linen. Especially in the pieces like the jumper, which is similar to an Aran or Báinín jumper with obvious Aran stitches, the crème white colour and the same design with a large panel in front containing the same stitch repeated a few times. The trench coat, which is resembling a Kinsale cloak, not only with the colour black but also the special kind of gathering of fabric used and the shapeless form of the coat. Then the hair accessories like the bows, similar to the ribbons girls would wear in their hair traditionally and the black and white embellished hairband, very much resembling the embellished hairbands used in the hairstyles and wigs of girls in Irish dancing competitions. Another link to traditional Irish dancing were the oxford like laced up shoes with pearls on them, especially with the higher than normal heel on them, just like hard Irish dancing shoes. And lastly, the dresses where different types of lace making is used as an inspiration with characteristics from both Limerick lace, Carrickmacross lace and Clune crochet lace making by both the use of appliqué on netting material and linen material. The resemblance side by side is very clear, though she has put a modern spin on it in a way where it is not obvious if you would not know the meaning and inspiration behind these pieces. Which makes it very wearable for everyone but yet not just something from the rack. Her pieces are often inspired by traditional Irish methods or types of clothing and fabric that were at one point banned by the English to try and either dominate the market themselves or dampen the spirit of the Irish out of fear for an uprising. It is ironic that she is now the most celebrated designer of London fashion week, showing there since 2010, and this ties in with Rocha explaining that her collections are personal, yet sartorial. But also, her explaining the colour scheme that is a part of her brand, playing with dark and light, the white and black. And then adding in her iconic pop of red, symbolizing love as well as blood and pain. Though she has not been political in any of her interviews it may symbolize her own personal struggle as well as her country’s struggle. It is a part of her own feminine independence as well as her own Irish independence.

Special Thanks

I would like to thank University College Cork for allowing me to study at their marvellous university and in particular folklorist dr Aoife Granville, who taught me so many new things about Irish heritage and folklore through clothing and textiles and helped me a great deal along the way. Without her this topic would not have been so researched and rounded.

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'I trust my feelings and musical instincts' (1994)

Tinted follicles fashionably "chopped" into a spiky mass, Hong Kong singer Faye Wong sauntered into the Marina Mandarin ballroom sporting a pair of sunglasses. Her gait was languidly nonchalant; her face was a study in boredom.

Rumors that she is an aloof, haughty and distant celebrity had circulated long before she flew into town with several other Hong Kong stars to perform at a charity show in aid of the National Kidney Foundation.

At the concert's press conference last week, Wong certainly seemed to live up to the reputation. While fellow performers like Jacky Cheung and The Grasshoppers dispensed smiles and niceties liberally, Wong remained, for the most part, reticent.

A few of us reporters were, hence, prepared for a difficult interview when we met her the next day in an SBC dressing room. Wong was up on Caldecott Hill rehearsing for the concert.

Surprise! Miss Icy Cool was actually rather pleasant.

"I don't know how to react in strange surroundings or when I come into contact with people I don't know. I just freeze up. That's why I don't even have my own fan club. I wouldn't know what to say to them," she said softly. "Maybe that's why people think I'm haughty," she added.

During the interview, Wong was, admittedly, a trifle awkward at times but she was far from uncooperative and diffuclt as recent Taiwanese press reports alleged.

The charges sprang from the singer's refusal to clown around on a TV program while she was in Taipei to promote her latest Mandarin album, Bewitched. "I will not do something which does not come naturally. The results will be horrible. I will look silly; the other party will not look good too," said Wong who made her singing debut in 1990. That explains why she left for New York in 1992 after recording her first three albums.

"I didn't feel comfortable with the image the company had projected for me; I felt they were making me out to be someone I wasn't," she said referring to the Madonna clone she was in her early days.

"I went to New York to find myself. I took voice lessons, I went to plays, I absorbed the vibrant cultural scene," she said. She came back to Hong Kong after a year, revitalized and recharged.

"I got my self-confidence back; I resolved to be myself and not anything else." The confidence is reflected in her singing which has become a lot more soulful, emotive and richly-textured.

She brushes off any comparisons with Western contemporaries like Bjork and Ricki Lee Jones. "I don't imitate other singers. I just go with my feelings. I trust my feeling and musical instincts."

Unlike many Hong Kong singers, Wong also pens her own lyrics and has been praised for the verses in her hit, Unregrettably Obsessive. She also chooses her own songs. "I try not to record songs which I don't like."

Her self-assurance is also reflected in the way she dresses. Wong, who wore a provocative see-through dress which revealed her underwear at an awards ceremony earlier this year, is definitely one of Hong Kong's best and most fashionably dressed women.

"I've never deliberately dressed to provoke. I dress according to my moods," said the 1.72-m singer who looked alluring in a skintight blouse by Martin Margiela, one of Belgium's most promising young designers.

The Beijing-born Wong insists she is a conservative Chinese woman. "I am not ambitious; I don't hope for much in life. As long as I make enough money to spend, I'm happy," she said.

She does, however, concede that she is independent. "I've been like that from young. I don't tell my family my troubles," said this daughter of an engineer and a classical singer who migrated to Hong Kong from China several years ago.

"I believe a person has to solve his own problems and make his own decisions in life." She does not seem to be doing too good a job at it though, judging from her pale and wan appearance.

"Yes, I've been rather fragile of late. My stomach's been giving me problems, I tire easily and I just don't have any appetite," confessed the singing siren who tips the scales at 50 kg.

Discovered by one of Hong Kong's most influential voice coaches, Tai See Chong, when she was just 18, Wong has also taken to acting. So far, she has made three TV serials including The Legendary Ranger, a sci-fi adventure with heartthrob Leon Lai.

She is currently shooting her first movie, which is directed by Wong Kar Wai, Hong Kong's most stylish film-maker.

Away from the recording studio and film set, Wong sleeps at home and listens to music by Sting, Sinead O'Connor and R.E.M. "My record company wishes I would be more hardworking but I really can't handle too much work. I must have time to relax."

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SOURCE: THE STRAITS TIMES

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thecapturedafrique · 2 years

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HLAW: Day 5—Home/Childhood

Good evening and happy day 5 of Hana Lee Appreciation Week! This is one the easiest days for me to contribute to, as I’ve already spent an extensive amount of time creating head canons for Hana revolving around this very theme. Since PB’s mostly left her backstory a blank page aside from Shanghai being her home town and her having a late grandmother, this leaves us Hana fans to build her one ourselves. I hope y’all enjoy reading mine! 😁

Tagging @hanaleeappreciationweek and the truly spectacular hosts @lizzybeth1986 and @sazanes!

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The Lee’s originally immigrated from mainland China to Singapore in the mid 1800s; they started their own textile company just before the boom hit as a result of WWI

When the Great Depression struck, they moved their business to Shanghai and continued to thrive until the Second Sino-Japanese War began destroying mills and supply chains

The Lee’s left for Hong Kong and were able to recover until their company the Lee Kowloon Group had become the biggest privately owned manufacturer of textiles in China, with a yearly revenue of 25 billion yuan (~$3.5 billion)

Cheung Bao (张宝) [1] was a Cantonese fashion designer who married into the Lee Family; as their second son, Xinghai (星海) wasn’t expected to inherit a controlling share of the family company

As such, Xinghai moved to Shanghai to re-establish the textile market there (since the only real competition was the government) with a subsidiary focused on high quality fabrics aimed at the rich

This move was made several months after he’d married Lorelai Ryuka, who he’d met in Cordonia when he’d gone to accompany his mentor/friend Charles Shang [2] to the celebration of Prince Liam’s birth in order to network

The only daughter of Lady Syeira, Lorelai was heir to their regality Antirrhinum, but after her parents passed, she chooses to relocate permanently to Shanghai with her husband and leaves its stewardship in the hands of her grandmother Floure

Though they both hope for a son, Lorelai gives birth a few years later to a daughter who they name Hana Lee Hua (李花), and she is raised in one of the Rose Garden Villas in the Xuhui District of Shanghai

During her Zhuazhou ceremony, Hana picks the cooking utensil which means she’ll make a good housewife, and later turns out to be a child prodigy (particularly on the piano)

Her parents’ aspirations are thus reignited and they pin all of their hopes onto her, as due to the One Child Policy she will be their only one

While visiting Lorelai intermittently to update her on their regality, Floure spends time with Hana to regale her with fairy tales and Cordonian folk stories [3]

Floure passes when Hana is 6, who is not able to attend the funeral since it’s in Cordonia; Xinghai instead takes her to the zoo where she sees pandas for the first time

Hana is educated from the ages of 5 to 10 primarily by her Taiwanese governess Tài Luó, who after is replaced by Lady Julianne de Montfort of Brittany [4]

Under Lady Julianne, she begins studying etiquette in preparation for her first society appearance at the start of England’s Social Season, after which there is a sharp decrease in time spent with her parents outside of social engagements

While abroad, Hana is also enrolled in the Wimbledon Village Stables, a riding academy where she studies dressage, and she successfully schemes to no longer have to play the piano in public at the age of 12

Though her parents end her lessons since they refuse to spend money on a skill that’s no longer of “use,” Hana’s instructor Lin Changsong [5] already told her that there was nothing else he could teach her

Bao is a central figure in her childhood as well as her primary caretaker at home when Lorelai and Xinghai are out of town; she inspires Hana’s love of fashion design and fosters her talent

Hana herself serves to inspire some of Bao’s own designs, and as canon states, they sew a black cheongsam together the summer before Bao dies, which is only a few weeks before Hana turns 15

Thus sparks her “goth phase” that goes hand in hand with being gifted a laptop of her own in order to attend the online Balissande Finishing School

The phase is also inspired by the black kitten Li Ming her grandmother left to her, but it’s less gothic and more angsty, as she uses her laptop to wax bleak poetry on her Stumblr blog, stream sad romance movies, and indulge in hurt/comfort fanfiction

Hana goes undiscovered for nearly a year, but once Lorelai finds out about the blog, her laptop is confiscated; she dyes her hair pink in retaliation for her 16th birthday celebration, and though it’s only temporary, Li Ming is taken as punishment [6]

At 18, she attends the first Shanghai International Debutante Ball in the dress pictured below, heralding her official debut into society and the start of her parents attempts to have her be chosen by a suitor

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Bao’s face claim is Vivienne Tam, a real Chinese fashion designer. Credit to @cassiopeiacorvus for the Cantonese HC!

Charles Shang is a character from Crazy Rich Asians; after watching the movie following @mand-delemonde pointing out that Hana should be living the same sort of lifestyle, I decided to have CRA crossover into my version of the Choices world. I imagine Xinghai and Charles bonded over neither being the heir to their respective family companies. Charles was invited to celebrate Prince Liam’s birth since I head canon his niece Princess Cassandra was a friend of Queen Eleanor’s.

This is based on the coin tradition scene Hana shares with her fiancée in TRR3, which she states she learned from her great-grandmother. I’ve fleshed out Lorelai’s side of the family further than is shown, but the details weren’t included in this post since the only Cordonian family member Hana met during her childhood was Floure.

Tài Luó and Lady Julianne’s names are derived from the characters Miss Anne Taylor (from Emma) and Julian (from Barbie as the Princess and the Pauper). Julianne’s surname is due to how I made her the daughter of the Duke of Brittany, a duchy which is extinct IRL. She’s actually a friend of Joëlle’s, who in my head canon is a noblewoman from a neighboring French duchy that’s also extinct IRL, but those details will be shared during Kiara’s appreciation week later this month.

Lin Changsong is a parodied version of the pianist and composer Yin Chengzong. I imagine that if Hana had not been forced to hide her skill in order to keep it from being exploited, Lin would have tried to convince her parents to enroll her in the Shanghai Conservatory of Music (which Yin himself joined at the age of 12).

I do plan to have Li Ming and Hana reunite in my post-TRR fic because I could never be that heartless. 🤧

#playchoices #the royal romance #trr #hana lee #hanaleeappreciationweek #hlaw day 5 #hlaw #head canons #this post took me way longer to compile than i expected 😭#no doubt bc i kept adding further details to it lol #we’ll see if i can get tomorrow’s post in before 11 PM EST

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In 2013, after the funeral of her daughter, Cecelia moves to New York City.

For one year, Cecelia Holmes becomes almost impossible to reach. However, for the sake of her daughter, she gives up drinking; she starts therapy; she even begins writing the novel she always planned to.

In 2015, she accepts a job at American Vogue as a freelance fashion editor, and slowly but surely makes her way back into society. She dates a politician with his sight set on the presidency, followed by a New York University psychology professor who had very recently left her husband of forty years and come out as gay (the two still keep in touch, but they eventually broke up due to the professors wish to mess around with her newfound freedom).

Much like many Brits before her, she begins a new life in America.

However, in 2017, her father invites her out for dinner in the city. It’s not entirely unusual. Out of all his children, Morland Holmes is closest with his daughter. Cee knows though, from the outset, that it was a business meeting. The popular 5-star restaurant being completely empty on a Friday night was enough.

Morland states his intentions clearly; his sons have no desire to join the family business. That leaves him with two options; hand the business to someone outside of the family, or begin to prepare Cecelia for the role of CEO of Holmes International Consultants.

He does however also make clear that if he believed Celia was incapable of the work, he would not be making this offer. Out of his three children, her resilience, persistence, and ambition has impressed him the most.

Although not strictly evil, the organisation Morland runs prides itself on being able to solve any problem for any client. These clients include governments, businessmen, and criminals. Through methods such as bribes, blackmail, and well places contacts, Holmes International Consultants retains its God-like power.

Despite her own reservations, and Sherlock’s please to decline the job, Celia accepts her father’s offer and leaves Vogue in early 2018.

Her first job is to create contacts within the Chinese government and spends the majority of 2019 and 2020 in Hong Kong. She then returns to London, mission accomplished and shadows her father until 2021 when she is announced as the new CEO of Holmes International Consultants.

In 2022, Celia begins her greatest endeavor. Using some of the greatest minds in the world, Celia begins to design a computer system that is used for the social engineering of whole populations. The machine will nalyze the patterns of history, as well government and online information, and chart a course for the future. In the beginning, it’s simply used to predict things like stock market changes, terrorist threats, worldwide recessions, and election results. The system is soon so powerful that Cee is able to threaten the president of Brazil to bring down his government and to talk with the president’s replacements within 6 weeks. Every company in the near future will need the computer’s assistance for their business.

Cee names the machine “Eurus” after her father’s sister, who died young but had an unexplained ability to know when it was about to rain.

In 2023, Celia wants to take Eurus further. Currently, the system works on the basis of information > output. Cee wants to be able to feed desired outcomes into the computer and for it to output the step-by-step process on how to achieve it. It’s an ambitious goal and begins to overstep the line as to where a stable world begins and personal freedom ends.

#( v. main | rooting for the anti-hero )#( i. current arc )#you didn't think the whole i am king thing was just new BRANDING did you #but if this plot sounds familiar to you and you have seen westw*rld s3.... no it doesnt #also SORRY if i watch something else tomorrow and change all of this but #this had been the plan since like 2019 so im hoping it sticks

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Have you got any fun facts about your hell on earth characters? Be it silly or lore based? I think we'd love to hear about them!

HSJHDSDSHJDHS IS THAT EVEN A QUESTION-

I’m genuinely so happy you asked!! I love this stupid comic ( @hellonearth-comic ) and these characters so much, I can’t begin to describe just how much I can go on talking about these fuckers-

I’ll focus on a bit of general stuff and Marco and Milo because if I talked about all of my characters then this post would be too daMN LONG-

Under the cut because, just- wow.

General/Random stuff:

My inspiration for the comic came actually from a song: “Doom Crossing: Eternal Horizons” by The Chalkeaters. (...I wish I was joking. The song is a bop though.) The idea of a small “cute” character going on a bloody demon-killing rampage alongside their more intimidating (yet deep down chill) friend clicked with me and, well, this happened.

The main setting for the comic, New Hell City is basically an amalgamation of a lot of major cities. Now there’s a bunch of ravenous imps infesting the place. It didn’t always have the name New Hell City. It was renamed that after the “Spill of Hell”, where it was the first place to have recorded imp swarms emerge.

Somehow, Lower Imps are the only type of demon to have made their way to Earth in this event. (They are a more animalistic form of demon, yet still VERY deadly against humans.) More advanced and civilised demons have yet to have any major presence on Earth.

Marco and Milo’s family come from Hong Kong!

The “vibe” I have in mind for Hell/The Realm of Demons is a sort of twisted high-fantasy setting with steampunk elements. Demon culture is highly centred around power, war, and fights over territory. Basically a bunch of angry war lords duking it out for territory.

Milo:

I’ve mentioned this here and there, but Milo is a popular video game and art streamer known as “PinkClawxx”. They’re known for their absolutely batshit antics on camera that have created a huge meme culture around them. (And a bunch of meme/rage compilations.)

They also occasionally collaborate musically with their friend Ashe and his band Murder Rabbitz. (Typically as a guest singer, but they’ve written a song or two with Ashe.) They’ve made a song or two of their own as well.

They kinda have the energy of one of those scene kids that would post Gir gifs on MySpace in 2004. But with more unhinged and with more insatiable bloodlust.

Definitely grew up as the weird kid in class that got suspended for a week for biting someone. (Someone that deserved it, at least.)

The sheer amount of energy drinks that they consume on the regular is frankly alarming.

If you’re ever in a car with them behind the wheel, pick a god and pray. They’re not a bad driver- The exact opposite actually! They are an absolute demon behind the wheel who’s driving skills practically defy the laws of physics. Road laws are a mere suggestion, nothing is sacred. It’s a wonder they haven’t had their license revoked.

Milo doesn’t remember much about Marco before he disappeared. The only memory they seem to have of him is of one time he took them to a zoo when they were around 4 years old. It’s very fuzzy though.

...They may or may not have deeply repressed abandonment issues. Just putting it out there.

Their favorite games to play (wether on-stream or just in general) are weird horror games. They have a particular love for 2000s-2010s RPG Maker horror games. (Mad Father, IB, Yume Nikki, etc.)

An absolute autism/ADHD icon-

What drove Milo to their dream of starting “Demon B. Gone” was their family’s extensive history in demon hunting.

...And watching Ghost Busters one night and just going “HOLY SHIT-”

Marco:

Before he disappeared, Marco actually studied and worked in fashion design. And he was pretty damn good at it too! His artistic and sewing abilities are pretty impressive, even after all of his time looking for a way back home.

Back then, he used to live with his brother Lian and his wife (who was Marco’s best friend in college) since the three of them were very close. And when Milo came around, Marco wanted to help raise them.

While travelling among demons, he sort of became a nerd towards anything and everything magic related. I swear the second he gets his hands on a grimoire in Hell and Back, the dude absolutely nerds out.

Through his time in Hell, he’s always had a close on-and-off... “ally” that he could rely on. Somewhat. This “ally” was a notorious thief named Illa. The two had a sort of rivalry and partnership riddled with romantic tension that the both of them would rather die than admit to and the both of them caused a shit ton of chaos.

He’s picked up on a lot of demon vocabulary over his travels. He tends to use it even after he’s returned to Earth. It causes... some confusion when talking to strangers. But Milo finds it sick as FUCK-

This man is an absolute bi (ace) disaster, no denying it. Please help this dude.

Under his distant and intimidating shell, the man is actually a bit of a softie. He seems scary as all hell, but it just takes him a bit to warm up to people.

You know he likes you if he’s drawn you. After getting back into the habit of drawing, he tends to sketch and draw people he knows and cares about. So if he’s drawn you, then he considers you a friend.

Dude’s a fan of those really shitty sci fi/horror B-movies. Or just generally any “so bad it’s good” movie. They’re just the absolute funniest shit to him, apparently. (Milo seems to think the same.)

Oh god, the dude was totally a theatre kid back in high school. The guy was absolutely notorious in his school’s plays and musicals. He is absolutely embarrassed of this and will take it to his GRAVE.

...Man has a pretty nice singing voice though.

With how long he’s been gone, the dude is an absolute disaster with new technology. He operates a smartphone with the grace of a 70 year old grandma, and every second is absolutely fucking hysterical to Milo.

#professorlatondestroyedmyfeels #Ask #Static screams into the void #I have a lot of thoughts about these two alone-#I love talking about this comic so damn much I just dhfsjfhhsdjf #Thanks so much!!#I get so damn happy when people ask about my characters-#(And I love seeing about your Of Fated Hearts characters!!)#(They're so damn sick!!)

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jazzlr1 · 8 months

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5 Highlights From Seoul Fashion Week

Seoul Fashion Week is a renowned event that is famous for its exceptional street style. There is more to this fashion extravaganza than meets the eye. The event, which commenced on March 16 at the Dongdaemun Design Plaza in Jung-gu, Seoul. It has returned after a three-year hiatus due to the pandemic. This year, the five-day event showcased the latest fall-winter collections for 2023, featuring some of the most innovative Asian. The designers and their runway shows, indicating Seoul’s growing stature as a fashion capital.

The highlight of Seoul Fashion Week was the trade show, where 120 brands exhibited their latest collections to 500 local. Also the overseas buyers from countries such as China, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Thailand, Dubai, and beyond. The event proved that Seoul is a burgeoning fashion hub, and K-fashion is on the rise, with much of it being genderless.

Designer Monica Koh founded the brand Maison Nica, taking inspiration from a fictional planet called Gaia set in the year 2123. Her newest line showcased at Seoul Fashion Week featured futuristic and glamorous party pieces. Which gave a science-fiction touch to her designs.

MMAM is a Seoul-based women’s wear brand that aims to give traditional pieces a unique. Which twist by adding unexpected elements like blazer lapels or collars on the backs of pieces or asymmetrical cuts.

Greedilous, founded by Park Youn-hee, is one of the most talked-about fashion brands. The brand coming out of Seoul, known for its bold colors and graphic prints, has won the love of celebrities such as Beyonce, Paris Hilton, and Anne Hathaway.

Seokwoon Yoon, inspired by historical cuts and modern art, used creative draping and unconventional cuts. This also to create his new collection that fuses the influences of Berlin and New York.

Anony Mouth, a unisex brand with a logo of a balaclava, aims to bring an anonymous touch to their looks while making a statement. This season, they drew inspiration from streetwear and workwear to offer an upscale touch on sporty looks. The brand’s goal is to make people focus on the garments rather than the brand name, showing that even a no-name brand item can shake things up.

In conclusion, Seoul Fashion Week is a must-attend event for fashion enthusiasts worldwide. The event is not only known for its exceptional street style, but it is also a platform for some of the most innovative Asian designers. This year’s event highlighted Seoul’s growing stature as a fashion capital. The event’s success indicates that Seoul Fashion Week will continue to set the bar high for future fashion events worldwide.Read More

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Fashion Feud: H&M Sues Shein for Copyright Infringement in Hong Kong

Hello, Tumblr users! Welcome to our weekly newsletter, where we bring you the latest news and trends in the fashion world. This week, we have a juicy story for you: H&M sues fast fashion rival Shein for copying their designs!

H&M, the Swedish fashion giant, has filed a lawsuit against Shein, the Chinese online retailer, for copyright infringement in Hong Kong. The litigation has been underway since 2021, and H&M is seeking unspecified damages and an injunction to stop Shein from infringing on its copyright and trademarks.

According to the court documents, H&M has provided photos of dozens of items from swimwear to sweaters that it claims Shein has stolen from its designs. The items include a floral bikini, a striped cardigan, a polka dot dress, and a leopard print coat. H&M has accused Shein of copying not only its products, but also its logos and packaging.

Shein, on the other hand, has declined to comment on the pending litigation. The company is known for its fast and cheap fashion, offering thousands of new products every week at low prices. It has become a popular choice among young consumers, especially on social media platforms like TikTok and Instagram.

The Hong Kong court heard the case for the first time last September, and the judge allowed the case to proceed. The next hearing is scheduled for July 31. This is not the first time Shein has faced legal troubles for intellectual property violations. The company has been sued by several independent designers and artists in the US this year, alleging that Shein has used a secretive algorithm to identify and copy their designs.

What do you think of this fashion feud? Do you think H&M has a strong case against Shein? Do you prefer quality over quantity when it comes to fashion? Let us know your thoughts in the comments below!

That’s all for this week’s newsletter. Stay tuned for more updates and insights from the fashion world. Until next time, stay stylish! 😎

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The one and only SOGO LED digital in Hong Kong Causeway Bay Intersection, located in the bustling district of Causeway Bay in Hong Kong, is a vibrant and iconic hub of activity that epitomizes the city’s energy and dynamism. This bustling intersection serves as a vital transportation node and a commercial epicenter, attracting an immense amount of foot and car traffic on a daily basis.

Known for its dense population and bustling commercial scene, Causeway Bay is one of the most densely populated areas in Hong Kong. As a result, the foot traffic at the Causeway Bay Intersection is staggering. With its strategic location at the heart of the district, the intersection sees a constant stream of pedestrians traversing the streets, shopping at the myriad of retail outlets, and exploring the vibrant local markets. It is estimated that the foot traffic at this intersection can reach up to 2.5 million people on weekends, making it one of the busiest pedestrian areas in the world.

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Fashionable pet dad, the subway youth special train "fully loaded" with four orchids is departing!

Released by the Fourth National Congress on June 14, 2023 at 19:43 in Guangdong

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Father's love is like orchid, fancy pet father

Father's Day is coming,

Sihui Orchid settled in Guangzhou Metro Line 4,

A train filled with orchid fragrance and love

Driving to Guangzhou Higher Education Mega Center,

A youthful and vibrant face

To offer holiday blessings to fathers all over the world.

On June 13, Guangdong Sihui Orchid Metro Youth Special Train with the theme of "Father's Love as Blue, Four Rivers in Love" officially started. The theme design spans four carriages and the whole train, focusing on the "Father's Day exclusive flower" created by Sihui for all fathers, and issuing the call of "Father's Day, remember to send Sihui Orchid to Dad". On the train doors and windows, the four orchids of butterfly orchids, hybrid orchids, and other varieties complement each other, and the silhouette of the father and child gazing at each other exudes warmth, attracting many waiting passengers to stop.

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Xiao Xie, a sophomore, returned to school part-time, and happened to take the youth special train of Guangdong Sihui Orchid Subway. She was worried about gifts for Father's Day, and when she saw the Sihui Orchid on the window, she immediately got inspiration. I have given my father many gifts, but I am worried that there will be no new designs this year. Using orchids as a holiday gift is meaningful and innovative! "Xiao Xie took a photo of the QR code of Sihui Orchid online shopping and carefully selected the orchids. A student who is studying alone in a foreign land chooses to send his father a pot of orchids as a way to miss him.

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Sihui is the largest orchid planting base in the Guangdong–Hong Kong–Macao Greater Bay Area. Orchid planting has a long history. The "Linghai Lanyan" written by District Jince in the Qing Dynasty wrote: "In the past, Sihui Supu, the garden of Jianggui, was the most popular orchid." In 2004, patriotic Taiwanese businessman Chen Mingxing set up an orchid planting base in Shigou Town, Sihui City, opening the origin of Sihui orchid planting.

On the car window, the Father's Day exclusive flower "Father's orchid · Qitian Sage" independently developed by Sihui City is the most eye-catching. The 'Qi Tian Da Sheng' belongs to the butterfly Wen Xin Lan, named after its resemblance to the image of Sun Wukong, symbolizing the omnipotent existence of the father. The subway sped by, as if carrying a faint fragrance of orchids. Uncle Zhang is a retired Chinese teacher. When he came home from morning exercises, he saw orchids "blooming" in the carriage. He sighed: "Confucius said that Zhilan came into the house, and sending orchids on Father's Day has cultural connotations, which is worth praising."

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In 2022, Sihui Orchid will focus on the marketing hot spot of Father's Day, creatively put forward the concept of "father's love is like orchid", change the off-season of orchid sales in June to the peak season, launch regional characteristic industrial brands, and drive flower farmers to increase income and become rich. According to statistics, in 2022, the sales of Sihui orchids increased three times year-on-year, with a unit price increase of nearly 50%. Nowadays, Sihui has 62 orchid enterprises, with over 230 varieties in four major series: Molan, Jianlan, Hybrid Orchid, and Phalaenopsis Orchid.

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This year, Sihui continued to carry out a series of orchid marketing activities, such as inviting celebrities in various fields to play CALL for Sihui City orchids, organizing young singers to express their father's love with songs in the column of "Father's love is like orchid", holding the "In the name of love, give your father orchids" cultural week of Guangdong Sihui City "Father's love is like orchid", and creating a festive atmosphere of "giving orchids on Father's Day". Guangdong Sihui Orchid Subway Youth Special Train closely follows the promotion pace of the "Father's Love Like Orchid" Cultural Week, and uses diverse and innovative promotion methods to show young people the openness of the construction of the "12221" market system for Guangdong agricultural products. It is understood that this "father's love is like orchids, and four rivers are in love" subway youth special train of Sihui Orchid in Guangdong will continue to operate for 28 days. With the help of subway network coverage, the publicity scope of Sihui Orchid will be expanded, the exposure frequency will be increased, and consumers' impression of "sending Sihui Orchid to Dad on Father's Day" will be further deepened.

#sihui #china #guangdong #zhaoqing #四会 #肇庆 #orchid

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