G20 Hangzhou Summit Volunteer Costume Designer: Determining a blue flower for nearly two months

On August 20th, thousands of volunteer representatives gathered at Hangzhou University of Electronic Science and Technology to participate in the G20 Hangzhou Summit volunteers' ceremony. At the ceremony, the G20 Hangzhou Summit volunteer clothing and accessories were first shown. Does Juanshan Xiushui and Qinglan on the clothing make you feel close? Its designer is Wu Haiyan, professor of the China Academy of Art and dean of the School of Design Art, who grew up on the West Lake.

On August 22nd, in the Oriental Country Studio in the West Lake Creative Valley, Wu Haiyan, wearing a black T-shirt, was interviewed by the reporter and told the reporters about the original design and repeated scrutiny of the whole set of costumes. Everything seems to be calm and orderly, but it is not surprising. However, it is carefully prepared for the G20 Hangzhou Summit and fully displayed on a seemingly simple volunteer costume.

Determining a blue flower for nearly two months

The reporter saw on the workbench on the second floor of the Oriental Country Studio that seven or eight volunteer costumes were lined up. If it is not Wu Haiyan's reminder, it is difficult for ordinary people to find that there are both final and revised versions.

"It's a small difference." Wu Haiyan is a perfectionist. She pointed to two almost identical clothes and asked the reporter: "Can you see that the two clothes are different in color?" Seeing the reporter hesitating, she pointed to another A piece of blue more clear clothes said: "This blue is the exact color!"

Fixing color is the first thing that needs to be determined and the longest time. “From the design draft to the final physical presentation, it took two months.” Wu Haiyan told reporters that in her design concept, blue needs to reflect three layers of meaning: it is both the autumn and the cool West Lake blue, but also the wise and prosperous business. Blue is the blue of peace in the world. It is under the guidance of such a goal that the Wu Haiyan team has made a number of drafts and finally determined the pure blue that everyone is currently seeing.

Do a pair of shoes and take care of 10 parts

Designing color is only the first step. How to make the design concept appear in the final product is even more tempered and tested. In order to make the volunteer costumes have a perfect appearance at the G20 Hangzhou Summit, fully demonstrating the style of Hangzhou volunteers, Wu Haiyan not only takes the design, but also part-time supervision and confirmation, and cooperates with the relevant teams. The relevant person in charge of the Hangzhou Communist Youth League Committee Give a lot of help and support.

"You can see that the composition of these shoes, including the mesh size of the upper, the laces, the shoes, the decorative materials of the shoes, the lining of the shoes, the two-color soles, etc., must be dyed in the same factory in different factories. Blue, it is very difficult to operate.” Wu Haiyan told reporters that T-shirts and jackets have been repeatedly dyed from fabric to color. In order to unify the color presentation, she has not remembered how many times the coordination has been carried out.

"In the end, I need to confirm the signature, in order to pass the customs, this pressure is relatively large." Wu Haiyan said that once she was in Shanghai Songjiang meeting, the clothing manufacturer chased her to Shanghai to determine the final fabric of the pants, "I have not touched and seen it myself." ,I'm worried."

Insist on integrating traditional culture into the present

Now, this set of volunteer costumes has been praised by volunteer groups and many netizens.

Xue Jingwen, a volunteer from the Zhejiang Media College, said that when he saw it for the first time, he felt a glimpse of the "Jiangnan Wind".

Indeed, this set of clothing is full of flavors, the overall design style is youthful and lively, the main color blue and white represents the color of the West Lake water, the pattern blends with the Hangzhou elements, the women's models are white and blue symbolizes the water of the West Lake, and the men's models are blue and white. West Lake Mountains. The men’s and women’s dresses together, such as the same landscape of the beautiful scenery, reveals the natural beauty of the lake and the charm of Hangzhou.

For such a presentation, Wu Haiyan said that this should be worthy of his young years at the West Lake. "West Lake is the source of inspiration. I have clearly remembered the fine vegetation growing in the West Lake. The land that raised me gave me a lot of Inspiration."

Such a design concept has always been her direction. As a well-known professor and designer, Wu Haiyan has worked as a clothing integration design for the Beijing Olympic Games and the Shanghai World Expo. She has always adopted a unique perspective and judgment to integrate Chinese traditional culture into the current life as the concept and pursuit of design education. "I hope that our creation can give the world a unique beauty of the East." Wu Haiyan said.

Editor in charge: Yang Jie 4