Fashion brand SARAWONG unveiled its Fall Winter 2023 Collection, that pays tribute to Suzhou’s Elegant Gardens and Kunqu Opera, on February 25th, during the ongoing Milan Fashion Week. The collection titled Dreams in Paradise was inspired by Suzhou culture, and it balances the delicate elegance of Suzhou garden architecture with the muted beauty of Kunqu opera costumes. It celebrates traditional Chinese culture with colourful fringes, cloud shoulders, and fabric patchwork. The color palette was inspired by Kunqu opera costumes, and it features purple, cherry blossom pink, and soft goose yellow. For the season Sarawong aims to bring a relaxed and happy mood, and to provide a way for people to heal themselves and find their own peace even in uncertain times.
FALL WINTER 2023.24 WOMENSWEAR COLLECTIONS
“The FW 23.24 collection continued SARAWONG’s previous patchwork approach, combining fringes and wool weaving with clever combinations of colors to reveal the richness of the garments. The clothing elements were tassels, cloud shoulder, patchwork, sleeves, and window wool knitting. Tassel is a light and graceful ornament that has been passed down and developed through the generations The design was inspired by the tassels found on Kunqu opera costumes and draws on the split position of the tassels and the clashing of colors. The cloud shoulder is a unique style in Chinese dress culture, rich in decorative motifs, symbolic art language, numerical metaphors and profound cultural heritage. The jacquard fabrics used in the collection also incorporate the strength of SARAWONG costumes,resulting in a fusion of beauty and balance. Following the journey of awakening to the power of women that begins with The Peony Pavilion, the true power of freedom is to follow the beauty of the women one identifies with, to experiment, to question, to rejoice, to pursue love and to enjoy the confidence and beauty of being a woman.” – Sarawong
