Liu Yang Returns! Work Together With Carol Century To Create The Oscar Prize For Chinese Fashion Design

"I am not a master." In this era when many people try to flaunt themselves as masters, Liu Yang, a famous fashion designer in China, says so. With the spirit of avant-garde and outstanding talent, he has pioneered many fashions and become a fashion benchmark in the Chinese clothing industry. But he has been playing the "disoriented" stage of his career, leaving the noisy and gorgeous stage and commercial insulation. It is the "Caro century Liu Yang Fashion Culture Award" created by the Caro century clothing Institute of Italy, which is known as "the cradle of the sky" by international fashion circles as the "cradle of the sky".

"Return is the responsibility of being a designer." Liu Yang said he hoped to pass on his years of accumulation. In his mind, the significance of this award is that the new generation of designers who truly love fashion design and talent will fundamentally enhance the core competitiveness of China's garment industry and promote a new peak in China's fashion design.

Leaving is for precipitation.

In 1999, Liu Yang emigrated to New York. Before that, he was labeled "success", "China's fashion design leader" and "ten outstanding young people in Guangzhou" and so on. 天分与勤奋，让刘洋自1987 年从广州美术学院服装设计专业毕业后，便在中国服装设计与时尚界崭露头角，并所向披靡，创造了诸多“第一”的记录：用自身艺术形象重新定义了“裁缝”职业，将其变为服装设计师和明星的第一人;第一个将性感服饰大胆地展现在中国T 台，引起海内外轰动;第一个拍摄中国男性写真集的名人;第一个举办中国有史以来首台大型男装发布会，开辟了中国男装表演的新纪元;第一个在国际时装秀场举行时装作品发布，令欧洲服装界和新闻界刮目相看的中国设计师;第一个跨界编剧、主演电视剧的服装设计师⋯⋯1998 年，刘洋迎来事业的丰收年，摘得中国服装设计师最高荣誉“金顶奖”、中国服装设计师商业排行和媒体排行的双冠、第四届中国“十佳”服装设计师榜首以及中国时尚大奖最佳男装设计。 "All kinds of honor are in one, but I suddenly feel lost and lost my goal." Liu Yang recalled that at the same time, the impetuous atmosphere of the fashion circle made him realize that it was difficult to study quietly, which was not conducive to the growth of designers. As a result, he left the field quietly from the spotlight and began his self practice "reclusive" life.

In the days when I left, Liu Yang was quite a bit drunk and I woke up alone. It seemed to fade from the fashion design industry. But in fact, he never left the fashion circle, he always concentrated on professional precipitation, and constantly sought new breakthroughs in himself. "I try to feel life and touch art, not limited to the field of clothing." Liu Yang said frankly, far away from impetuous, let him find his rhythm, no desire to be rigid, can follow the feeling of the heart to do, want to do things, "although no fame and wealth, I got a great spiritual satisfaction."

The return is for inheritance.

On the 18 day of March 2018, at the signing ceremony of the "Carol century Liu Yang Fashion Culture Award" held in Guangzhou, Liu Yang signed an agreement with Italy Carol century clothing Institute to promote the education of fashion design in China.

The famous Chinese fashion designer Liu Yang (middle) and Zhang Yu, chairman of the Italy branch of the Carol century clothing Institute, Matteo Secoli (right), and Carol century clothing Institute Guangzhou branch (left) are signing a cooperation agreement to create the "Carol century Liu Yang Fashion Culture Award".

The two sides join hands to work together to promote the integration of Italy's clothing technology and Chinese fashion culture, and help the training of innovative talents in international fashion design. It also declares Liu Yang's end to the seclusion of life in the world. Many years of overseas life made Liu Yang's patriotic complex increasingly prominent. "Every time I return to China, I am amazed at the great changes in China!" Liu Yang said frankly. Witnessing the rapid development of Chinese society and economy brought about the upgrading of the national aesthetic and the upgrading of consumption, which made us feel delighted and proud. In his view, designers have ushered in the best opportunities, and as a model that has influenced the designers of a generation, Liu Yang has been eager to show his exemplary power in his heart. Learning and thinking abroad has given him a new understanding of responsibility - not satisfied with his personal income, but from a more macro perspective, passing on his heart and soul in fashion design, driving the growth of the new generation of designers and contributing to the dream of "Oriental Paris" in China. In this mood, I met with Carol century clothing Institute in Italy.

Over the past ten years, the rapidly growing demand for creative talents in China's garment industry has been increasing, which has led to the trend of the international fashion design institute and vocational training institutions to hit the Chinese market. For a time, fashion design and training were flourishing, but clothing plate making education was still far from enough. Against this background, Italy's Carol century clothing Institute, known as "the cradle of the sky" by the international fashion industry, was invited to China three years ago by the Guangdong clothing association, and founded the Guangzhou branch of Italy Carol century clothing Institute in Guangzhou, an important base of garment industry.

Italy's rigorous fashion plate making technology and teaching system are the essence of the teaching concept of Carol century clothing Institute. "A designer does not understand the version, which is equivalent to the fact that the architect can not draw the blueprint." Liu Yang said frankly that plate making is the soft rib of many domestic designers. It is well aware of the importance of the edition to dress designers. In the days when they moved abroad, they were also continuing to supplement the related courses and polish the plate making skills. At the same time, Liu Yang is also deeply aware of the key role of universities in guiding the future development of talents. Based on the consideration of these comprehensive elements, "Carol century Liu Yang Fashion Culture Award" came into being.

Li Changsong, Dean of the Guangzhou branch of the Carol century clothing Institute in Italy, said that the Institute chose Liu Yang as a partner, not only because Liu Yang is an influential designer of fashion design, but also because of the fact that many designers are more concerned about their pursuit of fame and wealth, Liu Yang is an exception. "Sincerely repaying the society and helping designers grow up, they have been looking for opportunities and partners, hoping to contribute their talents to train young designers, which coincides with the concept of cooperation in the college."

Listing moral character as an important award and training standard

It is reported that the Carol century clothing Institute of Italy, as an internationally influential and renowned fashion academy, has established a fashion culture award with the famous designers of Chinese fashion design to praise the excellent Chinese costume design works or aspiring young designers. This is the first time in the history of its 80 years.

According to Liu Yang, he has agreed with the Italy Carol century clothing Institute to establish the "Carol century Liu Yang Fashion Culture Award" at the college, to raise funds for the society to create the Fashion Culture Award Fund, which is used to reward outstanding students and students in fashion design, and to become outstanding young people who are interested in fashion designers, especially for some talented people who love fashion design and talent but are stranded in economic conditions. Liu Yang said that the fund will set up special person management. He is willing to carry out the zero distance design innovation and guidance to the award-winning outstanding students, as an important reward for the "Carol century Liu Yang Fashion Culture Award".

In addition, moral character is listed as an important criterion in the award selection rules. Liu Yang said that in the past experience, some designers did not consider the input of enterprises and the training of colleges and universities. They only looked after their fame and wealth. They hoped to build the "Carol century Liu Yang Fashion Culture Award" into a "Oscar" style benchmarking Award for the Chinese garment industry, and to cultivate a truly talented team of designers for national enterprises.