The Sean Suen Spring/Summer 2021 collection drew inspiration from Friedrich Nietzsche’s ‘’The Birth of Tragedy’’ the designer read during the coronavirus quarantine.
The Chinese designer invoked the spirit of Dionysius, the divine prodigal giver of sublime inspiration whose resurrection means Life stronger than death, as a symbol of humanity’s desire for Life and its eternal admiration for subsistence.
Deconstructing Ancient Greek garments, he reintegrated their elements into contemporary designs as an expression of his desire to soothe and smooth the trauma caused by this disconnection between the current social chaos and the travails of human existence.
Comfortable fabrics and a focus on the wearing experience are meant as a way to wean individual bondage, bridging differences between humans and paving the way to a more fulfilled existence – his desire to build a diverse, free and more viable value system.
- Valentina Sampaio and Giorgio Armani cover Harper’s Bazaar Spain November 2020 by Xavi Gordo
- Grace Sharp by Elizaveta Porodina for Vogue Germany November 2020
- Fendi Holiday 2020 Campaign
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