Mengshan Wei
Joe's BlackBook competition 2019
I am curious about everything and eager to learn anything. This is the reason I am so optimistic and cheerful. There’s always more to know. Learning something new is always so satisfying. Eventually, ideas become saturated, almost too much. So, I use abundance and saturation as inspiration for this collection.
Designing is release or outlet for me. For this project, I conducted research in my own closet. I love exaggerated shapes, bright colors and all kinds of pattern mixes in oversized silhouettes.
My daily outfits are always layered in unusual ways; in pattern, color and shape. People often remark about my happy disposition and the eclectic way I put garments together. My collections enable layering in flexible ways to accommodate different styles and multiple generations. Ultimately, my customer is most satisfied when they have a say in how patterns and silhouettes and colors come together. I allow them to make the collection their own.