Sophie Wang | VFW SS'22 Digital

Sophie Wang “Noonday” explores the obsession with creating personal fiction, the dependence on it, and our ability to interweave both realms of fantasy and reality in our lives – watching these two spaces breathe into one another, fall out of sync and ultimately struggle to establish dominance and rhythm. “Noonday” features garment silhouettes born of quick scribbles and cartoonish exaggerations largely inspired by Masaaki Yuasa’s 2008 science fiction anime series Kaiba. Contrasting yarns such as nylon and linen are knitted together along with embroidery techniques to create the drape and illusion of a drawing coming to life, or a garment directly lifted from Wang’s sketchbook. Wang also includes butterfly wings as a recurring motif throughout the collection as can be seen in the symmetrical silhouettes, embellishments and knitted wings; she uses a muted color palette to emphasize a kind of withering spirit of a fantasy tainted with loneliness and delusion. Follow Vancouver Fashion Week Instagram: @vanfashionweek Facebook: @vanfashionweek Website: https://www.vanfashionweek.com #fashion #vancouver #vfw