Harmonious Collision

2024 Fashion Design MFA graduate thesis collection created by Ziling Dong. Presented on September 10, 2024 at 'Beyond: Design MFA Showcase.
Department: Fashion Design
Ziling Dong is a women’s wear designer whose specialty is finding harmony in contrast and conflict. Delicate insight often leads her into contradictory thoughts, prompting her to strive for a balance between reason and sensibility. Stylistically, she is influenced by the orderliness and fluidity of industrial aesthetics. Through exquisite and structured fabric, a minimalist silhouette, and the flowing divide, a feminine image of hardness and tenderness is created.
About This Collection
My thesis collection explores women’s slow fashion, focusing on woven materials, flowing structures, elegance, and comfort. The inspiration includes body meridians, anatomy, and creative woven furniture. In a harmonious way, the collection expresses the contrasting beauties of body science, furniture design, and industrial aesthetics. Through a combination of softness and firmness, structural silhouettes, and geometric fluidity, "Harmonious Collision" shows women’s wisdom and grace.