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SiHan Mao

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I am Mao Sihan, a sophomore from Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province. I am currently majoring in clothing and costume design at the Sino-British Fashion Design College of Zhejiang Textile and Clothing Vocational and Technical College. My hobbies are painting, playing the piano and dancing. I am excited to participate in this competition. I hope to gain some valuable experience and insight from it, learn some skills from it, help me grow, and can also better help my academic career development. I have a strong interest in and pursuit of clothing design since I was a child. I am also very lucky to study clothing design in the College of Textiles and Clothing. I hope I can always pursue what I love, and I also hope that I can become more and more excellent.

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Pastoral dream

Category: Apparel

Competitions: Fashion Competition 2026

Introduction to the creation of the pastoral dream series This design series shows three sets of sweet pastoral two-piece clothing, which aims to capture the soft and romantic charm of the core aesthetics of the country cottage, and combine gentle femininity with the comfort of relaxed daily wear. The series consists of three coordinated appearance changes, which are unified by the beige base material, which evokes the creamy warmth of linen and light cotton. The core textile and natural soft matte texture selected for breathability are ideal for spring and summer. The first set of design is characterized by exquisite ruffled suspenders and shoulder straps, with self-tying bows on the front, and elegant mid-length skirts in the middle of the calf. Gorgeous retro plant hollow lace on the hem of the skirt, dotted with small tassels and light blue lace details, echoing the flowers on the wild grassland. The second set of design has become an off-the-shoulder puff-sleeved short top, with an asymmetrical layered trailing skirt; the soft blush pink elastic belt adds a soft color, highlighting the playful and unrestrained rural vitality, while revealing the slender legs, making the outline lighter. The third set of design revisits the suspender top, reimagines it with blush pink ruffle decoration, and matches it with a layered mini ruffled fluffy skirt to create a lively and youthful outline, which is very suitable for picnics and outdoor walks. The exquisite pastel decorations of baby blue and blush pink run through the whole series, coordinating all three styles to maintain a consistent sweet pastoral tone. Ruffles, self-tying ribbons, bust details and layered layers are the core decorative elements, drawing inspiration from vintage European country dresses. The design completely abandons the rigid structural cut and prioritizes loose, soft and comfortable drooping to imitate the free flow of grass and wildflowers. This series is aimed at young women who like gentle rural core and gentle girl fashion, balancing exquisite decoration technology and wearable practicality. Each piece can be freely mixed and matched, allowing the wearer to switch between elegant medium-length and playful mini layers according to the occasion. The overall palette avoids bold saturation, relying on the combination of cream ivory and light pastel to create a quiet and dreamy pastoral atmosphere. Each piece of clothing brings the wearer to the sunny wildflower grassland.

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