The last dance
This fabric-centered womenswear collection draws from Taoist funeral spirit banners and paper lanterns, framing these ritual objects as vessels of collective memory to explore how ceremonial pieces sustain intergenerational emotional bonds. It reinterprets delicate folk paper craft through layered construction and fine cutwork, shaping dimensional silhouettes that balance rigid structure and fragile softness. Light nylon, waterproof textiles and Bemis bonding create a stark material contrast, echoing the dual themes of remembrance and renewal within mourning customs. Instead of copying ritual aesthetics superficially, the collection translates ceremonial forms and paper craft logic into modern womenswear through repeated material testing, offering a restrained contemporary perspective on underrepresented ritual heritage.