LENA RUAN (@lena.ruan)

Photoshoot of Look 3 with @toricascoe and @eyiyang_z

Look 4 details model: @itscamgram

A little 360 of my 6th look

Some recent illustrations

LOOK 2 Two layered bias cut satin silk dress with Nü Shu symbols saying „Ban Bian Tian“ translated to „Half of the sky“. I came across Nü Shu, a hidden female only language from Hunan, China, when I was researching for my dissertation on feminist chinese artists. Nü Shu is a language that was created and used only by women, because they didnt have access to education. Model: @itscamgram Special thanks to @julessslulu for her incredible help hand stitching this dress and to @yeu._nng005 with the beads 🤍

LOOK 3 Ink on suede and hand painted wooden beads Model: @all0st Photography: @rebeccamaynesphoto Hmu: @rakshaa_joshi assisted by @anniemae_mua Special thanks to @leila_kate_ and @yeu._nng005 🤍 @bafcsm

LOOK 4 Model: @defokrmz19 Photography: @rebeccamaynesphoto Hmu: @rakshaa_joshi assisted by @anniemae_mua Thanks to my helper @leila_kate_ 🤍 @bafcsm

LOOK 5 Model: @https1ynn Photography: @rebeccamaynesphoto Hmu: @rakshaa_joshi assisted by @anniemae_mua Special thanks to @leila_kate_ and @julessslulu for helping me 🤍 @bafcsm

LOOK 6 I used Ultrasuede to create this leathery like material to imitate how paper can be sculpted around the body. Model: @oanananananaaaaa Photography: @rebeccamaynesphoto Hmu: @rakshaa_joshi assisted by @anniemae_mua Thank you to my amazing helper @leila_kate_ and everyone who was involved 🤍 @bafcsm

Prepping 15m of white ultrasuede and hand paiting the material with chinese ink, using a hand brush. My goal was to change the material to make it behave and look like ink painted paper. Main textile of my collection 🤍

First drapes of looks 3 and 5 from my graduate collection, working with ultrasuede, imitating paper more process pics coming @bafcsm @1granary

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