Bio

Wen Hanzhang was a Finalist of the Redress Design Award 2023. He is studying for his MA in Fashion Design – Womenswear from Istituto Marangoni Paris, from which he also holds a BA in Fashion Design, alongside a DEC diploma in Fashion Design from Collège LaSalle, Canada.

“My focus is on how we can speak for sustainability in fashion through durable materials and experimenting with techniques such as low waste and modular design.” – Wen Hanzhang

redress Design Award Collection

Hanzhang’s Redress Design Award collection, ‘The Living Island’, draws inspiration from marine life and island topography, combining nature’s organic and geometric shapes with functional features like pockets and zippers. Using leftover fabrics and secondhand clothes sourced from a local thrift shop in the designer’s home of Montreal, Hanzhang employs waste-minimising techniques such as cutting tessellated patterns, creating texture and volume with irregular curved shapes, and using straight rectangular bands of fabric. Recycled duvets are used as stuffing, and detachable sleeves and legs add more styling possibilities. Monofibre materials make the garments recyclable, and the modular design makes it simple for wearers to repair parts with new pieces.

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