CHEN-YI SUN

Old Twon, Full Gratitude

Description

The city overwrites time, layering the new over the old; as years pass, warmth still lingers in the old town.
Drawing inspiration from Dadaocheng and nostalgic streetscapes, elements like decorative iron window grilles, rusted tin sheets, and red brick walls are rendered into the garments. They symbolize how, even after being repeatedly overwritten by time, the new and the old remain interdependent.

That weathered patina is not decay, but the warmth left behind by time. As memories are rewoven and pieced together, the garments become a thank-you letter written to the old town.
There are too many people to thank, so let us thank heaven, and thank the old town.