William Fan
ABOUT THE BRAND
The Berlin-based label WILLIAM FAN was established in 2015. The eponymous designer who grew up in Germany with Asian roots fuses European elements with Chinese influences and thus creates a harmonious union between these cultures. The designs represent a timeless and progressive approach which does not rely on gender and age. Yet he allows significant public insights by telling his vision of eliminating the classical use of labels in the form of stories within the fashion shows.
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What non-fashion related sources or experiences have influenced your current collection?
For the collection, we looked at typical role models from the film and television industry. The same personas that have existed for centuries are reused again and again. We also likely fall into such roles from time to time to fulfill imposed images. The opera had already conveyed the first ideas of this earlier. Culturally, there are many different interpretations of this. The Peking Opera especially, is a great inspiration for me in its colourfulness and drama for the collection.
