As I began my research for this assignment, i really looked into Xander Zhou. He’s one designer i respect greatly. I love that he doesn’t really follow trends, and i thought he’d be a great source of inspiration for this assignment. Here are 4 images where i will be inspired to design my own conceptual shirt. I simply love all of these. For some reason, the stripes really call out to me in the last two images, so I think for my own shirt i’ll probably work with a striped fabric. Also, i love how yes, his designs are conceptual, but they still resemble a men’s shirt. he keeps the basic design of it, but then changes details drastically like the length, making it cropped, etc. I really like the idea of the third image, which is simply just a neck piece you can say, but i love the concept of a cut out on the shirt. But what i liked the most was the last image. The way he used various colors, fabrics and a variety of stripes is amazing.the exaggeration of the sleeve really calls my attention, as well as the fact that it’s mid open at the front.
