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Designers give students a new look

A team of designers at Donghua University has come up with new uniforms for Shanghai’s primary and secondary students. Liu Xiaogang, who led the 60-strong team, said most uniforms at present were loose sportswear.

“We talked to principals of more than 40 local schools, uniform production staff, parents and students via questionnaires and meetings to solicit their ideas on uniforms. We hope the final designs will satisfy most of them.”

The team spent 10 months revising their designs before deciding on the final versions. Mostly in red, blue, gray and white, the uniforms include sportswear, as well as formal and informal clothing, scarves, ties, socks, shoes, backpacks, coats and other accessories.

Traditional elements were included in the designs. For example, Republic of China tunics for boys and casual qipao (cheognsam) for girls.

Michelle Zhou, the mother of a primary school student, said: “Chinese traditional culture is very popular now and this series of designs based on tunic suit and qipao is both classical and fashionable.

“In my school years, the uniforms were loose blouses and pants and sloppy jackets, which were not helpful to show individuality or aesthetic perception,” she added. “I think those styles are out of date and these designs are modern and beautiful.”

Practicality was also a consideration in the new designs with detachable collars making washing clothes easier.

The designers used many new materials, reflecting the university’s reputation in textile research.

Some uniforms use reflective velvet embroidery to make students more visible to drivers in poor light, and winter clothing has material that is light but still of good insulating quality.

Sportswear is water and grease proof and easy to clean.

The Donghua team designed the green and while uniforms for World Expo volunteers, nicknamed Chinese cabbages because of the color.

It also designed uniforms for more than 100 local schools and staff of local airports, fire departments, the Shanghai Museum of Science and Technology and the Oriental Pearl TV Tower.




 

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