RESEARCH AND APPLICATION OF DESIGNING A STREET FASHION COLLECTION INSPIRED BY NGU HO FOLK PAINTINGS

Abstract

Historically, fashion and painting have always gone hand in hand, making for a great combination. Many fashion designers have borrowed ideas from paintings for their collections. If painting expresses human ideas, visions, and aesthetics, then fashion draws inspiration from painting as an exquisite ode to art history. Attached to the lives of Vietnamese people are folk paintings with unique designs such as Dong Ho, Hang Trong, Lang Sinh, etc. These paintings show the talent and are bold with the nuances of the nation. In the Hang Trong painting line, we see the outstanding worship painting; the most mentioned is the painting of the “Ngu Ho”. For a long time, the image of the tiger in design has also been designed by many designers of famous brands such as Kenzo, Gucci, D&G, etc. and included in their collections. In Vietnam, there are also quite a few designers inspired by folk paintings in general and Ngu Ho paintings in particular. However, bringing the uniqueness of lines and colors in Five Tiger paintings into streetwear is still limited. This article goes into an overview of fashion inspired by tiger images in the world and in Vietnam, Hang Trong folk paintings, Ngu Ho paintings, street fashion, etc. The application creates a collection of young women’s street style inspired by Ngu Ho folk paintings.