INF.
Black Sheep
Location
taipei / taiwan
University
shih chien university, taipei campus
Graduation year
2011
Main Manufacturing Countries
Garment for the rebels, sociopaths, kinkies.
Madly tailored by an obsessive and compulsive designer.
Started from 2011.
Latest Collection
INF SS22 COLLECTION “TRANSLATE” WAS INSPIRED BY THE CONCEPT OF TRANSLATION AND TRANSFORMATION, SUCH AS 2D TRANSLATE INTO 3D, A HUMAN BODY TRANSLATES INTO HIS SOUL, AND LOVE TRANSLATES INTO HATE. THROUGH THE TRANSLATION, WE STARTED TO LOOK AT THINGS IN DIFFERENT ASPECTS AND LEARN SOMETHING NEW IN BETWEEN, WHICH IS NOT ONLY A LITTLE JOY IN LIFE, BUT AN ABILITY TO LOOK AT THE WORLD IN A MORE OPEN-MINDED WAY.
THIS COLLECTION ALSO FEATURED A TAIWANESE ANIMATION “GRANDMA AND HER GHOSTS”, TRANSFORMING ELEMENTS LIKE TRADITIONAL RELIGIOUS AND FOLK GHOSTS INTO PATCHED, CALLIGRAPHY-STYLE, COLORFUL PATTERN WITH THE INSPIRATION FROM THE “MONTAGE” MOVIE EDITING TECHNIQUES.
IN ADDITION, INSPIRED BY AN AMERICAN ARTIST ALEXA MEADE, WHO IS GOOD AT TRANSFORMING 3D FIGURES INTO 2D LOOKS WITH HER DRAWING SKILLS. INF DESIGNER, KUO WEI, ALSO TRANSFORMED THE ILLUSTRATIONS INTO LOOKS THAT GIVE A 2D AND 3D EFFECT AT THE SAME TIME WITH HIS OBSERVATION OF THE LIGHTING OF AN OBJECT. THAT RESONATES THE THEME OF THIS COLLECTION AND GIVES THE PATTERN A CHIC BUT CUTE STYLE, INTERPRETING THE TRADITIONAL CULTURE BY NOWADAYS FASHION.
THE DESIGN CONTAINS THE IDEA OF DECONSTRUCTING CLOTHES AND GIVING THEM DIFFERENT WEARING POSSIBILITIES. THROUGH THE COMBINATIONS OF MINI SKIRT AND SHIRTS, STOCKING AND SUITS, THE CLOTHING PRESENTS A MIXTURE FEELING OF SENSITIVITY AND MASCULINE, WHICH SHAPES THE PHILOSOPHY INSIDE THE BRAND. INF PRESENTS BLACK CLOTHES IN NEW WAYS IN EACH COLLECTION. WE FOCUS ON SUSTAINABILITY AND PLAY WITH THE PATTERNS THROUGH THE ARCHITECTURAL CONCEPT.