This research discusses how techniques in hair design are performed to express creativity and new ideas in clothing and hair style by making wigs and designing Han Chinese clothing. The data review shows there’s a modern trend in traditional Chinese clothing. Han Chinese clothing has revived in the last twenty years. It is loved by people because of its comfort and beauty. Therefore, an oriental taste can also be blended into hair style when designing overall fashion style.
The research is based on art works made of hair lines. I investigated the shape of both ancient and modern Han Chinese clothing and then studied styles and techniques in Chinese ancient and modern hair styles. I applied various art styles and Han characters as the design elements in hair design exhibition, and also use Han Chinese clothing as a reference to design hair accessories.
My art works adopted idioms as the design subject to discuss the cultural concept of the character “hair”, and mix and match hair styles with modern Han Chinese clothing. Furthermore, I applied SCAMPER to enhance the art works from copying to full play at spirit level with techniques of roping, bundling, plaiting, curling, hair bun and hair worn. Through methods such as gluing and collaging, it explains remaking and rebirth of hair lines. The art works made of mixed media materials based on the shape of Han characters makes hair styles being innovative but also classical at the same time. The experimental creation is made of nylon hair lines, white wool and real hair with the idea of mixed media materials and modern Han Chinese clothing. Under this cultural baptism, my art works present the concept with new techniques which shows the skills of overall fashion styling in hair design and modern Han Cultural clothing. It also delivers my creative ideas in hair design as well as catwalk walking and design of exhibition.
