Clothing is our chosen external shell. The shapes of items we wear enhance, conceal, define, and redesign how we look.
Throughout history and cultures, the appearances the clothed body takes on constantly change, but poignant synchronicities can be found across moments in time and places in history. Consonances between ways of dressing entirely alien to one another remind us that clothing expresses ideals embedded in humankind, whatever the latitude, longitude, or altitude. Whatever the era, the moment, the eon.
Nipping the waist, inflating the hips or the back, elongating the whole body, enlarging or reducing the shoulders, tying a bow happen now, happened in the past, and will happen in the future. These actions are at the core of this collection. The thought process originated in Piero della Francesca’s Madonna del parto, in the well-wishing symbolism of the proudly protruding pregnant belly, and evolved in a cross-historical study on femininity through sculptural volume, gracious fluidity, abstraction and poise, relying on fabrics that have both weight and lightness, and exploring an expansion of earthy neutrals ending up in black. A silhouette ensues that’s essentially a gracious way to carry oneself.
Manners do matter.
Uma Wang founded her namesake label, UMA WANG, in 2009, shortly before becoming the first Chinese designer ever featured in the European fashion calendar.
The Shanghai-based brand has since established a loyal following of devotees taken by Wang’s vision of rugged elegance manifested in designs that bridge the lacuna between the ascetic and the sensual.
Uma Wang sharpened her sartorial skills at China Dong Hua Textile University and Central Saint Martins for ten years before conceiving her eponymous label.
The label’s luxe ready-to-wear - all manufactured in Italy in close collaboration with local textile mills - comes in a serene palette of neutrals, often adorned with big prints, raw edges, and immersive textures.
