Yidan Xu

Fashion always revolves around our pursuit of self-imagination. In the post-human era, our context is no longer limited to being singular individuals but a product that transcends humanity itself. Deleuze, in his work "The Fold: Leibniz and the Baroque," expounds that life is a pure non-subjective flow of consciousness. The boundaries between humans and objects, humans and the world, are eliminated, and we indulge in an infinite space with blurred boundaries and obscure meanings. Our bodies merge with the organic organisms of the natural world, forming our second-layer skin.

The intention of this collection is to break through the confines of traditional identity, injecting fictional creatures into life, and shaping a future world of identity transformation and continuation. On the path to the post-human, our bodies become a vessel for countless life forms, as organisms that once existed in natural systems traverse our beings and linger within us in various forms. Our blood carries the genes of fictional creatures, surging through our cells, endowing us with new traits and abilities. Our skin becomes an endless canvas adorned with fantastical patterns and tattoos, using the shield of the digital to narrate a brand-new identity.

In this world that surpasses humanity, we are no longer singular individuals but symbiotic existences. Through interaction and symbiosis with fictitious beings, we enter a new era and redefine what it means to be an individual. This is an exploration of self-awareness and self-transcendence, as we pursue the reshaping of identity and the innovation of fashion. We have created an era full of imagination, a digitally interconnected universe in constant flux.