Shangguan Zhe presented an elegant, highly wearable collection mixing men’s wear and women’s wear in equal measure, and that balanced streetstyle with elevated fashion.
The designer took a cue from artist Amanda BA, transposing her bold paintings into prints on the fabrics he fashioned for Sankuanz’s spring line.
“Her work has a lot of strong female images, which aligns with the brand image,” said Zhe, adding the artist sometimes uses a dagger detail, for instance, which has also appeared in his fashion and accessories.
Amanda BA’s print of a dog shows up on a black-and-gray T-shirt overlayed with an oversized camo jacket and paired with a washed gray denim skirt. Dog images also decorate a beige denim jacket-trouser combination.
Counterbalancing the serious vibe is a selection of garments including sweatshirts decorated with illustrated characters — think pink bunny and green frog. A beige T-shirt reading “Love & Peace” features such creatures, and plush belt accessories echo that theme.
Zhe splashes out more purple and other pastel colors in this lineup, which has a less polarized offer of streetwear and high fashion. Instead, they’re more blended, as in the purple, slightly frayed T-shirt with an Amanda BA print of a woman worn with a similarly hued wrap-around skirt — good for day or night. Ditto for the wide, finely tailored thistle-colored jacket covering a bluish-purple bandeau and matching flowing skirt.