Sankuanz Men’s Spring 2023
This collection was called “Chapter Two: Kangrinboqe? 2023,” after the sacred peak on Mount Kailash in Tibet. Kangrinboqe? also was the name of Shangguan Zhe’s first collection for Sankuanz, in 2013, which contained numerous characteristics of traditional Tibetan-wear.
“We want to take a new look at what we did before and to reinterpret those elements in the way the brand is now,” Zhe said.
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So he riffed on the garb’s elegant long, loose, drape-filled silhouettes to craft garments that remain staunchly modern — grounded in today’s street culture and high fashion.
One look included a wide-collared cerulean blue suit jacket and skirt, with material gathered around the waist and hanging from either side. In another, there was a short-sleeved navy wraparound shirt with matching wide trousers decorated with bone sketches.
Chapter One was fall 2022, which had a life and death theme, as well. Other carryovers included hand-bleached, jersey and denim fabrics.
For about the past seven years, Sankuanz has been creating fashion through Western lens.
“Now we are trying to maybe take a step back and take an inner look at our own roots and put it back into the brand’s core,” Zhe said. The striking fashion now springs from there.
Launch Gallery: Sankuanz Men's Spring 2023
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