Beijing Youth Self-Made Clothing Staged Street Fashion Competition

Nowadays, many young people in Beijing are tired of the designer clothes that attract attention. They begin to pick up needles and make their own clothes.

In this fashion competition, Wang Yuxi is different.

The 19 year old college girl from Xiamen recently came to Nanluogu Lane with a special flower skirt, but her clothes had no labels.

Because the dress was sewn by herself.

Wang Yuxi, wearing a homemade skirt and putting Pose on the side, said, "I like to cut my own clothes. I learn to make clothes because it's fun.

I want to make clothes for myself and my friends. "

"Making clothes makes me feel very fulfilled.

After three sewing lessons, I made this dress.

I will often come to the sewing class. "

Wang Yuxi, in the CCTV internship, once she is free, she will come to Nanluogu Lane to enjoy the culture of Beijing in the ancient and modern alleys and learn to sew clothes in the red pomegranate sewing DIY school.

Red pomegranate sewing DIY school is located in the old courtyard of the Hutong temple in the eastern end of Nanluogu Lane.

The teacher of red pomegranate sewing DIY school is Gan Youling. This school has just started this year. Only 5 people study every day, one-to-one counselling.

Among these students, there are white-collar workers, school students and foreign tourists. Most of them do not want to be engaged in sewing.

Deng Baoyi, a 17 year old high school student, said, "I am very interested in design and want to enter the university to learn fashion design."

She came all the way from Shenzhen and was planning to study sewing technology in her summer vacation.

She picked up a half purple half green skating zipper and hooded, and said, "this dress is made by me. I'll show it to you."

She said, "it's hard to see this coloring dress in a clothing store."

Deng Baoyi saw the news of sewing DIY school on the bean net.

Gan Youling said that they also had several students here who studied costume design in universities.

Many of them have studied in the UK, Australia and Canada. The DIY School of pomegranate sewing is designed to get some practical experience in sewing.

Gan Youling said, "they told me that they only learned some clothing theory and drawing skills in school, and no one taught them how to cut and sew clothes."

Red pomegranate sewing DIY school tuition is 100 yuan per day.

Most of the students here are well-off families and come here just for fun.

Zhang Jingzhou, a 37 year old software programmer, has been studying sewing lessons every weekend for two months.

He told the reporter with a smile. "I used to know how to write programs before. Now I want to learn something artistic, and use my hands without computers.

I like this class, because it teaches in small classes, and teachers can teach everyone well.

Now, Zhang Jingzhou has made some short skirts, suits, jackets and trousers.

Gan Youling is proud of his students.

She said, "my youngest student is only 14 years old.

The oldest is more than 40 years old. He is a British Chinese. "

There were even boys in the sewing class to learn how to make neckties and jackets.

Gan Youling said that most young students in sewing class want to learn Japanese or Korean clothing. Older students like to make traditional Chinese costumes, such as cheongsam and cotton padded jacket.

Other students want to learn something new and different.

Gan Youling said that sometimes when students see beautiful clothes worth thousands of dollars in shopping, they want to do one thing on their own.

She started a black silk dress with sequins, which is a common style in fashion stores.

Gan Youling said proudly, "this is what students did by themselves, but I didn't do it."

Now, the red pomegranate sewing DIY school has become famous, and some foreign students have also come to fame.

An American student studying in Beijing wanted to take part in Gan Youling's September class.

Gan Youling didn't understand English, but she said she might learn Korean later.

And Gan Youling's own teacher is also one of the heads of the red pomegranate sewing DIY school, and intends to learn English.

Gan Youling pointed to a picture on the wall. Some of the foreign models in the picture were wearing low T-shirts, some were wearing mini skirts, and others were wearing punk jackets.

Gan said, "my students are from all corners of the country. They want to learn various styles of clothes, so I have to learn foreign languages to keep up with the trend of the times."

Gan Youling said she hopes that more and more young people in Beijing want to learn sewing.

"I think sewing among white-collar workers will become a trend," she said.