TREASURING TRADITION
“A COUNTRY’S CULTURE IS LIKE ITS SOUL; WITHOUT CULTURE, A CIVILISATION WILL NOT BE RESPECTED”
Like books, Guo Pei’s couture gowns have names, and they contain stories. Palace Flowers, for instance, is a 2012 piece that features 5,500 silk peonies, and the Beijing-born designer tells us a tale about these delicate blossoms that is simply enchanting.
Chinese artisans used to shape and paint such silk flowers by hand, and exhibition at the Asian Civilisations Museum (ACM). “Looking at them was a gift I really cherished.”
