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Founder and designer, Huishan Zhang

Huishan Zhang

Chinese

Huishan Zhang is a Chinese-born designer based in London. He worked in Dior's haute couture atelier before launching his own luxury womenswear label in the early 2010s. The brand is known for eveningwear that combines couture techniques with references to Chinese dressmaking, and it shows at London Fashion Week.

Houses

Their runway, measured

33 looks in 2 shows

Next to every runway we track, Huishan Zhang's looks are more muted, more neutral, more textured and shinier.

Colours

Share of garment area across their looks; × is against every runway.

Colour and surface

  • Lightness39/100about average · all runways 39/100
  • Colour saturation7.4more muted · all runways 12.6
  • Neutrals86%more neutral · all runways 60%
  • Warm hues76%about average · all runways 70%
  • Tonal looks33%about average · all runways 33%
  • Colour-blockingΔE 37about average · all runways ΔE 35
  • Surface texture6.07more textured · all runways 5.06
  • Sheen0.082shinier · all runways 0.065

What sets them apart

Shapes, fabrics and details they use far more often than other designers.

60s 20.5×Feathers 15.2×1960s 13.6×Feathered 11.1×1950s 8.7×Jacquard / brocade 6.9×Metallic / lame 6.7×

Silhouettes

  • Straight / tubular 64%1.6×
  • Column 58%2.9×
  • Hourglass / cinched waist 24%2.4×
  • A-line 21%3.1×
  • Oversized 9%68% less

Materials

  • Silk / satin 36%1.5×
  • Sequins / paillettes 30%4.8×
  • Feathers 27%15.2×
  • Jacquard / brocade 24%6.9×
  • Metallic / lame 24%6.7×

Details

  • Beading / crystals 73%6.2×
  • Embroidery 27%3.4×
  • Feathers 24%9.7×
  • Appliques / 3D flowers 21%3.5×
  • Pleats 18%

Patterns

  • Floral 36%4.3×
  • Check / plaid 9%1.7×
  • Stripes 9%
  • Houndstooth 6%5.6×
  • Geometric 3%

Mood

  • Elegant 91%2.1×
  • Romantic 45%2.8×
  • Glamorous 36%3.4×
  • Dramatic 24%1.8×
  • Austere 18%

Era references

  • 1960s 39%13.6×
  • 1950s 21%8.7×
  • 1930s 6%5.0×
  • 1970s 6%46% less
  • 1990s 3%59% less

From the AI tags on 33 of their looks. A designer is credited with a house's shows while they lead it; ×: how much more often than across all 25,892 measured looks.

Opening looks

The first looks of each collection

Collections