{"id":7357,"date":"2012-04-26T10:56:37","date_gmt":"2012-04-26T10:56:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.wonderlandmagazine.com\/?p=7357"},"modified":"2012-04-27T00:12:08","modified_gmt":"2012-04-27T00:12:08","slug":"lulu-liu","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wonderlandmagazine.com\/2012\/04\/26\/lulu-liu\/","title":{"rendered":"LULU LIU"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Promising young graduate <a href=\"http:\/\/www.lulu-liu.com\">Lulu Liu <\/a>is barely out of London College of Fashion and has already understudied at McQueen and Giles Deacon. Inspired by a striking fusion of surrealism and clown attire, her very own AW12 collection showcases vibrant colour, hallucegenic patterns, and her signature playful pleats. All of her garments are created with a sharp emphasis on quality and material. Surprisingly wearable, Lulu Liu\u2019s show stopping garments have already graced a number of high end editorials; with pieces spanning the boundaries of innovative fashion; from opulent fur capes, painstakingly hand sewn, to her striking t-shirt line, and mohair dress, as worn by X-Factor starlet, Mischa B &#8211; she chats to <em>Wonderland<\/em> about the collections.<\/p>\n<p><div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-7357 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/media.wonderlandmagazine.com\/uploads\/2012\/04\/Picture-224.jpg'><img width=\"345\" height=\"483\" src=\"https:\/\/media.wonderlandmagazine.com\/uploads\/2012\/04\/Picture-224-345x483.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/media.wonderlandmagazine.com\/uploads\/2012\/04\/Picture-242.jpg'><img width=\"345\" height=\"416\" src=\"https:\/\/media.wonderlandmagazine.com\/uploads\/2012\/04\/Picture-242-345x416.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/media.wonderlandmagazine.com\/uploads\/2012\/04\/Picture-302.jpg'><img width=\"345\" height=\"441\" src=\"https:\/\/media.wonderlandmagazine.com\/uploads\/2012\/04\/Picture-302-345x441.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/media.wonderlandmagazine.com\/uploads\/2012\/04\/Picture-291.jpg'><img width=\"345\" height=\"402\" src=\"https:\/\/media.wonderlandmagazine.com\/uploads\/2012\/04\/Picture-291-345x402.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/media.wonderlandmagazine.com\/uploads\/2012\/04\/Picture-313.jpg'><img width=\"302\" height=\"283\" src=\"https:\/\/media.wonderlandmagazine.com\/uploads\/2012\/04\/Picture-313.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n<!--more--><\/p>\n<p><strong>Is travel important to your designs?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>I love to travel and I love different cultures. I think that moment of culture shock is the best time for me to get inspiration. I like to look at different cultures together. The new collection still has inspirations from the Chinese ethnic background.<\/p>\n<p><strong>How has your most recent collection evolved?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The new collection is more wearable compared to my graduate collection (AW\/11). Rather than the avant-garde pieces, I want people to be able to enjoy my clothes and really wear them. It\u2019s a change from my last collection in that sense. <\/p>\n<p><strong>You use a lot of real fur, have you experienced any difficulties or criticisms with this?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>All my fur comes from legal companies where it&#8217;s registered and I have all the documents. I do agree, you have to be so careful with fur because it\u2019s a very sensitive topic. I think it&#8217;s more important how you use it rather than not using it at all. Because fur basically is a material. It&#8217;s been used for hundreds of years; it&#8217;s actually one of the oldest fabrics human beings have used to make clothes. I think there\u2019s got to be a healthy balance; do you use it for the sake of it or do you use it healthily? I mean, you don\u2019t throw a fur piece away, you hand it down for your granddaughter and so on&#8230; so in that way I think it is sustainable. <\/p>\n<p><strong>What other issues have you come across? Is it hard being a new designer during an economic crisis?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Ahhh! It\u2019s so difficult! Every day. Especially for new designers. I don\u2019t know, I think I have to just go through it. I guess It\u2019s nothing I can change, I just have to carry on making new collections and see if the buyers recognise me and realise that I\u2019m actually serious in what I\u2019m doing.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Is this why this collection is more wearable, less avant-garde? To sell more?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Yeah. It\u2019s definitely something to do with the sales. I realised it\u2019s not just a hobby, you\u2019ve got to sell and If you don\u2019t it&#8217;s really hard to make a sustainable business. But I didn\u2019t want to lose my spirit. I want to make beautiful garments from beautiful fabrics. It\u2019s hard finding a balance in between. I think I need to do more homework about finding quality fabrics at a reasonable price.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Who would you most love to see wearing Lulu Liu?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Jessie J. She has a beautiful body. I love her music, and I think she\u2019d be perfect. <\/p>\n<p><em>Words: Shannon Mahanty<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Promising young graduate Lulu Liu is barely out of London College of Fashion and has already understudied at McQueen and Giles Deacon. 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