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Last week, Chinese designer Rui Zhou’s apartment construction in Shanghai got “good” effects from its Covid testing program. Allowing him to leave his house for a short time, Zhou told the government that he had to pay the salaries of the employees and snuck into his study to meet. packages and samples, so you may only paint on Rui, the fashion logo she unveiled in 2018 that shook up Shanghai’s blockades.
“It’s the only thing I can do now, but I don’t know how we’re going to continue in June,” the designer admits, as the citizens of Shanghai slowly emerge from a slow lifting of lockdown measures.
Young Chinese designers are gaining global popularity for their handcrafted and exclusive pieces, however, they have had to expand their own supply chains, circumvent lockdown regulations, and stop orders to stay afloat, as Covid curbs limited activities in many parts of the country. Uncertainty persists, designers depend on their business partners, employees and customers.
Zhou, a Parson graduate, creates tight and cut overalls, which Olivia Rodrigo and Dua Lipa use. LVMH’s Karl Lagerfeld special award for young talent and decided on Gucci’s retail platform Gucci Vault. Also a finalist for the Woolmark International Prize in 2022, the designer is stuck in Shanghai and was unable to attend the awards.
Rui is for his intricate and tight cuts.
Rui Zhou introduced its Shanghai-based Rui logo in 2019.
Designer Yueqi Qi has developed a strong network of paintings of three hundred female artisans throughout China, who can paint from home.