When Fashion is Big, Beautiful ….. and Wooly 享誉国际时尚──古又文
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- 发布于 2013年9月06日
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If you bought S.H.E.’s latest album, SHERO, you might have noticed the unusual, cloud-like dresses that Selina, Hebe, and Ella are wearing in the cover art. If that’s the case, you’re already ___1___ the creations of Johan Ku, a Taiwanese fashion designer with a refreshingly different aesthetic.
如果你买了S.H.E.的最新专辑「SHERO」，你可能已经注意到专辑封面上Selina，Hebe跟Ella穿着特别的云状洋装。如果是这样的话，你已经很熟悉古又文的创作了。古又文是一位有着别具一格独特美感的时装设计师。
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Ku was ___2___ in the Jingmei area of Taipei by his mother. At age 17, he started a career as a graphic designer, but this ambition was shortlived. Ku quickly realized he had a more artistic ___3___ in life, which prompted him to enroll as a fashion student. Over the course of his BA and MA studies, he won a multitude of fashion design awards. In 2005, he established his own ___4___ in Taipei, and showed off his work at Hong Kong Fashion Week in 2007. And, right now, Ku’s distinct dress designs are capturing the imaginations of fashionistas everywhere.
住在台北景美的古又文从小由妈妈一手带大，在他17岁时，开始从事平面设计师的工作，但他对这个目标的追求并不持久。古又文很快地意识到他有更重要的美术使命，这促使他入学成为流行设计系的学生。就读大学跟研究所期间，他赢得多项时装设计类奖项。2005年，他在台北成立自己的工作室，并于2007年在香港时尚周展出他的作品。现在，古又文独特的设计作品引起了世界各地追求时尚流行者的无限想象。
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Ku’s signature sculptured dresses are made by knitting and crocheting very thick wool. This creates the volume ___5___ for his avant-garde collections, “Emotional Sculpture.” It might seem like a curious choice of ___6___, yet for Ku, the wool is not only ideal for his 3D designs, but also makes a statement against “mass-production and popular fashion.”
古又文招牌的雕塑洋装是由钩针编织厚重的羊毛而制成，这种手法创造了他前卫作品「情绪雕塑」系列所需的蓬松感。大家可能会好奇为什么他会选择羊毛为素材，但对古又文而言，羊毛不仅是他3D设计的理想材料，也是反抗「大量生产跟大众流行」的一种声明。
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Now residing in Britain, Ku’s plan for his future are as big as his designs. With plans to return to – and conquer – the fashion capital, New York, and an autobiography already released, things are going from strength to strength. International fashion industry heavyweights ___7___ him as the “Glory of Taiwan” and, if S.H.E. are wearing his designs, it must be true!
现居英国的古又文对自己未来的计划就跟他的设计作品一样大。他计划重回并且征服时尚首都纽约，并且随着他的自传发行，事情变得越来越成功。国际时尚界的重量级人物都称他是台湾之光。如果连S.H.E.也穿着他的作品的话，那就肯定是真的。
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－by Alice Davis
Vocabulary
单词发音
creation [krɪˋeʃən] n. 创造；创作
career [kəˋrɪr] n.（终身的）职业
show off 夸耀〔引以自豪的东西〕; 炫耀〔某物〕to display or behave in an ostentatious or conspicuous way
distinct [dɪˋstɪŋkt] adj. 与其他不同的，有区别的
signature [ˋsɪgnətʃɚ] n.（人或物的）识别标志，特征
sculptured [ˋskʌlptʃɚd] adj. 雕刻的; 雕塑的
knit [nɪt] v. 编织
collection [kəˋlɛkʃən] n. 作品集
production [prəˋdʌkʃən] n. 生产
reside [rɪˋzaɪd] v. 住，居住
autobiography [͵ɔtəbaɪˋɑgrəfɪ] n. 自传
go from strength to strength 不断壮大 to become better and better or more and more successful
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单词发音
cover art 封面艺术；封面
aesthetic [ɛsˋθɛtɪk] n. 美学；美学标准；审美观
graphic [ˋgræfɪk] designer 平面造型设计者
shortlived [ˋʃɔrtˋlaɪvd] adj. 短命的；短暂的
fashionista [ˌfæʃəˋnistə] n. 时尚达人（用来讽刺疯狂追求时髦与流行的人，亦指撰写有关时装评论与报导的人)
crochet [kroˋʃe] v. 用钩针编织
avant-garde [ɑvɑŋˋgɑrd] n.（艺术界）先锋，前卫派; adj. 前卫的
heavyweight [ˋhɛvi͵wet] n. 重量级人物﹐有影响力的人物
calling [ˋkɔlɪŋ] n.〔从事某种工作的〕强烈冲动; 使命感
refer to 谈到, 提及 describe
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