Tradition With A Twist: Glam Up With Elegant Outfits That Showcase Your Individual Style
Stand out with these year-end party looks from Shanghai Tang’s Fall/Winter 2022 collection, with the brand’s signature East-meets-West flair.
By FEMALE Staff ,
The year-end party season is here! Besides getting your gifts and presents in order, your evening outfits are equally important to prepare for. If you’ve been surfing social media for style inspirations and haven’t made up your mind, look towards Shanghai Tang and its Fall/Winter 2022 collection for statement-making festive-forward looks for your Christmas and New Year’s celebrations.
Founded by the late socialite and magnate Sir David Tang in 1994, the luxury fashion label began life as a bespoke tailor drawing upon the glamour and glitz of the '30s Shanghai Bund. Shanghai Tang continues to champion traditional and contemporary Chinese culture and art, blending them with Western design elements and modernising them for the ever-evolving taste to create beautifully crafted looks worthy of its flamboyant and vibrant brand mission – “live your life like a party”.
The Double Song, this year’s Fall/Winter collection, continues the brand design and narrative by drawing inspiration from scholar Francois Cheng’s poetry collection “Double-Chant”. Underpinning the collection is the celebration of complements and moderation, through motifs of abstract brushstrokes and nature-themed scenery and animals.
To help you serve glamorous year-end party looks, get inspired with the following outfits from The Double Song – there’s one for every style type.
Try on the Double Song collection at Shanghai Tang’s boutiques at #03-05/06 Takashimaya S.C., tel: 6737-3537; #B2M-232 The Shoppes at Marina Bay Sands, tel: 6688 7181; and #01-27A Raffles City S.C., tel: 6338 6628. You can also shop online at www.shanghaitang.com.
For those seeking a return to heritage silhouettes that have withstood the test of time, consider the Folded Collar Silk Print Blouse and Silk Print Wide Leg Pants. The blouse is made with Shanghai Tang’s signature blend of Eastern and Western draping techniques accented with a folded placket design, a subtly-flared cuff design and an open collar set off by slightly wide shoulders.
The 26mm double-sided satin fabric, designed with the eye-catching yet abstract-looking “Flying White” brushstroke print, is also soft and comfortable on the skin, providing breathability and comfort. Pair the top with the matching Silk Print Wide Leg Pants, both of which are available in yellow and black. The flowy pants have a loose fit and easy wearability thanks to the elasticated waistband.
Folded Collar Silk Print Blouse, $1,120, and Silk Print Wide Leg Pants, $740
You might characterise an outfit featuring a small Chinese-style stand-up collar and lace fabric as traditional. However, the interplay of translucency thanks to the high-quality lace fabric (made with weather-resistant water-soluble lace) ekes out Shanghai Tang’s modern interpretation of traditional design elements with what it means to celebrate your sensuality without showing too much skin.
The top goes with the complementary Wide Leg Lace Pants. Constructed with the same material, the pants are made with a half-lined soft and comfortable mulberry silk, and a 3D construction that helps give the illusion of height.
Lace Top with Chinese Style Standing Collar, $570, and Wide Leg Lace Pants, $740
The structured and streamlined silhouette of the Vase Silhouette Jacquard Dress draws inspiration from the shape of classical Chinese vases. The bandeau design across the chest is suffused with the laminated chest detail that, together, celebrates the feminine allure of the collarbones and shoulders.
The filigree three-dimensional jacquard is decorated with motifs of flowers and trees, another key design pillar of the Fall/Winter 2022 collection that reflects the elegance and composure of the brand’s muse – the modern woman.
Vase Silhouette Jacquard Dress, $2,820
The slight A-line silhouette flatters most, if not all, body types while the turtleneck and sleeveless design highlight the lines of your shoulders and collarbones as the dress further elongates your stature with its long, seamless figure. The back is made with adjustable cross-lacing detail that spotlights your back while affording additional breathability. Its playful romanticism is emphasised by the pearlescent butterfly-shaped silver buckle closure that glimmers against the dark and lightweight satin fabric.
Turtleneck Pleated Halter Dress, $1,305