Xinyue Fan

Xinyue Fan's collection explores wind as both material and structure, investigating how invisible forces can distort movement, reshape silhouettes, and transform textile behaviour through tension, drag, and resistance. Referencing wingsuits and parachutes, the work translates aerodynamic principles into sculptural forms of wrapping, suspension, and weighted drape.

In 'Suspension' my primary focus was on the relationship between wind and the human body: in flight, wind direction shapes posture and movement, while also altering how fabrics stretch, lift, and fall. By observing how wind blows through fabrics and the human body from different angles—creating openings, tension, and drag—I translated these moments into clothing structures: wrapping, binding, and drooping. I also referenced the aerodynamics of wingsuit flying and parachutes—utilizing increased surface area to generate lift/drag and relying on anchor points like harnesses and buckles to distribute force—to understand how to incorporate the experience of being slowed, lifted, and guided by air into wearable structures. Early freefall experiments captured the dynamic dialogue between fabric and external forces; by repeatedly adjusting the stretching direction, anchor points, and fabric tension, I presented the directional force of the wind in the form of silhouettes and details, so that the clothing not only suggests flight but also embodies the state of the human body being propelled, supported, and guided by the air.