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Starting life in the vibrancy of Shanghai, China, Vincent Li<\/strong> trained as a dancer from a young age. He took the path into the technical world of IT from School but made the bold full circle of coming back to his true self by re- entering the quixotic world of the arts to design fashion.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n Vincent studied fashion in Melbourne and Hong Kong when he returned to Australia to start his label, VINCENT LI, in 2014, which based in Melbourne. What is it about Vincent that we all remember on that first meeting? It\u2019s the bright welcoming quiet friendliness and then the effervescent laughter that just about captures everyone into his world and leaves an indelible impression. But chat a bit further and you will find out more. Vincent\u2019s passion and love for fashion is not just to create something new and amazing to wear but it\u2019s much deeper, he wants to capture the emotions and heart of the wearer. It\u2019s not the aesthetics but the whole; you put the clothes on and then begin the journey into intellectual artisanship which each of his garments aims to instil.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n The designer\u2019s personality is infused into every piece he creates. It starts with delving the depths of an intellectual topic like his first collection Existence and transforming a theme into what some may see as a piece of art to wear.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n If you ask Vincent Li what was important when designing the new Autumn\/Winter 2016 collection he will tell you it\u2019s the silhouette. His new collection \u201cThe Left Ear\u201d<\/strong> is centred on the bitter-sweetness of teenage love, which is depicted in the Chinese film \u201cthe Left Ear\u201d. The film portrays the youthful journey of exploring the often painful and cruel experiences of love that most of us experienced when we grew up. Why the left ear? That\u2019s the ear closest to your heart, the side to whisper \u2018I love you\u2019 and evoke those emotions of \u2018first love\u2019. Vincent has taken this and turned it into his new line \u2013 look carefully and you will see a silhouette that emphasises the left (heart) side of the garment but still looks symmetrical. Contemplate the prints, what emotion does it evoke something beautiful, perhaps something a little haunting \u2013 the experience of that first love that might not quite have finished the way the romance novel tells you.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n This is the philosophy of \u6587\u68ee\u7279\u00b7\u674e<\/strong>, to awaken the emotions and thoughts within, the intellectualisation into an artistic form of an everyday experience. Vincent continues to dance, but now it is the beauty of movement via the garment in its silhouette accompanied by the prints for which he is becoming renowned. This combination brings that final light and shade needed to complete the performance of his fashion.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n The designer has not forgotten his roots of the magnificent history of China that he combines with tenets of western fashion. VINCENT LI clothes combine the soft almost feminine aspects the western eye detects in orientalism with the more masculine form of western men\u2019s clothing. It\u2019s something different; it might bring a hint of trepidation to the wearer but at the same time is uplifting because it also brings the wearer into a new aesthetic. As Vincent says, \u201cbeauty exists because perfection does not\u201d<\/em><\/strong>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n VINCENT LI has shown its collections locally and internationally. In 2015, the brand has shown its SS15\/16 collection at MENSKE exhibition in Melbourne, Melbourne Spring Fashion Week – Fred Hates Fashion Runway and internationally at London Men\u2019s Fashion week and CHIC CHINA at Shanghai Fashion week. In 2016, the brand will showcase its new autumn\/winter 2016\/17 collection at the DRESS COLLECTIVE RUNWAY during the Virgin Australia Melbourne Festival and as a part of this year\u2019s Cultural Programs, he has collaborated with the New Palm Court Orchestra to present an celebration of the poetic in Fashion and Music.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Starting life in the vibrancy of Shanghai, China, Vincent Li trained as a dancer from a young age. 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