A place where design comes naturally

Her studio, which was established in 2007, moved to Artinno Town in 2021. Most of the hostesses' uniform designs were finished there.

Shi Di is one of the young designers in Wu's team. She used to be a graduate student of Wu and participated in the design of the uniforms after graduation.

"The initial draft I produced with Wu had more than five or six revisions before she made more adjustments," says Shi.

After two years with nine preliminary designs, Wu nailed down the final version in September last year.

The designs are a combined narrative of traditional patterns and Chinese aesthetics. By intertwining the laurel yellow and lake green as basic colors, Wu inked southern China's famous landscape over her new design.

The dresses are inspired by the 10 views of the West Lake and the Qiantang River, Shi explains.

For her, working in Artinno Town is a fruitful and rewarding experience.

"Many young talented designers are working in the town, and seminars, creative markets and recreational activities have always been held to provide us with opportunity to communicate with other designers," Shi says.

"We have fun and make a lot of new friends."

Wu Wanzhen contributed to this story.