Chapter 388 Old in age but young at heart
Anna followed curiously, "What are you looking at?"
Ye Ran smiled mysteriously, "Your family is also in the clothing business, right?"
Anna nodded. "Yes, my family has been involved in the clothing industry since my grandfather, which is over sixty years old now. There aren't many clothing brands in the United States with such a long history as ours."
Ye Ran smiled and said casually, "The place I'm taking you to see might be beyond your imagination."
Our factory has a business partner whose surname is Cai. Their family has been making clothes for the royal family for over a thousand years.
Their family has focused on clothing making for generations, never slacking off in their craft, and even today, they possess exceptionally refined skills.
Anna was stunned after hearing this. "A thousand years?! The United States hasn't even been around for a thousand years..."
Ye Ran chuckled, "This kind of thing isn't that rare in China. We have many crafts that have been passed down for thousands of years!"
Even just considering the various styles of clothing, we can distinguish different eras and styles.
Throughout our thousands of years of history, there have been many dynasties, and because the people and emperors had different preferences, their clothing styles also differed.
The most famous examples include Hanfu from the Han Dynasty, Confucian skirts from the Tang Dynasty, horse-face skirts from the Qing Dynasty, and cheongsams from the Republic of China era.
Anna sighed and said, "I really want to look at them one by one."
Ye Ran shrugged, "There will be an opportunity. This is it. Master Cai has a dedicated production workshop in our factory, and this is it."
Sometimes when he comes to look at new fabrics, he gets a sudden inspiration and comes here to design and make the fabric.
The important clothing has already been moved, but some very excellent pieces have been left behind, which I can show you.
Anna couldn't wait to go inside and saw all sorts of clothes hanging on the racks, completely absorbed in them.
If she was fond and excited when she was looking at silk just now, now she is completely in love with it and obsessed with it.
Anna kept looking at the exquisite dresses, analyzing their cutting techniques and silhouettes, comparing them with the patterns they usually used for clothing, and suddenly had more creative inspiration.
Seeing that Anna had come to her senses, Ye Ran asked, "So? Don't you have any different ideas now?"
Anna came up and hugged Ye Ran. "Thank you! Actually, I'm also a new designer at our company, but I haven't officially started working yet! So I was too embarrassed to say it."
My dad told me to figure out my own design style and concept before I started working on it.
But I grew up watching my father and grandfather's designs, and I unconsciously wanted to follow their ideas.
But that's not my style; in other words, I've never been able to find my own design style.
I've been thinking about something, and that's the difference between me and my father and grandfather.
I thought about it for a long time and finally came up with an idea. Compared with them, the cultures I have been exposed to are more diverse and richer. So as long as I get inspiration from them, I can break free from their styles and create my own design style.
I searched through various cultures for a long time and eventually became fascinated by the mysterious Chinese culture, but I have always only had a superficial understanding of it.
Therefore, this trip to China was less about finding Yunhao and more about finding my own path.
I hope to find my own design style during this trip to China, and I am prepared for a long haul to achieve this.
But I never expected to be so lucky to meet you and find inspiration so quickly.
Ye Ran, thank you!
Ye Ran smiled sincerely. "I'm happy to be able to help you."
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