Getting dressed worry-free

The pleats on Issey Miyake's clothing reflect the history and social changes of Japan; The 17th and 20th centuries were both eras of great female designers, and the two eras had a dialogue with each other; When consumer culture and urban space were combined in the early 20th century, it led to the rising fame of Atget who photographed fashionable window displays in Paris; Pleats determine the structure of clothing and also liberate women's bodies; Yves Saint Laurent loves hair on men’s and women’s bodies, and let’s not forget hair is one of the key elements in the modern history of bodily discipline; Fashion week is a festival and ceremony. Can live streaming a fashion show on Snapchat capture reality and immediacy at the same time? Fashion is not just about fashion, it’s also the signs of the times, a city’s memory about life, customs and style. "Every time I look at old photos of my elders in twisted cable-knit sweaters, houndstooth pants, dark red round-toe flats, with hairstyles and earrings that were popular at the time, I find something eternal in them despite their out-of-date looks. There is something being frozen in the frame, not just the clothing style or hairstyles, posture or demeanor, but a kind of aura presented by putting everything together. If people want to have a popular item simply because of desire, then why do they keep them when they are no longer popular?" In fashion, a moment is eternal. Once you lift all the fashionable layers of lace and lining, as well as stretch out the fashionable pleats, what’s left behind? Is it a lie, a dream, or an alternative truth of kinds? Fong Tai-chor observes the changes in the world through fashion and fashion-related stories, telling the relationship between fashion and the times through fashion symbols, soul, style and desire.