{"id":4415,"date":"2026-05-24T08:23:54","date_gmt":"2026-05-24T07:23:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.schoolofdesignleeds.com\/ds26\/?p=4415"},"modified":"2026-05-24T08:25:05","modified_gmt":"2026-05-24T07:25:05","slug":"jiaqian-shen","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.schoolofdesignleeds.com\/ds26\/jiaqian-shen\/","title":{"rendered":"Jiaqian Shen"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"sitecontainer\">\n<div class=\"pagecontainer\">\n<h4 class=\"homepage-heading-h4\">Degree Show 2026<\/h4>\n<div class=\"postcontainer\">\n<h1 class=\"thestudentpostname\" id=\"studentpostname\">Jiaqian Shen<\/h1>\n<h3>BA Fashion Design Innovation<\/h3>\n<p class=\"studentstatement\">I am a fashion design student exploring silhouette, material, and identity through contemporary womenswear. My practice focuses on the relationship between fabric, form, and craftsmanship, using minimal aesthetics and subtle emotional expression to explore structure in fashion. Through refined tailoring and experimental details, I create designs that balance expression with wearability.<\/p>\n<div class=\"socialstack\"><span class=\"material-icons md-24\">handshake<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/chasey.shen?igsh=MWliNnE2bjJjMTFxbQ%3D%3D&#038;utm_source=qr\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Connect with <span id=\"withme\"><\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<p><!--FILE01 IMG--><\/p>\n<div class=\"mediafileviewer mfvimages\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading =\"lazy\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.schoolofdesignleeds.com\/ds26\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Jiaqian-Shen-FDI-01_Jiaqian-Shen.jpg\" width=\"100%\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" class=\"lazyload\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1920px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1920\/1080;\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"mfv-caption\">ChaSeY. ShEn Autumn\/Winter 2027 collection, This project is inspired by mushrooms and fungi, exploring fashion through their forms, growth, and ecological systems. It draws on their structures, textures, and colors to inform experimental silhouettes, materials, and design approaches, combined with a clean overall aesthetic and structured silhouettes.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><!--FILE02 IMG--><\/p>\n<div class=\"mediafileviewer mfvimages\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading =\"lazy\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.schoolofdesignleeds.com\/ds26\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Jiaqian-Shen-FDI-02_Jiaqian-Shen.jpg\" width=\"100%\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" class=\"lazyload\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1920px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1920\/1080;\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"mfv-caption\">Boris Bidjan Saberi Autumn\/Winter 2027 collection, titled \u201cScab &#038; Stitch,\u201d is inspired by a personal injury I experienced in London this September. The healing process from wound to scab to recovery shapes the collection\u2019s narrative, exploring themes of natural healing, time, repair, and connection, expressed through handcrafted details.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><!--FILE03 IMG--><\/p>\n<div class=\"mediafileviewer mfvimages\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading =\"lazy\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.schoolofdesignleeds.com\/ds26\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Jiaqian-Shen-FDI-03_Jiaqian-Shen.jpg\" width=\"100%\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" class=\"lazyload\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1920px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1920\/1080;\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"mfv-caption\">Antonio Marras\u2019 Spring\/Summer 2027 collection draws inspiration from Edward Bach\u2019s Bach Flower Remedies. This natural healing system consists of 38 flower essences, each associated with a specific negative emotional state. 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