APUJAN Spring Summer 2020 "A Strange Thief of Time", London Fashion Week.
APUJAN 將以關於科幻、奇幻、時間流逝故事為發想的主題，於 2020 春夏倫敦時裝周帶來全新篇章 「怪奇的時間盜賊」（A Strange Thief of Time）。
The inspiration for this season’s collection began with stories about time. Apu Jan, an avid reader since he was a child, drew inspiration from the books he was reading and provides a reading list so guests can get a better understanding of where his concepts have originated. This season, the list consists of three books: Thief of Time by Terry Pratchett, The Thief of Time by John Boyne and A Thief of Time by Tony Hillerman. Despite having the same title, these three authors used their stories to explore very different concepts and themes, which provided a fertile soil for the ideas we will see featured in this collection. APUJAN is using this collection to tell his own story, a science fiction fantasy involving time lapses. It features time thieves, stolen time, time observers, interweaving timelines, time movement, and confused time, within both retro and sci-fi settings. In his collection we can see flowers blossoming and dying, deadwood, dinosaur bones, stars and clocks, all of which symbolise the flow of time. Looking at the designs, we can see colour blocks, lines and staggered weaves, alongside re-constructed design pieces and skewed necklines, all of which reflect the disruption wreaked by time. The hairstyles of the models have been designed to conjure images of a time vortex. Continuing on from his previous seasons, APUJAN leads us into his fantasy world, with subsequent pieces opening new chapters and volumes in one seamless tale. Choices of packaging and tags also reinforce this impression, even the dresses feature book pages and stories to further complete the imaginative narrative.
受到英國作家 Terry Pratchett、愛爾蘭作家 John Boyne 以及美國作家 Tony Hillerman 的作品影響，「怪奇的時間盜賊」訴說時間流逝，關於那些被竊取的時間、關於時間的觀察者、時間流動的軌跡以及錯亂的時間軸，透過多樣化的針織技藝和原創布料搭配東⽅傳統服飾元素，試圖讓服裝成為可以被閱讀的一篇篇故事。歪斜的領口設計和重新改組的款式，象徵被打亂的世界；服裝上色塊、線條和交錯織線中，隱現著花開花落、枯木、恐龍骨骸、星星與時鐘等品牌元素，象徵時間流動的穿梭痕跡，既復古又科幻，展現APUJAN對架空世界觀的異想。
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Director of Photography and Editing | Mick Lin, Annlin Chao
Music｜DJ QuestionMark, Ama//Mizu and Denver Cuss
Sponsorship｜The trainers featured in the show are sponsored by Nike.
The hairstyles featured in the show are sponsored by Takuya Morimoto at Daniel Galvin using L'Oréal Professionnel.
Makeup by Yin Lee using ELLIS FAAS Cosmetics and Dermalogica skincare for AOFM Makeup .
The goody bag are sponsored by 福灣巧克力 Fu Wan Chocolate(FUWAN CHOCOLATE X APUJAN X FABRIZIO FIORANI) ,
Mikkeller Taiwan 米凱樂台灣 (Mikkeller X APUJAN) and Diptyque Taiwan.
Special thanks to Architchen 築房數位(3D print accessories) , The Flower Company (flower design), HUAW LON, Studio Kanari, Kingsly , Perfect Cut 亟能美工工具組 , 郭元益 and BIOS 文化創意顧問 (talent agency).
Special thanks to 唐綺陽占星幫 , JeannieHsieh謝金燕___bbb , 蘇打綠 Sodagreen家凱
