The Spring/Summer 2019 Collection is inspired by the dynamic nature of social landscapes and identities in today’s China, and how this affects modern women. Each day progressive members of a younger generation head out to glittering metropolises, each individual carrying a self-identity still shaped by traditions from where they came from. This is a complex identity that requires integrating old and new, tradition with modernity.

To dress women facing the world under such complexity, the pieces narrate her journey of integrated contrasts, highlighted by silhouettes that fabrics that express her cultural past all the way to bold technological textiles that welcome the future. Bold and muted colors, geometry and asymmetry, and accented with pleating and hardware details redefining craftsmanship intuitive to a past era. The result is empowered looks with relatable comfort for women who embrace change while being true to tradition and self. The Arete wardrobe is here to help women traverse this journey with confidence and ease.

“迭代”是2019春夏系列的灵感核心，一个来自于传统文化之地的女孩，她身穿着ARETE春夏2019系列，在飞速变化的数字化都市中用风格叙述着自我的成长与蜕变。

我们再一次将中国传统文化和手工艺带入现代——2019 ARETE春夏系列创造了一个衣橱，这个衣橱属于一位正在改变中的女性，她的身上承载了过去与当下，她的风格中交织着传统与前卫；摩梭族成为了本次系列设计的起源地，那些来自母系社会的女孩们承担着自己族群社会中的重任，又渴望着冲破封闭的文化与时代接轨。主设计师Christina Liao带着这样的思考，通过对当代社会细腻观察和反思，揣度出那些生活在这时代中的新都市女性们的特质，由此带来了融入强烈少数民族特色的全新2019早春/春夏系列，而这个系列同时也象征着ARETE品牌的2.0时代。

陈旧的-前卫的，传统的-摩登的，这些复杂却显而易见的元素，在交替迭代的过程中不断碰撞出文化与灵感的火花。 在这样寓意的春夏2019系列中，ARETE通过来自摩梭族传统粉色、蓝色、红色与黑色/银色的组合、传统中式盘扣领与几何不对称剪裁的融合、民族风格蕾丝刺绣与挺括打褶的结合等，强调大胆与冲突。同时，通过细节的巧思设计，创新又直观的重塑了中国民族手工艺元素。

这是ARETE品牌的一次新的突破，也是一次作为美籍华人的设计师对文化认知的挑战。品牌设计师与创始人希望通过这个系列，让女性们能够自在的面对这繁冗复杂的世界同时回望“根本”，用着装表达卓越的个人品味的同时更能展现烙印在基因中对文化的自信。

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A preface to the Spring/Summer 2019 Collection, the Pre-Spring 2019 Collection launches the imaginative story of a Musuo woman from China's ethinic minority group and practicing matriarch society . As the world continues to change, women today encounter heightened self-awareness and evolution, fusing heritage with modernity, tradition with technology. In the case of a Musuo woman, Arete presents a wardrobe for this new era woman who embraces change and an identity that integrates both new and old, Chinese and international.

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The expression of Shanghai Noir meets New York Cool.

“Insomnia” is inspired by cities that never sleep and endless wanderings through the night. Nocturnal beings who are nostalgic for one’s memories, past, and dreams. The Arete woman drifts seamlessly between cities and cultures, confident in her multi-dimensional identity and expansive belonging to the world.

The designs in Arete’s Fall/Winter 2018 Collection showcase a series of contemporary silhouettes in redefined masculinity, ranging from sharp suiting separates, draped and tailored outerwear, cutout and studded knitwear pieces, and more. Relaxed yet sophisticated, Arete’s FW18 designs are rendered into urban color groups of rich forest greens, warm rust and marigold, cool grey plaids, and classic dark charcoal and blacks. Arete delivers its enduring commitment to original modern designs through highest quality products that engage texture and superior comfort. Key designs are fabricated from fancy Italian wool textiles, light-weight British mohair tweeds, soft Australian merino wool yarns, bright crushed textured velvet, double-faced sequin, and warm goose-down, etc.

At the collection’s core are unique suiting separates and outerwear with an industrial vibe with unique layering, ties, and cutout details. FW18’s hero designs include metal studded blazers with removable pleated panels, sheer metallic tops and fully pleated skirts, Asian-inspired wool coats made from premium Italian fabric, poncho-style goose down coat.

The Fall Winter 2018 Collection also features Arete’s inaugural collaboration with Shokay to design socially responsible knitwear made with yak down yarns. Inspired by Shokay’s mission to empower local communities through opening up markets to create premium products, Arete designer Christina Liao created a group of knitwear that transform yak natural fibers into everyday life. The Arete x Shokay collaboration knitwear group embody a sense of relaxed comfort with signature metal pin details from Arete’s FW18 collection, these pieces in neutral colors have a fashionable edge that pull together a stylish look during colder months of the year.

上海的深沉与神秘交织着纽约的前卫。

“不眠夜”系列的灵感在这些无眠的城市中被点燃，无尽的长夜里有趣的灵魂穿梭于其中——那些拥有回忆、当下，和梦想的夜行动物。ARETE女性们身披着自信与笃定，一刻不停歇的奔波于这世间。借由带有标志肩部切口的西装、独特剪裁的外套、不规则轮廓和带有特殊工艺的针织系列等等，ARETE秋冬2018系列中的设计用轮廓与剪裁展现了带有“男子气概”的女装的全新表达方式。

在这一季度的设计中，我们遵循既轻松又耐人考究的设计理念，并为秋冬的城市曾添了注入不同以往的色彩选择：多层次的森林绿、温暖柔和的铁锈红、绝对流行的灰色格子以及经典的木炭灰和黑色。当然还有那些通过对于高品质面料的执着所带来的一系列穿着度绝佳的舒适制造，包括来自意大利的精品羊毛制品、英国超轻马海毛花呢、柔软的澳大利亚美利奴羊毛纱线、闪耀着低调贵气光泽的天鹅绒、双面亮片和优级鹅绒……都在这个秋冬让你感受到拥抱一般的时髦触感。

别致而经典的西装与外套组成了整个秋冬系列的设计精髓，带有工业感的叠层、飘带和贯穿于各个细节之中的精巧剪裁，都让这个系列处处暗藏惊喜。如果说最不可错过的2018秋冬系列单品，那莫过于带有拉链装饰的裤装、独一无二的个性百褶裙、带有“中国风”的意大利面料外套以及雨披风格的羽绒外套……那些独属于ARETE女性的个性与魅力将在这个秋冬继续绽放。

The expression of Shanghai Noir meets New York Cool.

The designs in Arete’s Pre-Fall 2018 Collection is Part 1 of the "Insomnia“ inspiration group, showcasing a series of contemporary silhouettes in redefined masculinity, with a neutral color range of grey, cream, camel, and black. An industrial vibe with styled sophistication using core suiting elements with interesting layering, ties, and cutout details.

上海的深沉与神秘交织着纽约的前卫。

“不眠夜”系列的灵感在这些无眠的城市中被点燃，无尽的长夜里有趣的灵魂穿梭于其中——那些拥有回忆、当下，和梦想的夜行动物。ARETE女性们身披着自信与笃定，一刻不停歇的奔波于这世间。ARETE早秋2018系列中借由设计重新定义了具有“男子气概”的女装剪裁，亦包括驼色、灰色、奶油色等中性色彩，当然还有ARETE最爱的黑色。遍布于叠层、飘带、切口……的带有工业气息的设计元素，带来了精妙绝伦的又一次突破。

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Arete’s Spring/Summer 2018 Collection is inspired by the life of modern nomads, women who continually expand their world through the exploration of new frontiers. A particular inspiration story is of Ashol-pan, a young 12-year old who breaks tradition as the first female eagle huntress in Mongolia. This cultural change recognizes female empowerment, a value that drives young women to reach new heights. In relation, modern women in metropolitan cities are considered urban nomads, who travel and migrate for work and leisure. They enrich their lives through active explorative discovery, opening their eyes to different cultures, people, and environment. The life of a modern female nomad is one rich with multitude of experience and personal growth. Capturing hues from the Mongolian Gobi Desert, “Urban Nomad” ranges from cream, sand, black, to a rich sunset red. The pieces in Arete’s SS18 collection are imagined for the modern female nomad – relaxed with polished sophistication, easy to travel with and carry on the go for a wide range of occasions.

ARETE 2018春夏系列设计灵感起自“都市游牧民族”，热爱生活和敢于挑战的女性们通过对于新鲜领域的不断探索，来不断扩充与提升自我的境界。一名12岁的蒙古年轻女鹰猎手Ashol-pan和她绝赞的经历激发了本季系列的创作，带来独特、鲜活且富有力量的设计灵感。女性所被赋予的权利在这种文化上的革新中被承认，而也正是这样的价值观驱动着年轻富有朝气的女性到达新的高度。在飞速发展的现代化大都市中，能够独当一面的女性们更像是在城市中游走的游牧民族，她们为了工作和休闲而旅行，甚至迁徙。她们通过积极的探索去发现新知；借由不同的文化、人群、环境来打开自己的视野，丰富自己的阅历。这些带有都市游牧属性的摩登女性们，在探索与寻找中拥有更丰富多样的人生，同时更加纵深的自我成长。纵览蒙古的戈壁沙滩，从乳白、沙黄、石墨，到只有在这中天然未被开发的绝境之地才能捕获到的丰富的夕阳作为色彩元素。ARETE 2018春夏系列为具有都市摩登气息的和带有洒脱游牧属性的现代女性，带来便于旅行和其他更广泛的、适用于多种场合的应用时装设计。