Milano Moda Graduate 2016

Wan Wan Ru, Men’s wear designer – “Urban Safari”

"Once out of school I would like to make an experience of at least two years within a large fashion company, in order to deepen my knowledge and put it into practice. Later I might consider the idea of launching my own brand, but for the moment I feel I have still a lot to learn".

"The brands I find more interesting at the moment are the new Gucci, whose romantic aesthetic has brought some fresh air to Milan and to Italian fashion in general. Another interesting comeback has been that of Loewe, and between the New York scene I really appreciate Proenza Schouler, I find their use of materials and silhouettes very innovative".

"I think the growing decision of brands to unify the men’s and women’s shows is very useful, both from an economic point of view – as it reduces costs, producing a single show instead of two – and for the buyers' ability to buy the products. The fashion world is going through big changes and is pushing the concept of genderless, therefore the market should be geared toward this direction".

"Once out of school I would love to work for Y-3, the brand born from the union between Yohji Yamamoto and adidas. I really like Yohji’s style, because he never makes trivial things and for Y-3 always uses technical and innovative materials. It is a high quality streetwear".

"In these three years of Marangoni my aesthetics has evolved in a quite drastic way. As many, I started favouring one single colour, black, but my most important change has been that of gender: after two years of women’s design, this year I found out I was more at ease with the men’s one. Today I find men's wear much more interesting and challenging, although in my clothes I like to play with unisex details".

"During these three years Marangoni made me grow a lot, and allowed me to achieve results that I never thought I could achieve. My vision of fashion has expanded: I discovered many facets of this industry and, in addition to designing clothes, in the future I would like to dedicate myself to style research within a design office".

"Besides Milan, I would like to live in London or Paris. They are both are fashion capitals and offer very different sources of inspiration. Milan is still a very exciting, eclectic city: you can find everything there, from modern art museums to jazz concerts. You just have to be very observing and always willing to discover new things, which is the basis of this work".

"When I entered Marangoni my aesthetics was simpler, starting from an inspiration I could imagine only a single look. In these years I have learned to turn my ideas into something more complex, developing them into larger collections".

"In my opinion, the most interesting brands of the moment are Gucci, JW Anderson and Thom Brown. Alessandro’s aesthetics is very close to mine: imaginative, colourful, inspired by the past. As JW Anderson and Thom Brown, he is very theatrical".

"Social networks are now part of everyone's life, and help us designers understand what people wear at a given time. Street style helps us to predict and create the style that will come. My favourite social network is Instagram: it is immediate and comprehensible to all through the language of images, which is universal. Among my favourites accounts there are @toiletpapermagaddiction and @6doki_official".

"I would love to work for Moschino. As its name suggests, my final collection is very young, colourful, ironic. I love the way Jeremy Scott makes fashion, he never takes himself too seriously".

"I would like to found a brand which carries my name: Lunnio. This is my name + surname in Korean read backwards, which makes it unique. I like reversing things, even when it comes to clothes".