Jean George's Western Restaurant on the fourth floor of Time Warner Center is known as the best French restaurant in New York, recognized as a fashion landmark in New York, and is the Vanity Fair of New York. There are two types of people who dine here most often, celebrities like Denzel Washington, Tom Cruise and Nick Kidman, and businessmen who have successful careers and know how to enjoy life.

For Zhang Ran, it is a waste to come to this kind of place to eat. But there is no way, the guests he wants to invite are people in the fashion circle, and he has to show his value and taste, simply put, he has to pretend.

Pushing open the glass door in front of him, Zhang Ran glanced at the restaurant. I have to admit that the French are really good at romance and art. Several surrealist paintings by Dalí on the walls make the restaurant look very artistic, and the ornate Versailles chandeliers emit a warm glow, reflecting the warmth and romance of the whole restaurant.

"Hello, do you have a reservation?" the restaurant manager asked politely when he saw Zhang Ran walk in. In the TV series "Sex and the City", it was said that to prove the identity and status of a New York man, it is to see if he needs to make an appointment with Jean-Georges.

"I have an appointment, my name is Zhang Ran!" Zhang Ran looked up and glanced into the restaurant, there were many customers, and the business was really good.

The manager checked the records, and then hurriedly led Zhang Ran inside: "Mr. Zhang, please lead here!"

Zhang Ran sat down on the sofa by the window, and the waiter brought a glass of warm water with a goblet, and then silently retreated. Zhang Ran made an appointment, so naturally he would not order until the guests came.

After waiting for nearly half an hour, Zhang Ran saw an eighteen or nineteen-year-old man walking towards him. The man is delicate, with long flowing hair, which gives people a bit of a girlish feeling.

In Zhang Ran's memory, there are many Chinese designers of the younger generation, such as Wu Jigang, the queen designer of ****** wife, and Lin Nengping, who founded his personal brand. But there are two of the best among these designers. One is Yin Yiqing and the other is Wang Daren. Before Zhang Ran's rebirth, Yin Yiqing had been an honorary invited member of Paris Haute Couture Fashion Week for two consecutive years, and according to the regulations, as long as he became a glorious invited member for three consecutive years, he could become an official member of the Haute Couture trade union, alongside a few brands such as Elizabo and Armani.

And Wang Daren is the most popular and youngest Chinese designer in New York. He has not only won many awards from the CFDA and other fashion industry awards, but also has been on the rise in fashion sales, and at the age of 29, he took the helm of Balenciaga and became the creative director of this well-known brand.

These two are both important parts of Zhang Ran's future plans, but Yin Yiqing is still in high school in France, so he will find Wang Daren first.

Wang Daren had never met Zhang Ran, but he was on the phone with Zhang Ran last night. He dropped out of Pattinson School of Design a few months ago to intern at Vogue. Completely nobody, I didn't expect that there would be a movie to design my own costumes. However, many great costume designers have done costume design for films, and Giorgio Armani has designed costumes for films such as "Righteous Ambition", "A Thousand Shots", and "Stealing Incense". He felt that this was an opportunity for him, so he agreed to meet.

The customers in the store are basically white, and Zhang Ran, who has black hair and yellow skin, is easy to recognize, Wang Daren saw Zhang Ran at once, flashed a trace of joy, and walked towards the table where Zhang Ran was.

"Mr. Zhang Ran. Hello!" Wang Daren sat down in front of Zhang Ran, looking at Zhang Ran with a pair of eyes. Neapolitan suits. The overall effect is light and close-fitting, and you need a good figure to wear it. The fabric of this suit is very good, the cutting industry is excellent, it is a handmade suit, it should be a Chilton suit. This Zhang Ran has good taste and is very rich!

"Hello. It's very tall to see you!" Zhang Ran was also looking at Wang Daren. It's a little more motherly than I imagined, I'm only eighteen or nineteen years old now, but now I can't call Brother Da Ren, I can only call Brother Da Ren.

When the waiter saw the arrival of the guest, he came over to ask about the order. Wang Daren ordered flounder, veal and mashed potatoes. Zhang Ran ordered venison, blood sausage, duck breast, and a bottle of red wine.

"Why are you looking for me, why don't you go to the fashion designers union to find it?" Although Wang Daren looks a little girly, his personality is relatively straightforward, and after saying a few words to Zhang Ran, he went straight to the point.

Zhang Ran naturally wouldn't say, boy, I'm optimistic about your potential, you can mess with me in the future! If you really want to say that, Wang Daren, who has a small temperament, is estimated to be scared away, and said seriously: "I don't want to find famous designers, their thinking is too rigid." Chanel's haute couture was a disaster, Karl Lagerfeld was too old, his designs no longer had the aura of the past, and they were completely supported by fame. So I wanted to find young designers who had passion and imagination, which is what science fiction films need most. I saw your freshman and sophomore work at Parsons School of Design, and I liked it very much, it was black and white, with a semi-decadent feel, minimalist to cool, unconventional without excessive, just on the edge of the acceptable range, with futuristic tendencies. The style you present is exactly what I need for my film!"

Wang Daren is quite confident in his work, otherwise he would not have dropped out of Parsons in his sophomore year. However, hearing that Zhang Ran spoke so highly of his works, he was still quite happy in his heart, and felt that Zhang Ran's vision was really good, and smiled: "Thank you, what you said is exactly what I want to present!"

Zhang Ran continued: "Although your works are few, your grasp of lines and proportions is perfect. Your design looks simple, but the use of horizontal, vertical, diagonal and curved lines is not clever, not only around the human body, but also has a strong visual impact!"

Wang Daren smiled: "I like straight lines, with a sense of power. ”

Zhang Ran nodded and said: "Yes, the straight line is concise, bright and fast in the use of clothing lines, and has a sense of speed, which will give people a tough and masculine feeling, and there is almost no piece of clothing that lacks a straight line." However, although you like to use straight lines, you still show the feminine side well, which requires deep skill, the key is to grasp the points, lines, and surfaces to create a three-dimensional beauty. You design a black evening gown, which is very simple, but the shape is very chic, without any fancy things, but it creates a low-key and gorgeous feeling. It was amazing!"

Wang Daren was quite surprised, Zhang Ran said professional clothing design knowledge: "Have you studied fashion design?"

"It's a little learned!" Zhang Ran smiled, took out a stack of clothing design drawings from his bag and put them in front of Wang Daren, which was the design drawing of the "Bamboo" series, "This is my little design, please give me more advice!"

Zhang Ran knows that those who engage in art are arrogant in their bones. I feel like I'm the best. For such a person, you have to show your ability and let him know that you are strong, or even stronger than him in some way, so that he will respect you instead!

Wang Daren was very unimpressed with Zhang Ran's designs, he studied at Parsons for two years, and now he is interning at Vogue, where he has seen the work of countless top designers, but when he politely took the design drawings, he took a look. His expression changed drastically, followed by a restrained smile, looking extremely focused.

More than half a month ago, a costume worn by a Chinese actress at the Tokyo Film Festival attracted the attention of the fashion industry. In the past, Chinese actresses basically wore cheongsam or Chinese dresses when attending international film festivals, but this time the actress wore a costume that perfectly blended Chinese elements with modern fashion, and the whole design was shocking.

Wang Daren didn't expect to see the design of the "bamboo" dress, so he flipped it back. I saw a few dresses that didn't appear at the festival, and they were dresses from the "Bamboo" series. He was convinced that the "Bamboo" series should be made by Zhang Ran.

He knew that looking at the whole design, every dress design was perfect, and many of the designs felt refreshing to him.

Wang Daren is completely immersed in the world of fashion design, he is deconstructing Zhang Ran's design, figuring out every detail of it, so that the dish is served. He didn't even notice.

"That, Da Ren, let's go eat first!" Zhang Ran looked at the time, helplessly showing an embarrassed expression, he had been watching for almost an hour. That's too much focus, isn't it?

But Wang Daren didn't seem to hear it, with an extremely obsessive expression, stared at the design in his hand, and muttered to himself: "It's so beautiful, the rhythm of patterns, colors, and lines is so well done, and the linear rhythm of the shoulder line, chest line, and waist line is too perfect!"

Rhythm and echo are important concepts of clothing design, and designers should master the three rhythms and echoes to make clothes appear coordinated and beautiful.

The rhythm of clothing design is mainly to absorb and extract the aesthetic form formed by the regular repetition of natural and man-made creations. Through the orderly arrangement of colors, patterns, textures, lines, ornaments, etc., it can form a rhythmic appearance of clothing. Echo is an expression of rhythm and rhyme, and the connection between many constituent elements in the design, or continuous and repeated correspondence, is the role of echo.

The three rhythms and echoes of clothing design refer to the rhythm echo of color and texture, the rhythm echo of linearity, and the rhythm echo of pattern and color, such as the rhythm echo of color and texture, which is mainly reflected in the repetition, layer, gradient and other configurations of color and texture. For example, Wang Daren's design of clothes emphasizes the rhythm and echo between black, white and gray in color.

Zhang Ran's design three rhythms and echoes are very perfect, through the interspersed with various forms and details, the whole design is very vivid.

"Zhang Ran, you are really a genius! I have never dared to try Chinese elements, because I can't express the charm and realm of them, it's too difficult! Your design is simply amazing, few people use Chinese elements to this extent!" Wang Daren waved his arms excitedly after reading all the design drafts, looking extremely excited.

"Thank you, a moment of graffiti, made you smile!" Zhang Ran said modestly.

"You're too modest. Anna is a very strict person, but when she saw the dress you designed, she said, "China has produced a genius designer!" Wang Daren shook his head.

"Anna? Is that Anna?"

"Yes, it's Anna Wintour, she loves your design!"

"I'm honored for her to say that!" Zhang Ran did not rejoice at Anna Wintour's admiration, and said calmly. These designs were copied from Armani, and he was not to be proud of.

Wang Daren and Zhang Ran's calmness was shocked, Anna Wintour is the queen of the fashion industry, and being able to get her affirmation means becoming popular. Zhang Ran is really indifferent, this is a real genius!

Wang Daren felt that compared with Zhang Ran, he was really too shallow: "Your level is much higher than mine, why don't you design clothes yourself, but ask me to design them?" )