For Western designers, China and its rich culture have long been an inspiration for Western creative.
对于西方设计师来说，中国及其丰富的文化长期以来一直是西方创意的灵感来源。
“It's no secret that China has always been a source of inspiration for designers," says Amanda Hill, chief creative officer at A+E Networks, a global media company and home to some of the biggest fashion shows.
一些最大的时装秀的举办地，全球媒体公司a+E Networks的首席创意官阿曼达·希尔表示：“中国一直是设计师的灵感来源，这已经不是什么秘密了。”
Earlier this year, the China Through A Looking Glass exhibition in New York exhibited 140 pieces of China-inspired fashionable clothing alongside Chinese works of art, with the aim of exploring the influence of Chinese aesthetics on Western fashion and how China has fueled the fashionable imagination for centuries. The exhibition had record attendance, showing that there is huge interest in Chinese influences.
今年早些时候，在纽约举行的“中国：镜花水月”展览展出了140件受中国启发的时尚服装和中国艺术品，旨在探索中国美学对西方时尚的影响，以及中国几个世纪以来是如何激发时尚想象力的。展览的出席人数创下历史新高，表明人们对中国的影响非常感兴趣。
“China is impossible to overlook," says Hill. “Chinese models are the faces of beauty and fashion campaigns that sell dreams to women all over the world, which means Chinese women are not just consumers of fashion--they are central to its movement," Of course, not only are today's top Western designers being influenced by China-some of the best designers of contemporary fashion are themselves Chinese. “Vera Wang, Alexander Wang, Jason Wu are taking on Galliano, Albaz, Marc Jacobs-and beating them hands down in design and sales,” adds Hill.
希尔说：“中国不容忽视。中国模特是向世界各地女性推销梦想的美容和时尚活动的代言人，这意味着中国女性不仅仅是时尚的消费者，她们是时尚运动的核心。”当然，不仅今天的西方顶级设计师受到中国的影响，而且当代时尚的一些最好的设计师本身就是中国人。”希尔补充道：“Vera Wang、 Alexander Wang、Jason Wu 正在挑战Galliano、Albaz、Marc Jacobs，并在设计和销售方面击败他们”。
For Hill, it is impossible not to talk about China as the leading player when discussing fashion. “The most famous designers are Chinese, so are the models, and so are the consumers," she says. “China is no longer just another market, in many senses it has become the market. lf you talk about fashion today, you are talking about China-its influences, its direction, its breathtaking clothes, and how young designers and models are finally acknowledging that in many ways.”
对于希尔来说，在讨论时尚时，不可能不谈论作为领先者的中国。她说：“最著名的设计师是中国人，模特也是，消费者也是。中国不再只是另一个市场，从很多意义上说，它已经成为了一个市场。如果你谈论今天的时尚，你谈论的是中国的影响、方向、令人惊叹的服装，以及年轻设计师和模特如何在很多方面最终承认这一点。”