Eastern Visuals: A Look Into Li Wei’s Spring Summer 2025 Collection

Fashion and couture designer and tenured professor, Li Wei, presented her Spring Summer 2025 runway at Paris Fashion Week. Crafted in collaboration with Duan Zhiqiang, Executive Director of Beijing Fashion Week, the collection brought Li’s commitment to integrating traditional Chinese culture wit contemporary design to fruition.

An Eastern Poetic Perspective

With over 40 years of experience in fashion, Li Wei created a collection that embodied “modern ‘Eastern’ visuals.” Each piece is a reflection of Li’s ability to weave cultural heritage into contemporary narratives. A few of the pieces, crafted with silk and sheer linen, are modern reimaginings of traditional Chinese clothing from different dynasties. There are traces of the qipao and looks reminiscent of the Tang dynasty, albeit more modern and revealing.

Li Wei’s Spring Summer 2025 show was more than a celebration of aesthetic beauty, but also of a powerful narrative, reflecting Li Wei’s journey and dedication to the art of fashion. Showcasing her Spring Summer 2025 collection during Paris Fashion Week marked a significant milestone and put Chinese textile heritage on an international stage. As an ambassador for the promotion of this heritage, Li was able to inspire a new generation of designers to embrace their cultural roots while innovating for the future.

A Powerful Duo

Li Wei is a tenured professor and Ph.D. advisor at the Textile and Fashion Department of the Academy of Arts & Design at Tsinghua University. In addition to her role in academia, Li Wei is a contemporary artist, fashion designer, and member and leader of various organizations focusing on fashion and culture.

For over 40 years, she has rooted her work in traditional culture and has published several academic works and over 30 papers. Li Wei’s hard work and dedication has been recognized with numerous awards, and has since been named one of China’s “Top Ten Fashion Designers.”

Meanwhile, Duan Zhiqiang serves as the board secretary and office director of Beijing Fashion Holdings Co., Ltd., as well as the Executive Director of Beijing Fashion Week. Since 2016, Duan Zhiqiang has been actively involved in the planning and execution of Beijing Fashion Week. With Beijing Fashion Week approaching its 10th anniversary in 2025, he will lead his team as they innovate and refine the content and format of the event.

Together, Li Wei and Duan Zhiqiang have crafted a collection that celebrates traditional Chinese culture and highlights China’s textile heritage.

Check out Li Wei’s full collection below: