Lin Qi And Intangible Cultural Heritage Horse Face Skirt Debut At Paris Fashion Week

Recently, Lin Qi, the first inheritor of the intangible cultural heritage of the production technique of horse dress in China and the ambassador for the promotion of intangible cultural heritage of China's textile industry, together with his personal designer brand "LINQI", made his debut at the Paris Fashion Week in spring and summer 2025. Through his unique design concept, Lin Qi integrated the intangible cultural heritage of horse dress and the innovation of design process, so that the world can see the charm of oriental clothing culture.

"I insist on combining the most beautiful traditional Chinese clothing, traditional Chinese skills and innovation. Through a series of design works, I express my respect for history and culture. At present and in the future, clothing is not only clothing, it is the spiritual embodiment of one person and one era." Speaking of this debut, Linqi said that he is currently focusing on the inheritance, protection and activation of the intangible heritage technology of horse dress, It is hoped that traditional elements and modern dress design can be skillfully integrated.

At this Paris Fashion Week, Lin Qi presented an immersive fashion design feast with the theme of "Apr è s la pluse after the rain". Through the two themes of "rain" and "sunny", she skillfully integrated the elements of rain into the clothing - dark clouds, showers, sunshine, continuous drizzle and the color and emotion of the natural world.

The Paris fashion blogger Nesrin Sanad said that the design of Linqi not only has strong traditional Chinese elements, but also integrates modern aesthetics and fashion, which shocked me deeply. "

Lin Qi (left), the first inheritor of intangible cultural heritage of the production technique of horse face skirt in China

In April 2023, Haizhu District of Guangzhou officially incorporated the production skills of horse dress into the intangible cultural heritage project; In March this year, Lin Qi initiated the compilation of the first edition of the White Paper on China's Most Beautiful Costume Pony Dress, which she co authored with domestic intangible cultural heritage and textile expert think tanks; At the same time, the Linqi team actively promoted the work of the horse face skirt to become China's "new national dress", deeply explored the huge potential of the horse face skirt in the global cultural and fashion market, and injected cultural value into the entire clothing industry.

(Source: Intangible Cultural Heritage Office of China Textile Federation)