[Reporter Liu Minjun/Taipei Report] The 2025 Spring/Summer Taipei Fashion Week was grandly launched a few days ago. Designer Gioia Pan, known as the "Knitting Queen", took the theme of "Time and Space Traces" this season, and continued to bring more new looks to her knitting techniques through paper cutting and stone carving art. Cheerleading goddess Lin Xiang and Olympic gold medalist Lin Yuting have transformed into fashion models to add starlight to the catwalk.
Lin Yuting (left) and Lin Xiang (right) walked the runway for "Knitting Queen" Gioia Pan. Provided by the brand
"A paper-cut carries the magnificence of Chinese civilization, and a stone sculpture witnesses the changes of time and space." Gioia Pan's 2025 spring and summer series is inspired by natural landforms and stone carving art. The clothing cleverly uses the delicate beauty of paper-cutting to present the power of historical flow. The items have distinct textures, horizontal and vertical lines, and natural gray, black, green and other colors, which seem to outline the ups and downs of the canyon and the magnificent landscape of nature.
The show lineup also invited Paris Olympic gold medal boxer Lin Yuting and the popular Chinese Professional Baseball Wei Chuan Dragons cheerleader Lin Xiang, who led Li Zhilin, Zhang Yahan and others to appear on the show. Lin Xiang, who also walked on the catwalk during last year's fashion week, mentioned: "I like to read fashion information very much. I know that Teacher Pan is the "Queen of Knitting". This time I was actually surprised and liked her work. I didn't expect to have the honor of working with Teacher Pan.”
Lin Yuting said: “When I was in Fu Jen Catholic University, the school uniform I wore was designed by my senior. This time, I was really amazed by the work of my senior, Ms. Pan. The design is very special and stylish. I felt very cool and excited for my first fashion show, but I didn’t know how to practice, so I was very nervous about the upcoming show.”
It is worth mentioning that this fashion show also cooperated with Inventec VRSTATE virtual reality platform, using Inventec Metaverse technology and virtual designer exhibition hall, integrating surreal 3D virtual scenes and AI precise model movement generation, reflecting the time and space interlacing effect conveyed by this season’s theme “Time and Space Traces”, and the combination of cultural elements, natural textures and modern fashion design concepts also brought more new visual experiences to the stage.
Lin Yuting interprets Gioia Pan’s 2025 Spring and Summer Collection. Provided by the brand
Lin Yuting changed 2 sets of clothes and walked on the catwalk. Provided by the brand
Lin Xiang wears Gioia Pan's 2025 Spring/Summer collection. Provided by the brand
Li Zhilin wears Gioia Pan's 2025 Spring/Summer collection. Provided by the brand
Zhang Yahan wears Gioia Pan's 2025 Spring/Summer collection. Provided by the brand
Gioia Pan's 2025 Spring/Summer collection. Provided by the brand
Gioia Pan's 2025 Spring/Summer collection. Provided by the brand
Gioia Pan's 2025 Spring/Summer collection. Provided by the brand