Fashion / IncomingDaydream Nation At The ICADaydream Nation is a fashion/theatre project by brother and sister Kay and Jing Wong.ShareLink copied ✔️March 7, 2008FashionIncomingText Sonia Zhuravlyova Daydream Nation is a fashion/theatre project by brother and sister Kay and Jing Wong, both Central St Martins graduates. Their aim is to design garments that tell stories. "Daydream Nation is the name of a Sonic Youth album," says Jing, "but it only struck me one day when I read about a theatre director called Phelim McDermott who believed that society has a 'Racism against Daydreamers'. Being born in the rigid Hong Kong education system that stifles creativity, we found it our mission to cultivate a culture of imagination."Their AW 08 collection, "Good Night Deer", tells the Kafka-esque story of a deer hunter who wakes one day and finds himself transformed into the deer he killed. Accompanied by the caterwauling band Naked with Horses, who are dressed up in deer head-gear, the models slowly act out the scenes of the tale.Jing's specialty is theatre and Kay is the authority on fashion. Although billed as a fashion-meet-theatre experience, this performance is of course a vehicle to showcase the designers' pieces. "The idea came from a comic I saw on the internet," says Jing. "A couple are going to bed, the husband turns to his wife and says 'good night honey' - and she's really a pot of honey, and she turns around and says 'good night dear' - and he's really a deer. This is where the name for the collection comes from. The name reflects that it's an autumnal collection, the colours are dark."The result is more creative freedom that either a conventional theatrical experience or a run-of-the-mill fashion show could allow. By creating a catwalk narrative, the garments are allowed to come alive. Some of them are unbelievable creations - like the two-man trouser suit which forms the deer - and the majority of garments get the space and time that they wouldn't on a conventional catwalk. It's clear from the performances that you'd be able to move around freely in Jing and Kay's fey creations. Escape the algorithm! Get The DropEmail address SIGN UP Get must-see stories direct to your inbox every weekday. Privacy policy Thank you. You have been subscribed Privacy policy Expand your creative community and connect with 15,000 creatives from around the world.TrendingSpiritual guru or creepy cult leader? The strange story of Bentinho MassaroThe controversial preacher wants to establish an ‘enlightened civilisation by 2035’, but former followers call him ‘a predator hiding in the mask of a messiah’Life & CultureArmani Exchange FashionArmani Exchange joins Amnesia in Ibiza to kickstart summer party seasonFilm & TV7 sex worker-approved films about sex workBeautyDirty Girls: The cult 90s documentary that made being dirty feel radicalBeauty10 of the hottest Instagram accounts fusing art, sex and eroticaMusicLess cool, less cold: A new kind of nightlife is taking over BerlinMusicDanny L Harle announces his euphoric debut album HarlecoreLife & CultureWhy so many young people are training to be death doulasBeautyNude awakening: Meet the young people embracing naturismEscape the algorithm! Get The DropEmail address SIGN UP Get must-see stories direct to your inbox every weekday. Privacy policy Thank you. You have been subscribed Privacy policy