Winners Announced for 2nd Baxiu (Wuxi Wedding Embroidery) Creative Design Competition | 47 Heritage Fashion Pieces Debut at Chongqing Fashion Week

On the evening of November 9th, the finals of the 2nd Baxiu (Wuxi Wedding Embroidery) Creative Design Competition successfully concluded with an official runway show at the 2025 Chongqing (International) Fashion Week.

The Baxiu (Wuxi Wedding Embroidery) Creative Design Competition is a professional contest jointly organized by the Chongqing Intangible Cultural Heritage Protection Center, Chongqing Fashion Designers Association, Chongqing Intangible Cultural Heritage Protection Association, and the Wuxi County Baxiu Industry Development Task Force. Co-organizers include the Publicity Department of the Wuxi County Committee, Wuxi County Culture and Tourism Development Commission, Chongqing Culture and Tourism Research Institute Wuxi Branch, and Shanghai YIWEI Technology Co., Ltd. The competition is open to national art and design students, faculty, fashion designers, and intangible cultural heritage enthusiasts.

The jury comprised renowned fashion designers, intangible cultural heritage scholars, and senior brand design directors. Members included Liang Mingyu, a celebrated Chinese fashion designer and Chief Expert in Textile and Apparel for the Chongqing Municipal Government; Tan Xiaobing, President of the Chongqing Intangible Cultural Heritage Protection Association; Yu Qiang, Professor at the Sichuan Fine Arts Institute and Academic Advisor to the Chongqing Intangible Cultural Heritage Protection Center; Jiang Hua, founder of Southwest China’s leading womenswear brand OBEG; and Zhang Wei, Lead Fashion Designer and Head of Shanghai YIWEI Technology. The jury evaluated entries based on craftsmanship precision, material quality, coordination appropriateness, and stage presentation, ultimately selecting winners for ten awards, including Gold, Silver, and Bronze prizes, Best Creativity Award, and Best Visual Presentation Award. Intangible cultural heritage scholars, fashion designers, and leaders from the Wuxi County Culture and Tourism Commission and other departments attended the event, witnessing the contemporary innovative expression of the thousand-year-old Baxiu craft.

Judge Liang Mingyu

Judge Tan Xiaobing

Judge Yu Qiang

Judge Jiang Hua

Judge Zhang Wei

During the finals, ten designers (or design teams) presented 47 outfits. The designers centered their work on the traditional artistic characteristics of “Wuxi Wedding Embroidery,” integrating modern tailoring and trendy elements. The intricate, hand-embroidered unique patterns carry the regional cultural essence of “Heavenly Aura · Leisurely Wuxi” while showcasing the collision and fusion of intangible cultural heritage with contemporary aesthetics. All ten collections were exceptionally impressive. After extensive deliberation, the jury finalized the following results:

The Gold Award (Design Star) was awarded to the designer team Yang Shiting and Liu Min for their collection “Blossom Shadows Dyed Blue（花影漫染蓝）”.

The Silver Awards (Design Blossom) were awarded to Ren Mengyu for “Wuxi Whispers（巫溪絮语）” and Ran Zhuxian for “Fish Beneath Lotus（莲下有鱼）”.

The Bronze Awards (Design Bud) were awarded to Zhou Longchao for “Flower of Entropy · Speed to Eternity（熵增之花·极速永生）”, Wu Dan for “Xi · Blessings Arrive（禧·福临）”, and Rong Ziyang for “Butterflies in Love with Flowers（蝶恋花）”.

The Best Creativity Award was given to Wang Yunchuan for “Dreamlike Blossoms（繁花如梦）” and Yu Ruyi for “Blooming Creek（花满溪）”.

The Best Visual Presentation Award was given to Wu Yixin for “A Thousand Strokes, One Needle（千皴一针）” and the team Gao Jie and Li Xiang for “Butterflies Arrive with Baxiu Rhythm（巴韵蝶来）”.

The event also launched key initiatives for Baxiu’s industrialization: A global call for entries for the “Baxiu (Wuxi Wedding Embroidery) Regional Brand VI Visual System” was announced, inviting global design talent to shape the brand’s new image; Wuxi County signed an authorization agreement with Shanghai YIWEI Technology, formally entrusting them with the market operations of the Baxiu brand; An “Initial Baxiu Intangible Cultural Heritage IP Co-branding Launch” was initiated in collaboration with brands like Huiyi Home Textiles and Shenzhen Jixitang, promoting the integration of intangible cultural heritage into daily consumption scenarios; Mou Yuanyi, Director of the Chongqing Culture and Tourism Research Institute, and the head of the Wuxi County Culture and Tourism Development Commission jointly unveiled the new book “Wuxi Wedding Embroidery”, which systematically documents the thousand-year-old craft and provides cultural support for its inheritance.

During the awards ceremony, five universities, including the Sichuan Fine Arts Institute, Chongqing Normal University, and Chongqing University of Arts and Sciences, received the “Outstanding Organization Award.”

This competition not only attracted numerous young design talents to participate in the fashionable transformation of Baxiu (Wuxi Wedding Embroidery) but is also poised to propel Baxiu from “living inheritance” towards “market transformation.” It injects fashionable energy into the millennium-old intangible cultural heritage, aiding its journey from the runway to everyday life and inaugurating a new chapter in industrial development.