Grandma soup
Mohan Yang
SCAD Savannah
Grandmother’s Soup is a fashion collection inspired by my grandmother and Chinese family life from the 1950s–70s. The project explores how ordinary people created beauty, care, and order within difficult circumstances. Familiar materials and memories—striped bed sheets, floral fabrics, aprons, sleeve protectors, and military coats—are reinterpreted through contemporary silhouettes and textile development. Techniques including cut-pile textiles, embroidery, beading, fabric manipulation, and handcrafted floral elements transform traces of everyday life into material narratives. Rather than relying on recognizable cultural symbols, the collection approaches Chinese memory through texture, color, craftsmanship, and intimate domestic experiences.