Featured in DNA Magazine
SHAO was recently featured in an editorial for DNA Magazine, with Hody Yim wearing Look 01 from the SS26 collection, Futures of the Past: Chrome Legacy.
The editorial brings SHAO’s opening SS26 look into a darker, more atmospheric setting. Through dramatic lighting, sharp styling, and a strong sense of attitude, the feature highlights the collection’s mix of classic tailoring and future-facing detail.
Look 01
As the first look of SHAO SS26, Look 01 introduces the world of Futures of the Past: Chrome Legacy with a clear point of view.
The look consists of a structured pinstripe and windowpane blazer, black pinstripe wide-leg trousers, a floral print shirt, and a floral tie. It brings together familiar menswear codes, but shifts them into something more layered and expressive.
The blazer plays with contrast through mixed pinstripe and windowpane patterning, while the wide-leg trousers ground the silhouette with movement and ease. The floral shirt and tie soften the sharpness of the tailoring, adding texture, print, and a sense of unexpected romance.
Structure Meets Romance
The look starts with classic suiting, then pushes it somewhere less expected. Pinstripes, windowpane checks, floral print, and chrome detail all meet in one frame, creating a layered mix of structure and softness.
On Hody Yim, Look 01 has a sharper attitude. The styling lets the tailoring feel strong, while the shirt and tie bring in something softer and more unexpected. It feels like a clear opening statement for Futures of the Past: Chrome Legacy.
Chrome Legacy in Motion
In the DNA Magazine feature, Look 01 gets a moodier, more cinematic setting than the runway. The styling keeps the focus on the collection’s main ideas: tailoring, contrast, and the meeting point between past and future.
Rather than over-explaining the concept, the images let the look speak for itself. SHAO SS26 comes through as sharp, layered, and full of attitude.
Seen on Chinese Icons Ding Chengxin and Liu Yuning
Beyond the DNA Magazine editorial, SHAO SS26 Look 01 has also been worn by two major Chinese entertainment figures: Ding Chengxin and Liu Yuning.
Ding Chengxin from TNT wore Look 01 in “Artificial God,” where the structured pinstripe tailoring and layered floral details gave the outfit a sharp, dramatic presence. On him, the look feels bold and theatrical, carrying the collection’s futuristic romanticism into a high-impact visual setting.
Liu Yuning also wore Look 01 during the finale stage of Music Fate Plan Season 2. In a live performance context, the look takes on movement and scale. The wide-leg trousers, strong blazer, and layered prints create presence on stage, showing how the design can hold its structure while still feeling expressive and dynamic.
Together, these appearances expand the story of Look 01 beyond the runway and editorial. Whether in DNA Magazine, “Artificial God,” or on the Music Fate Plan Season 2 stage, Look 01 shows how the same pieces can take on a different energy depending on the setting.
SHAO SS26 Look 01
Structured Pinstripe and Windowpane Blazer
Black Pinstripe Wide-Leg Trousers
Floral Print Shirt
Floral Tie
