German fashion designer's inextricable bond with traditional Chinese silk

STORY: German fashion designer's inextricable bond with traditional Chinese silk DATELINE: Sept. 28, 2022 LENGTH: 0:02:20 LOCATION: Beijing CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Kathrin's shop 2. clothing in Kathrin's shop 3. Kathrin working on new clothing 4. fashion show featuring Kathrin's design 5. SOUNDBITE (English): KATHRIN VON RECHENBERG, German fashion designer STORYLINE: Born in Munich, Germany, Kathrin von Rechenberg was so captivated by the delicate, classic Chinese silk of "Xiangyunsha," or "fragrant cloud organza," at first sight and touch that in 1999 she came to China in search of it. About a year later, she met her husband Zhang Xiangyun. The couple found some fragrant cloud organza weaved in the 1960s and dyed in the 1980s at a time-honored store in the Qianmen neighborhood, where she later set up a clothing studio. SOUNDBITE (English): KATHRIN VON RECHENBERG, German fashion designer "My name is Kathrin von Rechenberg. I'm from Munich, Germany, and I'm living in Beijing for 22 years

CHINA-GUANGDONG-SHUNDE-GERMAN FASHION DESIGNER (CN)

CHINA-GUANGDONG-SHUNDE-GERMAN FASHION DESIGNER (CN)

(220907) -- BEIJING, Sept. 7, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Undated file photo shows Kathrin von Rechenberg checking fragrant cloud organza products at a factory in Shunde District of Foshan, south China's Guangdong Province. TO GO WITH "Feature: German fashion designer's inextricable bond with traditional Chinese silk" (Xinhua)

CHINA-GUANGDONG-SHUNDE-GERMAN FASHION DESIGNER (CN)

CHINA-GUANGDONG-SHUNDE-GERMAN FASHION DESIGNER (CN)

(220907) -- BEIJING, Sept. 7, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Undated file photo shows Kathrin von Rechenberg standing at a drying field for fragrant cloud organza in Shunde District of Foshan, south China's Guangdong Province. TO GO WITH "Feature: German fashion designer's inextricable bond with traditional Chinese silk" (Xinhua)

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