Fashion show boosts China-France ties

Last autumn in Paris, the air was filled with music as models gracefully walked down a runway to showcase over 30 Chinachic down jackets. The Parisian fashion community was captivated by the collection.

One of the designers, Wang Ran, created a series of down jackets that were mainly military green and fresh red. Her inspiration came from the history of Gongqingcheng city in Jiangxi province, where China's first down jacket was made.

The 27-year-old is a student designer at the Textile and Garment Industrial Research Institute at Wuhan Textile University, located in Gongqingcheng. The fashion show was the institute's debut on the runway during China-France Week in Paris.