The recently concluded 2025 Puyuan Fashion Week featured the typical straight-faced, statuesque models strutting down runways in haute couture to loud, pulsating beats, while immaculately styled celebrities, trendsetters and designers observed from the sidelines.

Held annually at the Puyuan Fashion Resort in Tongxiang in East China's Zhejiang province, the event transforms ordinary corridors, alleyways and squares into edgy catwalks for renowned fashion brands.

However, in stark contrast to the mainstream spectacle, a group of local primary school students staged a show. For over a month, they designed and reimagined traditional Chinese garments like hanfu and qipao, then took to the runway to model their designs.

Young students from Maodun Experimental Primary School in Puyuan town, Jiaxing, Zhejiang province, are encouraged to unleash their creativity on basic traditional garments and showcase their designs themselves on the runway of this year's Puyuan Fashion Week on Sunday. CHINA DAILY

This showcase skipped flashy stage designs and instead had handmade decorative installations of knitted yarn and tulle, co-crafted by parents and children in the audience.

Streams of bubbles flew from bubble machines, injecting playful whimsy into the fashion week's youthful chic.

The group of students from Maodun Experimental Primary School in Tongxiang participated in this fashion design program under the guidance of Beijing-based fashion designer Wang Qian.