Yiqing Yin ‘Ouvrir Venus’ F/W 2011 / Photographer : Laurence Laborie
I included one of Yiqing Yin’s dresses in yesterdays inspiration post, it literally stopped me dead in my tracks when I came across it. I stumbled upon the image a few days ago on Pinterest & it was frustratingly uncredited & linked back only to a Tumblr account, you probably all know by now that I find this seriously annoying! I absolutely had to know who it was by, and so I spent a good few hours yesterday on Google image search trying to track down who’d made it. I’m so glad I did as her other work is unsurprisingly equally as beautiful, so much so that I thought it deserved it’s own post.
“Yiqing Yin studied at the Ecole Nationale des Arts Décoratifs, Immigrating from China at age 4, tossed between countries, her clothes have often provided her with a point of reference: “Returning to my clothes, was like living once more within my body and my emotions; I was at home.” Her aim has been to create a garment that protects and reinforces, being at the same time a second skin and a supple armour. Examining the dynamic potential of pleats, she imagines structures which are never fixed, shapes that are always in mutation. She sculpts the emptiness around the body with, as a common thread, the search for balance and points of rupture between the flowing zones and the sculpted zones.”
The masterful draping & unusual, organic shape was what took my breath away when I saw the first image &
this is at the core of all of her other work too. The manipulation of the pleats & draping is so beautifully done it’s almost as if the garments are living, breathing creatures enveloping the body…
Paola says
Can I just say WOW? The draping… !
heather says
WOW!!!! holy crap. These designs are so intriguing and so beautifully made. They are dark and twisted but has such an elegance and romance to them.I’m in love with the white ruffled dress with the split down the middle.
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Sonia says
Wow such breathtaking designs! Seriously like a work of art! Thanks for finding out whose creative mind they came from! I’m pretty sure I’ve come across the sweeping blue dress once or twice too – without any info! HATE that sooo much!
Hope you have an incredible week!
SDMxx
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FAIIINT says
Totally agree, I’d want to have them on display constantly if I owned one! Glad I’m not the only one irritated by the lack of info thanks to Tumblr .etc!
steph says
haha i googled yiqing yin after your last post :) yeah the structural details are kind of mind-blowing. i really don’t know if it’s something i will ever want to wear, but it’s too pretty not to obsess over! photography is amazing too!
FAIIINT says
Yeah, I don’t think I’d dare wear them, except for maybe super special occasions… They’re more like works of art! The skill involved in draping them just-so seriously blows my mind, incredible talent. I agree, the photographer is brilliant too & he has a really stunning portfolio!
Victoria says
Thank you so much for sharing this designer, the work is stunning, the attention to detail,fabrics and shapes make these dresses very unique.x
trishie says
These dresses are just stunning!
Marlene says
You’re absolutely right, Stephanie! I gaped in wonder just looking at these exquisite dresses. They are a work of art. Very creative yet elegant.
Aleksandra says
WOW..
Beautiful..
Daniela says
oh god these are stunning! you always find such incredible things! xx
Xixia says
Oh…my goodness. I think I am in love. I’ve never heard of Yiqing Yin before – thank you so much for featuring her!! I’m saving all of these images and going on a hunt of my own. :3
Her designs are so intricate and unique, yet grounded in elegance. I especially like that her color palate mainly consists of more royal / neutral colors. Beautiful.
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FAIIINT says
Aren’t they? Glad to have been able to introduce you & spread the word about her gorgeous work. Totally agree about the muted & neutral colours too, I think it adds to the elegance & the designs are so showstopping in their own right, they don’t need bold colours to stand out!
Josie says
Oh wow! How did she make these? Looks like like making them must be kind of complicated but so worth it, these are so breathtakingly unique! I can’t think of anything to compare her to, maybe I see a bit of McQueen here? Ahh I so hope big things for Yiqing Yin, she’s amazingly talented xxx
FAIIINT says
Having done fashion design & draping on the stand to create garments, I can tell you it would be really complicated to do something similar, she is exceptionally talented & seriously skilled to be able to produce work like this. Yeah, the first dress with the cut out sides in particular makes me think a little of McQueen too. I hope so too, I think her work would go down a real storm at Paris fashion week!
Miranda says
These pieces are true works of art!!!
XX,
Miranda
Mika says
Man, the Chinese are really killing it in the fashion world! These are dreamy and ethereal, but still has that raw, visceral quality.
FAIIINT says
Yes, they really are! I’ve come across so many amazing Chinese designers over the last few months, they seem to do these raw yet quite classically beautiful looks very, very well.
Jenny says
So beautiful!! The draping reminds me of Grecian style dresses, which has always been a favourite style of mine. The fifth image in particular, with the super floaty dress, is just gorgeous to look at! xx
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