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SS2019 Splash Silicone Rubber Clothing

'Splash' is a collection made of silicone rubber, a versatile material the designer has been using to create her sci-fi ambience concepts since 2014. The designer developed a special molding-casting technology to construct her silicone garments. The pieces created are highly eco-friendly as there is no waste during the creative process and they are also waterproof and easy-to-clean. The title "splash' refers to the technology, which involves injecting water between layers of silicone.

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Flatter Your Body

In her collection, Flatter Your Body, Yunji Lee presents a revamped version of corsets. Using angles and optical illusion, the designs alter the shape of any figure without the discomfort of original corsets. This collection consists of unbalanced and oversized versions of classic items such as suits, tailored jackets, and dresses with menswear elements. Most compelling is the light-weight wool dress, with straps that can be adjusted around the bust, waist, and hips to flatter the body. It seems that even the word fitted can take on a whole new shape.

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Lacrimosa

Pheren Couture collection, Lacrimosa, focuses on a darker and sinister-looking transformation of a romantic Victorian with a hard-edge. Pheren Couture's core concept of elegant femininity is beautifully conveyed through this empowering collection dominated by lace, crystals, and tulle. These MET gala-worthy couture gowns are especially completed with haunting masks to add a touch of mystery. With designer Pheren's detail-oriented craftmanship and thousands of hours of meticulous hand-made work, each Lacrimosa piece is one of a kind that makes it a showstopping red-carpet-ready gown.

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Bed of Roses

This collection is about expressing 40s fashion style and feminine silhouette in a sophisticated way by liberating women from thick shoulder pads and hourglass frame, adding modern taste and comfort to design.Transforming bed of roses into 3D rosette embroidery and felt roses, transforming roses stems into convex knitting patterns are the main design directions to show the abstract idea of an elegant woman living a luxurious life, as if lying in bed full of roses.

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Sense Move

Inspired by a famous choreographer - Yin Mei’s wise words “I can create an architecture space using my joints, which is already telling a story”, Sense Move Costume is a geometrical kinetic sculpture folding following along with the movement of the body. It communicates sensitively through the body movements of the dancers, and enhances the emotional transmission between the dancer and the audience. The different light effects express the costume’s emotions by the pressure sensor; for instance, a slow fade is breathing, and a flash conveys excitement.

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Utopia

In this collection, Yina Hwang was mainly inspired by shapes that are symmetric and asymmetric with a touch of underground music culture. She curated this collection based on her pivotal moment of self embracement to create a collection of functional yet abstract garments and accessories to embody the story of her experience. Every print and fabric in the project is original and she mainly used PU leather, Satin, Power Mash, and Spandex for the base of the fabrics.

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