Huayi Klori Yang
This project merges witchcraft and the personal experiences of marginalization that the author faced in order to create protective designs. Inspired by the witch's mark, these designs act as shields against harm and misunderstanding. Through impactful design, she strives to challenge biases, empower women, and reshape narratives. This work encourages the audience to address historical biases for a more inclusive and empathetic future.
Through Huayi’s impactful design, she aims to empower women who experience unfair treatment, discrimination, and marginalization in today's society.
Huayi has always been particularly interested in and empathized with witch characters because she found that the social ostracism and malicious accusations that witch characters go through are similar to what she experienced as a child.
Smocking pattern exploration
In Huayi’s design, she integrates witch marks, to craft her unique protective mark, ‘K’&’Y’, representing strength. These distinct marks act as armor, shielding individuals from harm and misunderstandings.
She designed the smocking pattern, then securely fixed and sewed it using professional methods, and finally experimented with gathering the fabric.
She molded several K patterns and a 3D shape of the letter K on the fabric and incorporated her own mark designs into the garments.
The hat is made from cotton jersey, with its shape reinforced by Iron Wire and finished with a raw edge.
The smocking cape is made from cotton jersey, featuring smocking techniques on both its front and back, sculpted into the letter "Y", and finalized with a raw edge.
The underwear is made from cotton jersey and finished with a raw edge.
The leg sleeves are made of cotton jersey and finished with a raw edge
The Tube Top is made from Cotton Gauze, featuring fabric manipulation on both the front and back to form the letter "K", and finalized with a Raw Edge.
The dress is made from cotton gauze, embellished with a three- dimensional letter "K" on the front.The neck, armholes, and bottom are trimmed with raw edge, while other sections feature an edge finish.
The hat is made from cotton gauze, shaped and supported with iron wire to form the letter "K", and finished with an edge.
The dress is made from cotton gauze, embellished with a three-dimensional letter "K" on the front. The neck, armholes, and bottom are trimmed with raw edge, while other sections feature an edge finish.
The hat made from cotton gauze has the front accentuated by fabric manipulation to create a decorative "K".
Using cotton jersey, a jacket is fashioned with smocking techniques applied to both its front and back, finished with a raw edge.
The shoes are adorned with PU-Fringe, featuring a "Y" shape on the side.
The hat is fashioned from cotton gauze using smocking and molding techniques.
The body top is crafted from cotton jersey and finished with a raw edge.
The skirts, also made from cotton gauze, showcase fabric manipulation to create a "K" on both the front and back, with a raw edge finish.
The shoes feature PU-Fringe embellishments, forming a "Y" shape on the side.
Bio
Huayi Klori Yang, an outstanding fashion designer graduated from the globally renowned Parsons School of Design in New York, specializes in the field of high-end women's wear and luxury evening gowns. Her design philosophy is profound and unique, blending praise for female power, defense of women's rights, and deep reflections on historical biases against women. Through her designs, Huayi not only creates garments but also narrates stories about the inner world of women—each piece carrying a unique voice by conveying women's delicate emotions, challenges, inner struggles, and profound desires through exquisite fabric handling and detailed design.
In terms of design language, Huayi excels in using a combination of gentle and tough tailoring and silhouettes, showcasing both the gentle beauty of women and emphasizing the sense of resilience, encouraging modern women to express themselves and actively pursue their rights. She had the privilege of interning at the Chanel Shanghai branch early in her career and participated in the creation process of the Fall 2023 collection. This experience enriched her design philosophy with a more international perspective and practical experience in the high-end fashion industry.
Looking ahead, Huayi plans to establish her own fashion brand, aiming to explore and showcase the diversity and power of women through this platform. She aims to further promote attention and discussion on female mental state in the fashion industry, while also injecting a fresh blend of Eastern and Western aesthetics, rich cultural significance, and contemporary spirit into the global fashion industry.