YIQING YIN
At Yiqing Yin, the plant and mineral worlds take center stage. A theme that may seem banal at first glance, but Yiqing Yin’s mastery of materials and shapes is incredible.
The colors, taken directly from the collection’s theme, remain for the most part fairly simple: shades of gray, red, blue and silver. Nevertheless, reflections add depth to the chromatic palette used, especially when they are on materials such as organza or tulle.
Yiqing Yin is all about destructuring. Light materials reflect the ethereal, ethereal women the house aims to represent. Dresses with trains give the impression that it’s not women who are in front of us, but real whirlwinds, beautiful but elusive because abstract. They don’t touch the ground, but glide across it. An effect that materials like organza and satin marry perfectly.
Shapes that inevitably recall McQueen, but more inclined towards what can be found in nature. Branch and root motifs are thus present. The materials are worked to resemble mineral roughness, evoking winter mountainsides. But lace is also present, reminding us of the collection’s feminine, glamorous side. The structures also play an important role, the most impressive piece being, in my opinion, the collection’s closing one, a veritable cage adorned with feathers, capturing the immaterial side of the creations we saw.
Mary Yasmine Arrouche
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