YA YI

YA YI seeks to explore women’s awakening in the long history. While weaving the voices and emotions of female collectives with multi-cultural backgrounds, she uses her theatrical design language to explore the complexity of the identity of Asian immigrant women in her unique and poetic fabric craftsmanship. In her work, the female body is often covered with lace, translucent knitted jacquard, highly decorative fringes and heavy beading, and the veiled body looms within the performer's rhythm. YA YI breaks through the traditional expression of fashion by engaging in cross-disciplinary integration with other art forms including performance, film and book art, connecting the ancient tales with the senses of the new world that creates a resonating space to experience the intersection of fashion design and modern art.

In 2022, the designer established her namesake label YA YI in New York City. In May, during AAPI HERITAGE MONTH, YA YI launched her début series named "IT IS NOT SPRING, UNTIL ALL FLOWERS BLOSSOM". This multi-disciplinary project involves the collaboration of more than 50 Asian and American creatives based in the US.