Flatter Your Body 女裝系列 by Yunji Lee is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2021 A' Design Award 銀獎 in 時裝、服飾及成衣設計 Competition Category.

銀時裝· 2021

Flatter Your Body 女裝系列

by Yunji Lee

Client: Yunji Lee

A' Design Award 銀獎 Winner in 時裝 Category

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The Design

About Flatter Your Body 女裝系列

《Flatter Your Body》係一個女裝系列,包含六款造型,專為唔同體型嘅女性而設計。呢個系列重新演繹咗束胸衣——一件喺歷史上以穿著唔舒適聞名嘅服飾。每款造型都採用略為寬鬆嘅剪裁,並喺胸部、腰部同臀部位置設有束帶。透過收緊或放鬆特定部位嘅束帶,穿著者可以自行調校服裝嘅輪廓。條紋圖案同褶飾營造出視覺錯覺,進一步襯托修飾身形嘅效果。系列採用輕盈嘅羊毛、棉質同羊毛縐紗,適合春夏季節穿著。

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award 銀獎

Flatter Your Body 女裝系列是 A' Design Award 銀獎得主，這是授予頂級、華美而令人印象深刻的設計的極為崇高的認可。銀獎得主是極其卓越、極具創造力的作品，展現出其設計師傑出的專業技能、才華與敏銳。預計Flatter Your Body 女裝系列將成為一件出色的典範之作，兼具非凡的專業性與深刻的創新性。這件贏得 A' Design Award 銀獎的設計是一項備受矚目、令人欽佩的發明，造福並拓展藝術、科學、設計和技術的界限。Flatter Your Body 女裝系列是一件令人羨慕的創作，它喚起渴望，帶來積極的情感，並激發驚嘆與讚嘆。

Behind the Design

Press Kit

Credits, team members and technical details provided by the designer.

Unique Properties: The looks are created with the initial idea to embrace all the different body types. The collection consists of a new revamped version of corsets that were originally discomforting to wear. The silhouette is a bit loose and it can be adjusted depending on your body shape with the lacing straps. In each look, multiple straps are placed around the bust, waist, and hips, which allows you to flatter your body figure by tightening and loosening the straps partially.
Dimensions & Packaging: The whole collection is 6 looks womenswear, size 0-6.
Tags: Optical illusion, Stripe, Corset, Asymmetricity, Embracement
Production Technology: The placement of fabric in each garment also resembles the X-ray of a human body. For example, light and dark blue colored fabrics are layered and patched together, and black is used on the side. Layered items are also presented in the look. As the garments are for the Spring/ Summer season, light wool, cotton, and wool crepe are mainly used. The silhouette is a bit loose and it can be adjusted depending on your body shape with the lacing straps. In each look, multiple straps are placed around the bust, waist, and hips, which allows you to flatter your body figure by tightening and loosening the straps partially. The optical illusion is an additional method that is used to maximize the effect of flattering, and stripe print and pleats are the elements to create the effect. The straps will also create movement in each look, and it will add the effect of optical illusion. The asymmetrical length and unbalanced detail elements will boost the aesthetic.
Design Challenge: The main challenge of this journey was to create the right silhouette and garment construction that resembles a corset but still provide comfort by placing straps at the right place to create the looks that flatter your body shape. Thus, the fabric selection was the most important decision since it resulted in totally different silhouettes depending on fabrics.
Research: The project aims to transform fashion into a non-stereotypical medium, which is used as a tool to help people to express who they are and not to be judged based on what society incorrectly portrays. By the "Beauty Standard" that social media portrays, consumers are being judged by their external looks only.
Inspiration: There exists a desire in human nature to attract and impress by any means necessary and this has been a long-standing goal throughout the history of fashion. A plethora of methods has been employed to achieve this goal. Some of those methods aimed to accentuate, conceal, or even alter the human body shape, but it often results in physical discomfort. Historically, the corset has been developed to satisfy human's goal to flatter the different body figures to fit the "beauty standard" of the era.
Project Duration: The project started in November 2019 and finished in August 2020 in Atlanta, USA.
Operation Flow: The looks can transform the shapes by how much you tighten the straps on the body and where you place the straps depending on the silhouette you want to draw around your body.
Patents: Copyright to Yunji Lee
Image Credits: COPYRIGHT by Yunji Lee,
Photographer, Skye Lin / Model, Allison Head, 2020