admin It takes two months for Yeohlee Teng to produce a new collection. The first month she uses to brainstorm ideas for the coming season; during the second she brings her thoughts together. She kept it simple for spring, with her ideas stemming from geometric shapes. “This collection was fun to make. The collection was really about cutting and construction. It was an excellent exercise for me, and the results were very fluid,” said Teng.
It primarily consisted of pieces that involved the circle: circle dresses, skirts, and even capes. For a bit of visual context, the shape of the fabrics was a circle: on the model, they might look 2-dimensional; however, when the wearer begins to move, you notice the shape more. If the wearer starts twirling in the dress, the circle shape comes together in full force. A standout example of this idea was in the closing look. What looked like a simple black and white dress from the front turned out to be, when unraveled, made of two circular pieces of fabric that created a striped look when pinned at the waist.
Even Teng’s simplest pieces had an extra design element that wasn’t noticeable at first glance. Rain jackets featured a bubble silhouette for extra dimension; a denim pencil skirt had kangaroo pockets for your cell phone or wallet. Teng’s approach to fashion may look simple, but once you dig in, you find it has a lot of layers, like her clothing.
