The Opposite
Multi-wear Fashion Collection for Yishu Yan
The Opposite is a unisex knitwear collection designed to be worn in multiple ways. The collection is made with zero-cut and zero-waste methods, so no fabric is discarded. Digital knitting is used to form flexible three-dimensional structures and changeable garment constructions. Items from the two outfits can be interchanged and matched in different combinations, which allows each wearer to create a personal style. The all-size design fits most people of average build. The Opposite questions common ideas about menswear and womenswear.
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The Opposite Multi-wear Fashion Collection Translations
Bringing The Opposite closer to you with translations in multiple languages: 针织服装系列 ZH, Colección de Prendas de Punto ES, مجموعة ملابس تريكو AR, Collection de maille FR, Coleção de Malhas PT, ニットウェアコレクション JA, 니트웨어 컬렉션 KO, Collezione di maglieria IT, Knitwear Collection EN, निटवियर कलेक्शन HI, নিটওয়্যার সংগ্রহ BN, Коллекция трикотажа RU, Koleksi Pakaian Rajut ID, Bailiúchán Éadaí Cniotáilte GA, Koleksi Sandhangan Rajut JV, ನಿಟ್ವೇರ್ ಸಂಗ್ರಹ KN, Тоқыма киім топтамасы KK, កម្រងសម្លៀកបំពាក់ប៉ាក់ចាក់ KM, Icyegeranyo cy'Imyenda Ibobwe RW, Koleksiyona Kincên Hûnandî KU, Трикотаж коллекциясы KY, ຄໍເລັກຊັນເສື້ອຜ້າຖັກ LO, Collectio Vestium Textarum LA, Trikotāžas kolekcija LV, Megztinių kolekcija LT, Strickmoud-Kollektioun LB, Колекција на плетена облека MK, Kolekitsiona Akanjo Tenona MG, Koleksi Pakaian Kait MS, നിറ്റ്വെയർ കളക്ഷൻ ML, Kollezzjoni ta' Malji MT, Kohinga Kākahu Whatu MI, निटवेअर कलेक्शन MR, Сүлжмэл хувцасны цуглуулга MN, बुनाइ पोशाक सङ्ग्रह NE, Strikkekolleksjon NO, Strikkekolleksjon NB, Colleccion de Tricòt OC, ନିଟୱେୟାର କଲେକ୍ସନ OR, د اوبدل شویو جامو کلکسیون PS, مجموعه لباس بافتنی FA, Kolekcja Dzianin PL, ਨਿਟਵੇਅਰ ਕਲੈਕਸ਼ਨ PA, Awasqa P'acha Huñu QU, Colecție de Tricotaje RO, Aoina o Ofu Lalaga SM, निटवेयर-संग्रहः SA, Kolekcija pletenine SR, Muunganidzwa Wembatya Dzakarukwa SN, بُنيل ڪپڙن جو ڪليڪشن SD, ගෙතූ ඇඳුම් එකතුව SI, Kolekcia pleteného oblečenia SK, Kolekcija pletenin SL, Ururinta Dharka Tolan SO, Pokello ya Diaparo tse Lohilweng ST, Koléksi Baju Rajut SU, Mkusanyiko wa Mavazi ya Kufumwa SW, Stickad kollektion SV, Koleksyon ng Knitwear TL, Коллексияи Либоси Бофта TG, பின்னலாடை தொகுப்பு TA, Трикотаж коллекциясе TT, నిట్వేర్ కలెక్షన్ TE, คอลเลกชันเสื้อผ้าถัก TH, ཐགས་བཟོའི་གྱོན་ཆས་ཕྱོགས་བསྡུས། BO, ናይ ክዳውንቲ ስፌት እኩብ ስራሓት TI, Triko Koleksiyonu TR, Trikotaž Kolleksiýasy TK, Колекція трикотажного одягу UK, نٹ ویئر کلیکشن UR, توقۇلما كىيىم كوللېكسىيەسى UG, Trikotaj Kolleksiyasi UZ, Bộ Sưu Tập Đồ Dệt Kim VI, Casgliad Gwau CY, Breidzguodkolleksje FY, Ingqokelela Yeempahla Ezalukiweyo XH, שטריק־קאלעקציע YI, Àkójọpọ̀ Aṣọ Híhun YO, Iqoqo Lezingubo Ezinithiwe ZU, Breiklerekolleksie AF, Koleksion Veshjesh të Thurura SQ, የሹራብ ልብስ ስብስብ AM, Տրիկոտաժե հագուստի հավաքածու HY, নিটৱেৰ সংগ্ৰহ AS, Trikotaj Kolleksiyası AZ, Puntuzko Jantzien Bilduma EU, Калекцыя трыкатажу BE, Kolekcija pletenine BS, Колекция плетени облекла BG, ချည်ထည်ဝတ်စုံစုစည်းမှု MY, Col·lecció de Peces de Punt CA, Koleksyon sa Knitwear CEB, Zovala Zoluka Zosonkhanitsidwa NY, 針織服飾系列 ZY, Cullezzione di Maglieria CO, Kolekcija pletenine HR, Kolekce pleteného oblečení CS, Strikkolektion DA, Breigoedcollectie NL, Trikaĵa Kolekto EO, Kudumikollektsioon ET, Neulevaatemallisto FI, Cruinneachadh Aodach Fighte GD, Colección de pezas de punto GL, ნაქსოვი ტანსაცმლის კოლექცია KA, Strickwaren-Kollektion DE, Συλλογή Πλεκτών Ενδυμάτων EL, Ao Aópunta Ojejapopyre Aty GN, નિટવેર કલેક્શન GU, Koleksyon Trikotaj HT, Tarin Tufafin Saƙa HA, Hōʻiliʻili Lole Ulana HAW, קולקציית סריגים HE, Cov Khaub Ncaws Ntos HMN, Kötöttáru kollekció HU, Prjónafatalína IS, Nchịkọta Uwe Akpara IG.
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Unique Properties
"The Opposite", a unisex fashion knitwear collection, aims to create a new concept of modern garments with multiple wearing methods. It features the zero-cut, zero-waste, highly adaptable, flexible wearability and longevity of the design through highlighting sustainable design thinking and digital design attributes. The stylish items in the two outfits can be easily interchanged and matched. Rather than focusing on providing a figurative silhouette or identity, the collection is more concerned with the inclusion of the product to the user. It intends to explore the process of confrontation and cooperation between contradictory elements through the development of flexible knitted structures and changeable garment constructions, questioning the common notions of men's and women's wear, and Eastern and Western clothing.
Tags
Fashion Design, Knitwear, Multiple Wearing Methods, Unisex Design, Digital Knitting, Sustainable Design, Zero-waste, Zero-cut, Adaptative Design
Production Technology
This project was essentially completed in Hong Kong, China in 2019. Relevant research for design development has been published in Science Citation Index journals and obtained a China Utility Model Patent. The collection has been exhibited at the Asian Art Museum, in San Francisco, USA. Research related to the design project is being continued.
Design Challenge
The special three-dimensional knitted structure shows a unique surface texture effect and deformation ability, but it also creates a problem for the composition and relative stability of the garment structure. This is both a challenge and an opportunity. This flexible and versatile nature provides unlimited possibilities for the continuous development of this design.
Project Duration
This project was essentially completed in Hong Kong, China in 2019. Relevant research for design development has been published in Science Citation Index journals and obtained a China Utility Model Patent. The collection has been exhibited at the Asian Art Museum, in San Francisco, USA.
Operation Flow
The identity of both the designer and the user in this design is fluid. The designer plays as also a researcher and an engineer, involved in all aspects of design, development, and production. Meanwhile, the stylish items of the collection can be easily interchanged and re-matched, thus the user is encouraged to re-generate his/her style continuously. The essential concept determines the interaction of this design is always in a dynamic process of development and innovation.
Research
This design research is exploratory and practice-led in nature. The proposed design offers a new approach to innovative fashion that integrates surface design and construction design through a digital knitting process, which bridges the gap between modern knitting technology and fashion design. Textile structural research-led design allows clothing design to be no longer limited by the inherent framework, i.e., gender, identity, etc., but rather to look back at the matter of wearing itself, i.e. the interaction between clothing and the body. Both objective and subjective evaluation were involved. The results of a series of performance tests have evolved into serval formulas and a design database that provide quantifiable and predicate criteria for upcoming designs.
Inspiration
The inspiration comes from the visiting experience of the AUDIO ARCHITECTURE exhibition at 21_21 Design Sight in Tokyo, Japan. There was one unique exhibit in the exhibition a special song. The song's lyrics present various contradictory words, such as structure and surface, chaos and order, sound and silence, to discuss the dynamic relationship between audio and architecture. It inspires me that, many items seem the opposite, such as artificial and natural, body and soul, or, knit and purl, however, are they opposites? Or are they an ultimate whole? As a Chinese idiom says "Seek common ground while reserving differences". This point of view may offer one possible approach for global humanity to face the contemporary dilemma of the post-epidemic era.
Image Credits
Image #1-5: Photographer: Joseph, Raysee Media/ Model: Sofia Korobova
Project Overview
The Opposite Multi-wear Fashion Collection has been a Silver winner in the Fashion, Apparel and Garment Design award category in the year 2023 organized by the prestigious A' Design Award & Competition. The Silver A' Design Award celebrates top-tier designs that embody excellence and innovation. This award acknowledges creations that are not only aesthetically pleasing but also highly functional, reflecting the designer's deep understanding and skill. Silver A' Design Award recipients are recognized for their contribution to raising industry standards and advancing the practice of design. Their work often incorporates original innovations and elicits a strong emotional response, making a notable impact on the improvement of everyday life.
Silver Recognition
Yishu Yan was recognized with the coveted Silver A' Design Award in 2024, a testament to excellence of their work The Opposite Multi-wear Fashion Collection.
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The Opposite: A Unisex Fashion Knitwear Collection by Yishu Yan Wins Silver A' Design Award
Yishu Yan's "The Opposite" collection, inspired by the dynamic relationship between audio and architecture, challenges conventional fashion norms with its sustainable, adaptable, and flexible design.
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