Youjia Jin creates the perfect juxtaposition between the masculine shape and the feminine form. Cleverly opting unisex pattern cutting within her womenswear collection, the balance she creates with her male tailoring skills and standout aesthetic all come together to make her one of our Ones to Watch.
Originally
from China, Jin graduated from the MA womenswear course at the London
College of Fashion last year and had previously studied at the
Beijing Institute of Fashion and Technology. Now based in London and both a fashion designer and a buyer, she started her career by
showcasing as part of her finalist at the LCF MA catwalk show at
London Fashion Week last year.
Speaking
of her AW14 collection, she took her inspiration from anatomy and
surreal body art with a serene aesthetic. She admires the quality of
human anatomy by analysing the body structure and combines the
interplay conceived from traditional menswear tailoring to spark
up her collections. Despite her minimal colour palette, Youjia Jin
works her skill through symmetric design and pleating. Her
designs are simplistic yet beautiful with clean-cut and moody colour palettes.
Youjia
Jin has also achieved numerous high profile design accolades. She was
awarded for the Top 10 menswear designer in China, presented
her BA graduation collection at Beijing Fashion Week in 2009 and
London Fashion Week last year. A designer who has well and truly caught
the eye of the fashion world, we look forward to seeing her SS15 collection during our Ones to Watch show on Friday 12th September.
By Bowen Lee, Contributor, (@bowenleely).
Images, courtesy of Youjia Jin.