Eco-Chine II: Designer

Yeohlee Teng moved to New York from Malaysia to study fashion at the Parsons School of Design. She has worked primarily in New York City and established her own house, YEOHLEE inc in 1981. Yeohlee believes that “clothes have magic.” She dresses the “urban nomad”, a term she coined for her Fall 1997 collection, defining a lifestyle that requires clothing that works on a variety of practical and psychological levels. She is a master of design management and believes in the efficiency of year-round, seasonless clothes. Yeohlee’s designs have earned a permanent place in the Costume Collection at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, where the late Richard Martin, then Chief Curator, called her “one of the most ingenious makers of clothing today.”

Drawing on the principle of economy in design, fabric and execution, YEOHLEE’S Fall 2009 collection was created with zero waste. Every inch of the fabric is used; not one scrap of material is wasted. Crafted from the most utilitarian of fabrics, the worker group propels the suit into fresh territory, equipping the worker with a modular and functional versatility, a necessity in today’s environment.

Graphite pinstripe sarong

Black jersey bodysuit

Molten metal back mobius dress

Coal 4 layer silk cascading triangles

Black jersey bodysuit

Coal 4 layer silk Val sarong

Black jersey bodysuit

This sarong is also currently exhibited in the Museum of FIT’s exhibition: Going Green.

07/03/10 at 10:50pm