HEAJOO (YVONNE) LEE
SOUNDLESS OUTCRY
2019 Exhibition: Award for Innovative Design Scholarship. International Textile and Apparel Association (ITAA), Las Vegas, Nevada, US.
'Soundless Outcry' was inspired by a spirit of "the Declaration of Korean Independence". This design primarily emphasized the Korean traditional dress and tried to embody their spirit. The greatest consideration in this design was to express the coexistence between the Korean' spirit and the times' circumstance into the dress. The neckline of this dress was designed the high and stiff straight line by adding a gold strap to express the pride and indomitable will of Korean by against any persecutions of Japanese. Furthermore, the color of pants is changed gradationally from black to light green to express "Hope" like a desire of all Koreans for independence although it's a dark as a tunnel at the time.