Cut from the cloth of another kind
The Chinese fashion designer Yang Jie is well known for his works, such as his design for torch relay bearers' clothes for the Olympic Games in Beijing in 2008 and the clothes for the pilots of the Chinese Air Force's August 1st Air Demonstration Team in 2009.
As the founder of two fashion brands, Yang Jie Design and Xi Xiu for menswear, Yang, who has taught at the Beijing Institute of Fashion Technology for more than 10 years, says he has drawn his inspiration largely from the embroidery skills of the Miao ethnic group, one of the oldest Chinese ethnic groups.
During a recent fashion show at Prince Gong's Mansion (Gong Wang Fu) in Beijing, the former residence of the Qing Dynasty (1644-1911) prince, Yang displayed more than 40 works involving embroidery skills of Miao ethnic group, which he has designed since 2013.
