Lingerie set
Jean Yu · Spring/Summer 2005
Jean Yu
- Architectural lingerie
- Silk draping
- Minimal dressmaking
Jean Yu is a Korean-born designer working in New York whose practice centres on carefully constructed dresses and lingerie. After studying at the Fashion Institute of Technology, she developed her own collections and opened Atelier=37 in 2001.
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Collection selection
Lingerie set
Spring/Summer 2005
Blush-coloured chiffon is held by contrasting black grosgrain ribbons. The museum connects Yu’s made-to-measure lingerie with a commitment to artisanal production and longevity.
The Museum at FIT; museum purchase, 2005.55.1.
Collection selection
Column
edition 2022; season not separately documented
Fine vertical folds and a dark belt give a soft, flowing dress the organization of a classical column.
The Metropolitan Museum of Art; Purchase, Friends of The Costume Institute Gifts, 2022
Collection selection
180 by Jean Yu travel pieces
2011 · 180 by Jean Yu
Vivid light layers, including a chiffon tee and delicate undergarments, introduce the designer’s travel-focused line.
Liam Goodman / Vogue
Collection selection
Ribbon-bound white jersey dress
c. 2006 · Selected archival work
Black grosgrain ribbons articulate the white jersey dress selected for FIT’s American Beauty exhibition.
William Palmer / The Museum at FIT
Two views of the selected couture work
Folk Couture ensemble
2014 · Selected archival work
An original couture work created for the museum’s Folk Couture: Fashion and Folk Art exhibition.
Mete Ozeren / American Folk Art MuseumCollections & archive pieces
1 collections represented · 1 pieceSpring/Summer 2005
1 piece
About Jean Yu
Fine silk, chiffon and jersey allow her to create garments that appear light and spare while revealing complex relationships between seams, straps and the body. Her work combines intimacy with an architectural sensibility, using minimal elements to establish shape. Museum exhibitions have presented her designs as examples of contemporary American dressmaking and material experimentation.