Fashion Nerds

Belgium

Marina Yee

  • Reconstructed garments
  • Origami-like folds
  • Handworked textiles

Marina Yee graduated in Antwerp in 1981 and developed a practice spanning fashion, costume, painting and collage. Used garments became material for reshaping, folding and handwork, bringing an individual, artistic approach to reconstruction.

Five looks to know

Pale denim jacket with voluminous white trousers — Marina Yee, Spring/Summer 2025

Collection selection

Pale denim jacket with voluminous white trousers

Spring/Summer 2025

The museum-documented ensemble demonstrates Yee’s reworking of tailoring.

Stany Dederen / MoMu
White coat for the Golden Spindle competition — Marina Yee, Autumn/Winter 1985–86 — third Golden Spindle competition

Collection selection

White coat for the Golden Spindle competition

Autumn/Winter 1985–86 — third Golden Spindle competition

An enlarged shoulder and a long pale coat produce a dramatic silhouette for the design competition.

Patrick Robyn / MoMu
Dark parka and assembled inner layers — Marina Yee, Autumn/Winter 2024–25

Collection selection

Dark parka and assembled inner layers

Autumn/Winter 2024–25

A large outer parka encloses an inner jacket pieced from multiple found elements.

Stany Dederen / MoMu
Striped shirt and wide checked trousers — Marina Yee, Spring/Summer 2024

Collection selection

Striped shirt and wide checked trousers

Spring/Summer 2024

Subtle folds reshape familiar shirt and trouser construction.

Stany Dederen / MoMu
Black bomber jacket over a striped dress — Marina Yee, Spring/Summer 2024

Collection selection

Black bomber jacket over a striped dress

Spring/Summer 2024

An enlarged bomber jacket changes the balance of a long striped dress.

Stany Dederen / MoMu

Collections & archive pieces

1 collections represented · 1 piece

Summer 2025

1 piece

About Marina Yee

After working both within and outside the fashion industry, she introduced MY individual pieces in 2018 and a collection with Rafael Adriaensens in 2021.