River to Ocean, seeing who you are while flowing your way. It combines Kou’s textile work with Nie's 3D wearable sculptures that resemble splashing liquid frozen in time. This capsule collection contains 6 looks in total, and it was divided into 3 themes which are “Meet with flowers”, “Meet with air”, and “Meet with earth”, which are also three metaphorical elements as one’s diverse experience in life to help him/her to see the true self.
Yiyao Nie and Qiongxin Kou are independent artists working at the intersection of art, design, tech and fashion. They love to use nature to express life, explore self. In their eyes, the fusing of arts and technologies is a distinctive metric to gauge the world, and the process is an exciting and healing journey.