Rifat Ozbek native Turkey, with the classic silhouettes of the West. Ozbek created eclectic clothing which encouraged the urban consumer to embrace “ethnic chic.” His use of embroidery, tassels, and vivid colors like turquoise and fushia was completely at odds with 1980s power dressing; nevertheless, his antifashion approach to modern dressing received quite a bit of attention from those who appreciated the departure from sharp-edged suiting. Ozbek’s designs reflected both club scene and New Age influences, when in 1990, he made clear his faith in spiritualism by presenting an all-white collection. His popularity ontinued throughout the 1990s as he continued his investigation
Yang Li (fashion designer) Yang Li (fashion designer) Yang Li is a fashion designer based in London. He currently is the creative director of his eponymous label Yang Li. Li was born in Beijing and resided there for the first 10 years of his life. His mother was a translator and his father was a communist government worker and table tennis player. After moving to Perth, Australia at the age of 10, Li spent his isolated teenage years playing basketball and skateboarding, two sports whose style and expression through clothing were his first introduction to fashion. Li dabbled in music and briefly studied law