Invited by Anta, one of the leading sportswear brands in China, Yip spent nearly four years creating the Tokyo podium uniform.
He made the garment to fit the body structure of Chinese athletes, and at the same time, he has expressed the spirit of the Chinese people.
Yip, who showed up at the launch event wearing a black beret, reveals that he thought about how China should express itself and how Chinese people should present their bodies during designing.
He has done a lot of research on previous podium uniforms and learnt about related standards. For example, it should reflect the characteristics of the nation, but when athletes from different countries stand on the podium together, no uniform should be too eye-catching to distract people from the athleticism and seriousness of the sport itself.
"After making sportswear, I realized that not everyone can reach the limits of sports, but a piece of good sportswear can expand the limits of people," says Yip.
Yip wanted to give the world a new vision of Chinese culture through the costumes.
