#YDC2025 | Modern Animals by Mook Yip Wai Lam @ipmook
「壓力如影隨形 —— 當你緊握地鐵扶手，險些跌倒的那一刻，腦海中閃過老闆催逼的期限、明天未完的提案，以及職場關係的微妙糾葛。這一切，真的能承受嗎？」
“Pressure clings to you like a shadow – when you’re holding onto the subway handrail and almost lose your balance, thoughts flash through your mind: the boss’s looming deadlines, tomorrow’s unfinished presentations, and the subtle entanglements of workplace relationships. Can you really endure it all?”
時裝設計師 Mook 的參賽系列《Modern Animals》將人類與動物的特質交融，創造出怪獸般的美學，描繪職場如食物鏈舞台的都市叢林生態。在擁擠的地鐵車廂中，匆忙的上班族猶如一群奔向辦公室的動物，一踏入職場便化身「Modern Animals」，在競爭與生存的本能中掙扎。
Fashion designer Mook Yip’s collection, Modern Animals, fuses human and animal characteristics to create a monstrous aesthetic that depicts the workplace as an urban jungle. In a crowded subway train, workers flock to the office like herds of animals. The moment they step into the office, they transform into “Modern Animals,” relying on their instincts to compete and survive.
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#YDC2025 Winners Revealed | The “My Favorite Collection” award, voted by the public, was won by Mook Yip Wai Lam @ipmook ‘s “Modern Animals” collection. The award was presented by Maggie Chui, Senior Manager of Corporate Communications at Hysan Development Company Limited.
經公眾投票選出的「我最喜愛系列」由 Mook Yip Wai Lam 的 「Modern Animals」 系列獲得，並由希慎興業有限公司企業傳訊高級經理徐詠妍頒發獎項。
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#YDC2025 | Modern Animals by Mook Yip Wai Lam
系列以襯衫、工作褲與西裝為基底，融入不同的職場符號，勾勒出上班族的動態剪影。設計從動物的原始力量與都市的冷酷碰撞中汲取靈感，通過怪誕的剪裁與材質對比，展現從基層到高層勞動者的多元面向，揭示在「石屎森林」中如動物般奮力工作卻身心俱疲的現實。其中一套造型靈感源自動漫《進擊的巨人》，以過勞馬匹隱喻職場的壓迫感。設計採用馬鞍般的束縛結構，結合硬挺皮革與束帶細節，傳達被工作綑綁的沉重，同時以流線型剪裁展現掙扎中的堅韌。其他造型則運用解構布料與誇張比例，營造出既熟悉又怪誕的視覺語言。
《Modern Animals》以諷刺的時尚語彙，探討職場生存的荒誕本質。@ipmook 通過設計將上班族的掙扎與動物的野性並置，探索人性在壓力下的多重面貌，同時致敬那些在「石屎森林」中奮鬥的靈魂，喚起對生存與自我價值的反思。
The collection features shirts, trousers and suits as its foundation, incorporating various office symbols to create dynamic silhouettes of the workers. Drawing inspiration from the collision between animals’ primal power and the coldness of urban life, the designs feature grotesque cuts and contrasting materials to showcase the diverse faces of workers from the bottom to the top, and their physical and mental exhaustion as they toil like animals in this concrete jungle. One look is inspired by the Japanese anime series Attack on Titan, using the image of an overworked horse as a metaphor for the oppressive workplace. The design features saddle-like restraints combined with stiff leather and straps to convey the heaviness of being bound by work, while streamlined tailoring expresses resilience amid the struggle. Other looks use deconstructed fabrics and exaggerated proportions to create a visual language that is both familiar and bizarre.
Modern Animals uses a satirical fashion vocabulary to explore the absurd nature of workplace survival. Here Mook juxtaposes the struggles of office workers with the wildness of animals, exploring the many facets of humanity under pressure. While paying tribute to the souls fighting in the concrete jungle, she also hopes to provoke thoughts on survival and self-worth.
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Mook Yip Wai Lam @ipmook
“Modern Animals”
「職場如同一座食物鏈舞台，競爭與生存本能在其中上演。」
應屆香港知專設計學院畢業生、即將升讀香港理工大學時裝設計系三年級的 Mook，自中學接觸視覺藝術後，對時裝設計燃起濃厚熱情。他將自己的設計風格比作一場電影，創作時致力於將服裝塑造成鮮活的角色，散發生命力並觸動觀眾的情感共鳴。對 Mook 而言，時裝是當代文化、情感與個人風格的深刻反映，每位設計師都以獨特的視角和創意詮釋世界。
「我用時裝訴說我的內心世界縮影。」
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“Modern Animals”
“The workplace feels like a stage in the food chain, where instincts of competition and survival come alive.”
Mook, a recent Hong Kong Design Institute graduate, is set to join the third year of the Fashion Design degree programme at Hong Kong Polytechnic University, discovered his passion for fashion design through visual arts in secondary school. He describes his design style as cinematic, crafting garments like vivid characters that radiate vitality and evoke emotional resonance with viewers. For Mook, fashion is a profound reflection of contemporary culture, emotions, and personal style, with each designer interpreting the world through a unique creative lens.
“I use fashion to express glimpses of my inner world.”
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“drain the milk”
In this concrete jungle, you’re working like a cow, yet being completely drained dry. Do you even remember that deadline your boss was pushing, the proposal due tomorrow, and the falling debris from the building outside? Have you managed to finish it all?
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