Monster Couture

'It Is A Dream In Colours' By Yang Du

Fashionable art, or arty fashion?

These fabulously weird, award-winning outfits blur the borders between art and fashion. Chinese designer Yang Du is described as a surrealist fashion creator and already has a cult following in Japan and in her homeland of China.

Yang Du graduated from the UK fashion institution, Central St Martin's, and recently won the esteemed Colin Barnes Student Artist of the Year award. Yang will be doing a series of UK and Scottish exhibitions as well as a New York touring exhibition.

I love these oversized animal-inspired costumes. Check out the basket ball playing horse and the sad elephant on the steps. Now that is fashion art!

Fashionable Art
Opportunities to blend artistic creativity with fashion design, creating unique and avant-garde pieces.
Surrealist Fashion
Exploring unconventional and dreamlike fashion designs that challenge traditional norms and aesthetics.
Oversized Animal-inspired Costumes
Incorporating animal motifs and exaggerated proportions to create visually striking and imaginative fashion pieces.

Sectors Adopting This

Fashion
Innovative designers can push the boundaries of traditional fashion and explore new concepts and artistic expressions.
Art
Artists can collaborate with fashion designers to create wearable art pieces that blur the lines between fashion and art.
Entertainment
Costume designers for performances and events can incorporate oversized animal-inspired costumes to enhance visual impact and create memorable experiences.
SCORE
2.4 out of 10
GENDER
90% Men10% Women
MARKETTop markets: North America, Europe, Asia
GENERATION
  • Gen Z
  • Gen Alpha
  • Millennial (primary audience)
  • Gen X (primary audience)
POPULARITY
Popularity 36%
Activity 27%
Freshness 8%

Solutions for innovators working at the edge of change. We help transform emerging ideas into practical, durable solutions by combining strategic thinking, creative exploration, and hands-on execution.

Trends © 2026 Trend Hunter Inc. All Rights Reserved.
LinkedIn Instagram X