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Soft Armour

siyi ye

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I am a stylist, fashion designer, and photographer, working across fashion, performance, and visual storytelling. My practice explores how clothing and styling can shape identity, narrative, and aesthetics in both images and space.
I am a stylist, fashion designer, and photographer, working across fashion, performance, and visual ...

The film tells the story of Y, an urban professional woman disciplined into being the “appropriate female.” Guided by a group of Drag Queens, she gradually breaks free from the socially imposed gender script through wigs, costumes, and stage performance, ultimately achieving identity reconstruction and the power to name herself.

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Soft Armour

The film tells the story of Y, an urban professional woman disciplined into being the “appropriate female.” Guided by a group of Drag Queens, she gradually breaks free from the socially imposed gender script through wigs, costumes, and stage performance, ultimately achieving identity reconstruction and the power to name herself.

Poster for the film featuring a woman with pink hair wearing a pink tutu.

Soft Armour

Soft Armour is not only a short fashion film, but also a visual experiment in exploring the intersections of Drag culture and female identity. Through the method of visual activism, the film attempts to provide contemporary Chinese women with a cinematic “escape route,” allowing them to discover and rename themselves in the space between gaze and performance.

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Soft Armour

The film tells the story of Y, an urban professional woman disciplined into being the “appropriate female.” Guided by a group of Drag Queens, she gradually breaks free from the socially imposed gender script through wigs, costumes, and stage performance, ultimately achieving i...

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