FORM welcomes Malaysian born Curtin graduate Alister Yiap to Midland Atelier as one of the newest Pattern Shop residents.

Pairing directional, beautifully constructed fashion with contemporary and refined jewellery design, Alister brings a wealth of creative energy and skill to the Atelier.

Though a recent graduate (2007) Alister has already achieved much, exhibiting widely and winning accolades such as inclusion in coveted Springboard entrepreneurship program for designers; selection as one of only five emerging designers in the highly competitive StyleAID Renaissance fashion event; and inclusion in the Perth Fashion Festival’s 10 year anniversary Designer Collection showcase in 2008.

2009 saw Alister return to the StyleAID runway as an established designer and also judged and mentored the Student Runway participants; Alister also took up a position as casual lecturer in Central Institute of Technology. During Perth Fashion Festiaval 2009, Yiap was industry nominated as a finalist for the Mercedes- Benz Western Australian Fashion Awards in the Fine Details category. In late September, Alister was invited by the Kimberly Theater company to judge Worn Art, an annual community event held in Boome, Western Australia.

On a national scale Alister participated in L’Oreal Melbourne Fashion Festival’s RE-BAG project in conjunction with the Australian Poetry Centre and opened Kooey Swimwear’s Rosemount Australian Fashion Week solo show with his runway couture. Along with working on his installation for Art in Bloom 2010 exhibiting at the Art Gallery of Western Australia in August 2010, Yiap will be exhibiting in ‘Beyond Garment’ at the Fremantle Maritime Museum during this year’s Perth Fashion Festival.

Alister is currently working on his 2010/11 fashion and accessories collection, GEO, which will be launched nationally at Life InStyle Melbourne 2010.