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ISTANBUL -- Former New York fashion student Deniz Yegin won the first prize in this year's Istanbul Textile and Apparel Exporters' Association (ITKIB) Young Designers Award in Turkey.
Yegin's six-piece winning collection was dedicated to the modern Turkish woman and was called "Snowdrops." Yegin kept the designs simple, teaming in one instance a cream high-waisted pencil skirt with a flowing chiffon blouse in the palest of pinks, while adding interest through details such as the blouse buttons, which continued up the neckline and along the scooped back.
A pale pistachio chiffon dress with a flowing, pleated skirt revealed a cutout detail in the back from under a short cape fixed with an enormous button. A pair of slim-line brown trousers were teamed with a cozy white knit, while a floaty pink pleated sleeveless top and white multilayered skirt combo were toughened up with a heavy white coat. Other ensembles also were topped with ivory coats or jackets, with one belted variation bringing to mind a play on Sixties Givenchy as worn by Audrey Hepburn.
In fact, the liberal use of pleated chiffon, chunky wool,...