ROLE Magazine October 2009

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The assignment from my editor: “Would you have any interest in writing a piece on some of your favorite free works from Four Yip?” Would I? Yes! Because she’s something you, my dear reader, don’t want to miss. Whatever your taste, she has something you’ll find funny or beautiful, or both. And here’s my personal best list, beginning with …

friend of mine, Pip Polanski, wearing what I couldn’t distinguish from either tight clothing or a skin. She was covered in flowers and wore a pair of shoes to match, as well as whiskers and a tail. Asked what she was wearing, she answered: “Wallflower Cat by Four Yip.” That was the beginning of a love affair. Pip gave me the landmark for Yip’s shop, and I entered a world of wonders.

Item no 1: The Wallflower Cat The Wallflower Cat is a skin that looks like flowered wallpaper. Apart from the whiskers, tail and shoes, it comes with a matching room in which you can pose

I still remember the first time I got to know Yip’s work. It was at the fab club Flashmans, where I noticed a

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