JIN FIONA YAN WAS GRADUATED FROM UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL, MAJORED IN BUSINESS MANAGEMENT. AFTER WORKING IN FASHION INDUSTRY FOR SEVER- AL YEARS, SHE CONTINUED TO STUDY FASHION DESIGN IN IFA PARIS, COMPLETING THE COURSE AND GRADUATING IN 2016.
IN 2018, FIONA JOINED THE PROTEGÉ PROGRAM OF CONDE NAST, THEN LAUNCHED A PERSONAL FASHION SHOW OF THE FIRST COMMERCIAL COLLECTION, MELTING NEON, AS THE FINAL PRESENTATION. AT THE END OF 2018, FOUNDED THE INDEPENDENT FASHION BRAND-CLEAR TO RAIN.
IN2020,FIONAWASINVITEDBY“CHINAFASHIONASSOCIATION”,BEINGSHORTLISTED AS THE YOUNG TALENT OF THE 9TH 10+3 SHOWROOM OF CHINA FASHION WEEK.
IN 2021, FIONA JOINED “GREEN DESIGN FORCE” WHICH WAS LAUNCHED BY WWD CHINA AND WON 2022 GREEN CHALLENGE SUSTAINABLE “SUSTAINABLE FASHION DESIGN INNOVATION AWARD”, TAK- ING “SUSTAINABILITY” AS A COMMITMENT INTO THE FUTURE DESIGN.
IN 2024, AGAIN WITH THE SUSTAINABLE COLLECTION, FIONA WAS AWARDED THE PRIZE, “SHANGHAI DESIGN TOP100+”, BY SHANGHAI COMMISSION OF ECONOMY AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY AND SHANGHAI GOVERNMENT, SUPPORTED BY UNESCO.
“CLEAR TO RAIN” IS NAMED FOR A TERM OF WEATHER FORECAST WHICH STATES TWO PERSPECTIVES OF THE BRAND CONCEPT——NATURE AND CHANGE. OUR BRAND EMBRACES THE ASSOCIATION WITH NATURE, ALSO FOCUSING ON THE INDIVIDUAL SPRIT UNDER THE SOCIAL ALTERATIONS. WE EXPLOR THE FREE FASHION EXPRESSION TO SHOW OUR TRUE-SELF WITH CONFIDENCE, ENTHUSIASM AND MORE FUN.
WE DRAW INSPIRATIONS FROM SOCIAL CULTURE AND LIFE, CAPTURING THE INDIVIDUAL EMOTIONS AND REFLECTING THE CONSCIOUSNESS DURING SOCIAL CHANGES. WE CREATE BOLD, DISTINCT, MODERN STYLEs, USING ECO-FRIENDLY AND DEGRADABLE FABRICS, EMPHASIZING MAKING GOOD USE OF FUNCTIONAL FABRICS, APPLYING NEW TECHNIQUES INTO THE DESIGN.
WE CARE ABOUT ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE, PURSUING TO UNDERSTAND THE WORLD WITH AN AUTHENTIC AND ORGANIC VIEW, TO EXTEND CREATIVITIES BASED ON SUSTAINABILITY.
