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costume designer + artist 𖡼.𖤣𖥧𖡼.𖤣𖥧 @filmmakermag 25 new faces of film 👶🏻 📍nyc
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Costume Designer Michelle J. Li was all smiles during this costume walk through for KING OF THE YEES.
Check out the rest of her tour on our Youtube channel, and head to our website now to get your tickets — performances begin Oct 6!
04 Oct 2026
absolutely *gobsmacked* to be one of @filmmakermag 25 new faces of film 2026. ive had my nose to the grindstone for so long that ive neglected to pause & appreciate that folks are indeed, paying attention 🥺
thank you for this recognition + honor, one that i also share with my very first (and only) film professor, @gmarslett . life is stranger than fiction.
link in bio for the full read 🔗💌
portrait by my lovely @coulou__
caricature by @david_crdza + @fathers_puka_shells.exe
01 Oct 2026
many of you may know me only as a costume designer, but i’m also a multidisciplinary artist 🌷lately, ive been making more space in my life to return to a personal art practice after cobwebs have gathered for far too long. so you’ll probably see a steady increase of whatever artistic explorations im toying around with ✌🏻
07 Apr 2026
@dawangnewyork for king of the yees opening night at @signatureinnyc & custom black mesh opera gloves for added drama by moi 🤍
thank you to all my friends + fam who’ve come out to support already, the play is now running until nov 22, tix still avail!
📸: @hanjiedidthis
09 Nov 2026
an atlas of textures, colors, patterns, and scents that grounded + helped guide me through my design process for king of the yees at @signatureinnyc
1. big family banquet dinner, two older women power clashing after tending to some landscaping
2. street side oranges, a photo collage about polly bemis & other chinese american pioneers who immigrated during the late 19th century gold rush
3. spiral incense bowl & apple offerings at a buddhist temple & cemetery where my grandmother rests
4. another big family banquet dinner, references for chiropractors & TCM herb shop owners, a mask made of tree roots
5. bubbling geysers of chengdu málà chili hot pot
6. a homemade breakfast spread at my grandparents, sichuan face changer & sanxingdui & zelda
7. grandma holding the card i painted for her and written in rusty chinese characters, main inspiration photos for the character of lauren circa 2010s
8. grandpa teaching me how to cook veggie egg cakes
9. an old mural of a lotus hand at the buddhist temple, pictures of the yee fung toy association ~2010s
10. grandma, me and my sister taking a walk around chongqing. a troupe of chinese fan dancers
11. my grandma’s red shoe collection
12. homemade family dinner where they also made frozen pizzas in case we missed the taste of american cuisine, a photo of a sichuan opera performer in makeup
13. moving family portrait on day 1 of landing in china
14. wrapping dumplings at home, testing combinations for the lum elder costumes
15. sichuan face masks that i designed
16. the headstone of my grandmother i never met, with the characters of my chinese name carved into it. my grandpa’s ring
03 Nov 2026
it was an honor to designing the costumes for KING OF THE YEES at @signatureinnyc . unbeknownst to me, even before @jeremyehlinger cold emailed to gauge my interest, my design process had started with a 11 year spell-breaking trip back home to china.
what a stunning, meandering pilgrimage it’s been putting this show together and chiseling these faces into light. more bts to share soon but for now, happy extension thru nov 22! 🧨
written by: lauren yee @mslaurenyee
director: joshua kahan brody
costume design: michelle j. li @michellejxli
asst. costume designer: hanjie chow @hanjiedidthis
costume shop manager: camila tardif @milamilamilaaaaaaaaa
asst. costume shop manager: maureen wynne @ohtori_tsuki
costume stitcher: annalynn luu @annalynnluu
model ancestor draper: christopher schramm @cmschramm
hair + wig design: tommy kurzman @tommykurzmanwigs
scenic design: krit robinson
sound design: fan zhang @fanzhangry
lighting design: jiyoun chang @jiyounchangjiji
props design: anya kutner @propsjourney
stage manager: kasson marroquin @kasson.marroquin
starring: kelly marie tran @kellymarietran , francis jue @francisjueactor , maureen sebastian @momosie , david shih @davidshihny and jon norman schneider @yesjns
photos by triple threat @hanjiedidthis
29 Oct 2026
what a privilege it was to costume design @borna_joon ᴛʜᴇ ᴘᴇʀᴠᴇʀꜱᴇ for @qncc.bk , a beautiful haven for weirdos, lovers and freaks. thank you to michael falco + @seva_granik for all your belief & magic. 🔮🩸
starring:
@samhlevine
@kbnyc
@nyomistewart
@harinef
@jamescusatimoyer
creative team:
playwright & director: @borna_joon
executive producer: @jordan.tannahill
@qncc.bk executive director: michael falco
@qncc.bk creative director: @seva_granik
producer: @Gemmagemstone_
original music: @laurenflax & @sevyn0000
scenic design: @bond_newyork - @geraucht & @rawrson
costume design: @michellejxli
wardrobe supervisor: @kai5un
lighting design: @gumgum.studio & @delightingwizard
sound design: @sinanomon
projection design: @zacklobel
fight & intimacy director: @daveanzuelo @unkle_daves_fighthouse
blood design: @jesttooberon
dramaturg: @jessecameron
stage manager: @adam_t_foster
assistant director: @erotrophix
assistant stage manager: @1800imyourdad
production manager: @austincanreed
technical director & scenic artist: @breakfastgarbowski
press: @lanagotconed & @alexandergalan
editorial: @gundled - @czechhunterbiden & @dumpster_man_nyc
co-producer: @alexhlevy
co-producer: @billyrosen
consulting producer: @russellmuslce
project manager: @bram.henry
lighting board operator: @delightingwizard
sound board operator: @madi.s.u
A2: @__please____________
special thanks to @davine2.0 @nastypig for the generous costume help 🎀
promo material:
photography & creative direction: @e.miliotamez
stylist: @blythemarks
coiffure hari & sam: @uhmmwhat
maquillage hari & sam: @kyequinlan
coiffure n’yomi, james, & ken: @ivainsane
maquillage n’yomi, james, & ken: @alexlevymakeup
photography assistants: @gurlthyme & @bella_bradbury
30 Sep 2026
As we start tech for KING OF THE YEES, we got a sneak peek at Costume Designer Michelle J. Li’s incredible renderings! Stay tuned for more exclusive content from Michelle and the costumes team, and in the meantime, head to our website and get your tickets booked!
Performances of Lauren Yee's KING OF THE YEES start October 6!! Tix on sale via the link in our bio.
29 Sep 2026
kool kids table @tiff_net @magazinethemovie
📸: @photagonist
22 Sep 2026
36 hrs in front of @coulou__ lens for @tiff_net 🤍
15 Sep 2026
brava to @magazinethemovie world premiere at @tiff_net 🤍🖤⛓️
thank you sweet @oliviawong11 for the capture
13 Sep 2026
Lily McInerny, Iris Apatow, and Michelle J. Li on @magazinethemovie for Cold Worm September Issue. Link in our bio 📖📖📖
09 Sep 2026
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