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Tim Yip offers visual feast in designs for 'The Banquet' By Andrew C.C. Huang Taiwan News, Contributing Writer Page 1 2006-09-01 02:30 AM To emphasize the innocence of Zhou Xun's character Qing Nu, Tim Yip designed simple dresses composed of block colors without too many ornaments, such as this white top dress wrapped by a long burgundy skirt. Tim Yip Productions Tim Yip says his creations for "The Banquet" has a "Tang dynasty meets ancient Europe" feel. For most moviegoers, the name Tim Yip is associated with the ravishingly beautiful and elaborately designed costumes of the landmark epic "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon." Yip received double nominations at the Oscars for both costume design and art direction and won in the costume category, forever linking his name to the grandeur of the dynastic and classical China in the audience's minds. However, there's more than one trick up Yip's sleeves. Since "Crouching Tig...