Fit Check: A Very Chinese Time in Your Wardrobe
Grandma’s floral jacket. A jade bangle. A questionable Taobao find. A red string bracelet.
Somewhere between family heirlooms, internet memes, and viral fashion trends, a new language of Chinese style is emerging. For centuries, Chinese aesthetics have been borrowed, romanticized, and reimagined through someone else’s lens. But today, a new generation of creatives is remixing tradition on their own terms, turning regional heritage into streetwear, everyday objects into fashion statements, and cultural nostalgia into internet icons.
So, when did being “very Chinese” become very cool? And who gets to decide what Chinese fashion looks like—the archive, the runway, or the comment section? Join us for a playful exploration of Chinese aesthetics, from grandma’s closet to the algorithm, followed by a conversation with creatives working across fashion, accessories, technology, photography, and cultural curation. Together, we'll explore the blurry line between heritage and hype, cultural identity and personal expression, and what it means to dress Chinese beyond the costume.
⭑.ᐟ The Lineup
✧ Hanna (@taiwanesenoodles) — Culture Curator & Creative Director
✧ Liz (@liz_wanders_world)— Founder & Creative Technologist
✧ Kat (@katharner) — Creative Director & Designer & Model
✧ Becca(@sourgongzhu) — Founder of Sour Gongzhu, a Guizhou-inspired fashion brand
✧ Hosted by Zoey Zhu (@zhu.ziyuan) — Designer, Creative Technologist & Curator, IDEO
⭑.ᐟ The Agenda
7:00 — Doors Open · Show Us Your Fit
7:30 — Share · From Tradition to New Interface
7:55 — Meet the Creatives
8:00 — Chat · Chinese Fashion, Beyond the Costume
8:45 — Audience Hot Takes & Q&A
8:55 onwards — Fit Check & Hang
⭑.ᐟ Come With Something in Hand
A family heirloom, a lucky charm, a vintage find, a questionable Taobao purchase, or something completely unexpected. Bring an object that feels Chinese to you and share the story behind it. We'll collect these little pieces of personal history into a playful mini archive of contemporary Chinese style.
Dress in your most neu-Chinese, grandma-core, Chinese-internet-coded, or unapologetically YOU look.
No dress code. No authenticity test. Just good stories and iconic fits. ♡
⭑.ᐟ ABOUT ARTISTS LINE UP
⭑.ᐟ SPECIAL CURATION GUEST
🎀 Kamila Rym uses multichannel GTM approach of strategic partnerships, irl, branding, and community building, built a partnership with EA’s Covet Fashion that activated 6.3M users, first of it’s kind tech collaboration with Vogue. Building at the intersection of creative strategy and commercial execution