Fit Check: A Very Chinese Time in Your Wardrobe
For centuries, the West dressed itself in fantasies of China: silk as a symbol of the far-away, jade as a mark of mystery, the qipao as an Orientalist costume. China was something to be borrowed, imitated, and worn, rarely something allowed to define itself.
Now, the internet is doing the defining. Grandma's padded jacket is a TikTok trend. Mamianqun skirts sell out on Taobao, red string bracelets show up in fit checks, and a jade bangle is equal parts heirloom, flex, and meme. Why does "very Chinese" now read as cool? Who decides what counts as Chinese fashion: the archive, the runway, or the comment section? And what happens to tradition when it travels through the algorithm and comes back as a vibe?
Join us for a share tracing Chinese fashion from tradition to memes, from heirloom craft to viral fits, and the playful experiences that are redefining what it means to dress Chinese today. Then, a conversation with designers working across clothing, accessory, technology, and design, on Chinese aesthetics as a living language rather than a costume.
⭑.ᐟ agenda
7:00 doors open
7:30 let’s share: from tradition to new interface
7:55 let’s chat: Chinese fashion, beyond the costume
8:10 onwards fit check & hang ✧ come in your most neu-Chinese jade-bangle grandma's-closet fit
* A mini collection station, your exploration on chinese style >3
⭑.ᐟ sharer
💅🏻Ziyuan ‘Zoey’ Zhu is a designer, creative technologist, and curator who makes digital ideas spill into the physical world—sometimes as interactive installations, sometimes as a flattened mouse version of yourself. By day, she prototypes new product experiences at IDEO. By night, she experiments with textiles, nail art, and 3D printing, turning everyday materials into playful creative explorations.
🎀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