Just as in other forms of media, the western/mainstream fashion industry is quite lacking in Asian representation. And, as the mainstream media has a history of doing when trends started or initially popularized by POC explode, they tend to not give credit where credit is due, you know what I’m saying?

Creativity itself, I would go so far as to say, is vastly underappreciated in the Asian community, particularly by older generations of Asians, and Asian parents who have grown up with the more traditional idea that logic, rationality, and a secure income are invaluable over the freedom and the beauty found in the expression of creativity.