スージー・ロウのインスタグラム(susiebubble) - 4月2日 01時16分
A few years ago, an essay was published online pointedly accusing me of “racial ambivalence” in light of my Asian identity. An admittedly flippant quote in which I said I didn’t really wear qipaos/cheongsam because it made me feel like a Chinese dim sum waitress was all the affirmation the writer needed to put forth her opinion about my lack of interest in representing my culture. The piece was subsequently deleted but it stayed with me. It dredged up all the frequently confusing identity issues of the “No, but where are you from-from?” dilemma when you are of one particular ethnicity but didn’t grow up in that place of origin. Which “side” of YOU do you bat for?
Walking around in a visual badge of my culture, this pink sequinned @mukzin_official qipao dress in Shanghai’s Gucun Park (the last of the blossoms????!) somehow reminded me of this incident. Maybe I have become less “ambivalent” and more proud of my Chinese culture/identity. Owning it as it were. But maybe we are collectively all
mining the depths of that heritage in more nuanced ways. Seeing a new generation of Chinese designers reference traditional attire or overtly Chinese inspirations in their own idiosyncratic way is proof of that.
There’s a beautiful exhibition of qipao dresses at @labelhood.official ‘s second Changle Rd location (formerly known as Crow House Dong Liang) curated by @modernweeklystyle featuring qipao iterations by designers such as @shushu__tong @yat_pit @msmin_official and @yangli__
What struck you was the variety of styles but also an evolutionary path from the traditional to the contemporary
Of course needless to say I don’t need to “prove” my cultural identity through my attire but my time at @shanghai_fashionweek did prompt some thoughts on ownership of one’s heritage that is seeing fantastic fruition in the fashion world...
See ya back in the other land I call home
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