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Jing Fong opened in 1978 on Elizabeth Street in NYC’s nascent Chinatown. History Jing Fong, NYC Chinatown’s largest restaurant, is famed for the variety and authenticity of dim sum on offer. No mud, no lotus.Jing Fong, which is currently NYC Chinatown’s largest restaurant, is renowned for the variety and authenticity of its dim sum. It’s all a necessary part of our evolution. These tools have come to us for a reason and we should learn to use them so that we can get ahead of them and set boundaries. When it comes to AI, we shouldn’t fear the unknown. No villain, no hero - no darkness, no light. There’s this story or little poem called, “No Mud, No Lotus.” Basically, it surrounds the idea that without the mud, there’s no lotus - so they must coexist. Art imitates life and life imitates art - it’s an endless cycle.ĪI casts a shadow of uncertainty on the creative industry. And have you ever used AI to design clothes?ĭoes art imitate life or does life imitate art? Instead of working with an art director and photographer, we worked with Luke to generate the images. It’s the same as a regular fashion campaign. Wait, so did the clothes come first or the AI images? What Luke does is kind of trick the AI into contradicting itself, unlocking new worlds where that tension exists to create new possibilities. If I type “Asian gang” into an AI generator, it’s going to spit out the most stereotypical images because it’s giving you a composite of popular images related to that prompt. Luke is really ahead of the game when it comes to AI. How was working with Luke Nugent on this campaign? You’re always asking yourself, “Who’s the good/bad cop?” “Who’s the hero?” So my role models were Tupac and Kurt Cobain. But growing up, I didn’t have role models with my complexion. I’m doing an op-ed that’s coming out in July about role models. And then you have these villains in movies who are doing kung fu but there’s no depth behind their character. You have the effeminate nerd, the shy kind of really good at math like Asian American Club members. What stereotypes are you battling against?īetween the West and the East, there’s two polarizing ideas of Asian masculinity. What Lu’u Dan does is spotlight the untold stories of Asian gang culture through a fashion lens to add depth and authenticity to those characters. Bōsōzoku is a kind of motorcycle gang culture from the seventies and eighties. Right, so we’re playing with symbols of punk rebellion and gang culture. Is that where the Japanese bōsōzoku gangs come into play? He’s not fleshed out enough, he’s a one dimensional trope. And for me, that type of character needs more depth. And the most common representation of that in western media is the Asian villain, this kung fu expert or bomb kind of technician. Lu’u Dan was born around this idea of a dangerous man, a bad boy.

How does Lu’u Dan represent your perception of Asian masculinity? And then I realized that there isn’t enough representation of the Asian male. Suddenly, there was this huge awakening regarding race. I’ve never worked around identity - my personal identity - until the murder of George Floyd. How has your Asian identity influenced your work as a designer? Lu'u Dan means “dangerous man,” or enraged in Vietnamese. While Wales Bonner persists with her signature gradient stripes and sportswear finishes with adidas Original, she also achieves rawhide skirts, bouclé knitwear, calfskin riding boots from Italy in partnership with Himco, and sheepskin-lined loafers in partnership with UGG. The sounds that radiate from each piece represents the Afro Atlantic’s unconscious rhythm and flow. Wales Bonner highlights her Afro Atlantic spirit with hand-embroidered Raffia palm on skirts and vests, Macrame net vests, and skirts from beads in Ghanaian artisan glass. Notes of holistic and ancestral practices present themselves in the pieces with handcrafted Tibeb fabrics woven by artisans in Ethiopia’s capital Addis Ababa. Marathon pays homage to inspired movement, soulful pursuits, and life’s many journeys. For the Spring/Summer 24 show at Paris Men's Week, British designer Grace Wales Bonner followed in the footsteps of remarkable Ethiopian and Kenyan track runners.