“We were both just desperate for change and to do things in a different way,” Ms. Chan said, explaining their motivation for starting YanYan in 2019. They also wanted to explore a cultural heritage that stemmed from growing up in Hong Kong’s melting pot. From their tiny office in a garment factory, where leftover yarn off-cuts are often used to make limited-run YanYan pieces, they parse their ethnicity by “cherry-picking” classic Chinese design elements and blending them with pop culture references from all over. Playful knit halter tops, biker shorts and oversize cardigans. Customers often tell them that they see the city in many of the pieces, even if they’ve never been to Hong Kong.

Source: New York Times May 06, 2021 06:56 UTC