"YANG CHIC" REFERS TO THE ADOPTION OF WESTERN AESTHETICS — "YANG" MEANING "FOREIGN" OR "WESTERN" IN CHINESE. THIS COLLECTION EXPLORES THE TRANSFORMATION OF CHINESE WOMEN IN THE 1990S, DURING THE POST–REFORM ERA. SUDDENLY EXPOSED TO WESTERN CULTURE, THEY BEGAN TO SHOW OFF, SMOKE, PERM THEIR HAIR, AND DRESS BOLDLY — EAGERLY CHASING EVERY NEW FOREIGN TREND. BUT BECAUSE THIS CHANGE WASN'T GRADUAL, IT CREATED AN AWKWARD YET INTRIGUING BEAUTY. PHOTOGRAPHER: MICHAEL SMITS MODEL: AIKO MUA: SANNE SCHOOFS