Smash your way into my world. I am a Canadian Born Chinese and raised in Calgary, AB lived there all my life.
I have flipped through countless pages of Vogue growing up. Upon high school graduation, I packed my bags and sought after fashion school at Ryerson in Toronto. It’s been a few years now since I have graduated. Working in the industry has its ups and downs, (I must say, sometimes more downs). But at the end of the day, I smell, breathe, live and have a passion for fashion. Fashion drives me and inspires me truly always. It’s so fast paced and nothing is ever the same.
As a jooksing myself, I can relate to all of you out there. I take fashion seriously because I know you do. Growing up reading the magazines, I felt that there was a lack of Asian inspiration. Perhaps some of us lacked role models. I had so many questions. Why is it that Asian Hollywood stars seem to all know Kung Fu? Is that a must have requirement? Why is it that the stereotype? Why are all of the Asian models casted shown with slanted eyes and not almond? And so on. I flipped the endless pages and almost kept a silent tally of how many Asian’s filled the pages. How many of the models have yellow skin like I do?
There’s a lot of information out there, products every where, new faces in the modeling world and last but not least new and up and coming designers on the rise. We are living in the age filled with tabloids. In this age so many of us turn to celebrity-filled magazines and television shows for fashion inspiration and news. I dare to say out loud that we should put them down. Does it really matter looking at a picture of say Jessica Alba wearing a tracksuit as she’s shopping at the grocery store? Why are there so many Jessica Alba hopefuls? She is just another human being. We should start finding our role models and inspirations from the rest of us. We should look to the street and support each other for what each other are out there doing.
I know I’m caught somewhere in between my almost non-existent Chinese culture while being Canadian. But you know what, that’s okay. I am who I am. I hope you will like reading my editorial blog and enjoy my style insights, fashion journeys and what I have to share. I am up for ideas so feel free to email me. Keep in mind that at www.jooksings.com we’re celebrating our dual identity, being jooksings and unique.
And P.S. Let’s not forget that.
Until next time,
Stefani
Xoxoxo
Fashion Editor
Jooksings.com