https://www.scmp.com/rss/326500/feed en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com When Bubble_T began, it was a bit of a kickback. Now a roving New York-based party celebrating queer Asian-Americans, the event began as a relaxed spot for friends of the founders, finding inspiration in Filipino garage parties prevalent on the US west coast. Vietnamese crowned queen in Thai transgender beauty pageant “In the beginning it was super casual,” Stevie Huynh, one of the five founders says over dim sum in Manhattan. “It wasn’t like, ‘Oh this is an inclusive Asian party,’ it was just,... https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/fashion-beauty/article/2137488/bubblet-new-yorks-hottest-gay-asian-event-grows-bigger?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/fashion-beauty/article/2137488/bubblet-new-yorks-hottest-gay-asian-event-grows-bigger?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 24 Mar 2018 13:00:15 +0000 The largest Chinese restaurant in Manhattan is known for its vaulted ceilings and expansive dining halls, but earlier this month the word was out about another feature – models. The Jing Fong Restaurant was closed for a private event as they meandered through tables for a New York Fashion Week show. It was a first, but given designer Snow Xue Gao’s history and the fact that the line blended the tailoring of the West and the qipao of China, it felt right. When Gao — shortlisted for the... https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/fashion-luxury/article/2134489/how-aspiring-chinese-artist-made-reluctant-switch-fashion?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/fashion-luxury/article/2134489/how-aspiring-chinese-artist-made-reluctant-switch-fashion?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 25 Feb 2018 12:48:31 +0000