Why Does Chinese Fashion Still Look Western? | with Gracia Ventus of ROSEN【Roughly Chinese EP 23】

China has 5,000 years of civilizational history — so why do Chinese people still dress in the visual language of Western modernity? In this episode, Yunpeng sits down with Gracia Ventus, designer and writer behind ROSEN / The Rosenrot, to talk about fashion as culture, class, labor, and everyday life. Why do suits, jeans, sneakers, puffers, and luxury brands feel “normal,” while Chinese historical references often feel like costume? And what would it take to make Chinese aesthetics genuinely wearable again? For more news and stories about China, pls visit: https://thechinaacademy.org/ 00:00 - 02:40: Intro 02:40 - 12:45: How Gracia became a designer 12:45 - 16:35: How to design clothing that transcends culture? 16:35 - 25:15: Clothes vs Cultural Relics 25:15 - 38:45: Fashion conglomerates’s influence on consumers 38:45 - 45:49: Why should we care about clothes? 45:49 - 52:11: Custom or clothes? For podcast, search Wave Media whenever you get your podcast! #chineseculture #globalfashion #chinesehistory #hanfu #chinesepolitics #workingclassfashion