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GEMINI FEED's avatar

collab of the century

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Viv Chen's avatar

grateful to have gotten this dream assignment!!

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Vanessa's avatar

I remember being obsessed with Anna Sui in high school back in the mid-aughts and finding an Anna Sui x Anthropologie top at a secondhand store and making it my entire personality well into college. Her aesthetic has always been so unapologetically feminine but also very informed by pop culture. She is truly an icon.

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Viv Chen's avatar

her old anthro stuff was also one of my entry points into the brand - diffusion line done well

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Vanessa's avatar

Wait…found aforementioned top lol

https://posh.mk/Nbl8FKhxNWb

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Viktoriia Vasileva's avatar

such a lovely interview! read it this morning

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Viv Chen's avatar

thank you! she is a gem

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Viktoriya Y's avatar

I had her lip gloss ring in high school and thought it was the absolute coolest. Now I want one again.

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Viv Chen's avatar

her makeup designs are so dollhouse-y and i can really see why she and sandy jive, despite having different POVs

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Sheila (of Ephemera)'s avatar

I have a couple of Anna Sui pieces that I have found in the thrift stores. They’re gorgeous. My green suede boots are an Anna Sui and John Fluevog collaboration, and one of my prize possessions.

Loved this, thank you, Viv.

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Viv Chen's avatar

the Fluevog collaboration is so innovative, i like how both brands aren't afraid to lean into the eccentricity.

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Sheila (of Ephemera)'s avatar

Anna and John have been friends for a long time, and have done a few collaborations. I love that personal touch…and that there are still designers out there catering to the weird folks like me.

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S. Jane Kim's avatar

she was my favorite fashion designer! my first perfume was the tiniest bottle of Anna Sui Love in 2002 and I adored that iconic 🦋 mirror gift with purchase

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Viv Chen's avatar

The perfume bottles look like magic potions

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Therry Neilsen-Steinhardt's avatar

You do know how to bring out the luscious in your interviews!

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Viv Chen's avatar

she was a generous interviewee <3

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