“In the end, it’s 100% Alice Yu”: how the Chinese designer makes heritage artistry contemporary

In a world that seems to be hellbent on dividing and stereotyping women into rigid categories (i.e.: the Madonna-Whore complex), stepping into the spotlight as a fully complex individual who also happens to be a woman can be groundbreaking, even revolutionary. It’s as if navigating the world as a woman who is determined, smart, ambitious, sensitive, soft and sophisticated, all at once, is nearly impossible, and yet it’s women like Alice Yu who make it happen and inspire those around her to reach their full potential in every aspect.