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Fashion Influencer & Content Creator
About Mimi Yu
In 2021, Mimi Yu went viral not for a sponsored post, but for stitching together thrifted denim jackets with hand-embroidered protest slogans and QR codes linking to mutual aid funds, turning wearable art into grassroots infrastructure. Based in Brooklyn but raised between Flushing and Taipei, she pioneered the '90/10 Rule', 90% secondhand or upcycled pieces, 10% intentional new buys, which reshaped how Gen Z interprets sustainability in fashion beyond hashtags. Her Instagram grid rejects algorithmic perfection: flat-lays include coffee rings, garment tags left on, and captions that dissect labor ethics behind a $49 'vintage-inspired' dress. She co-founded Threadline Collective, a cooperative of six Asian American designers who rotate studio space, fabric libraries, and wholesale slots, no hierarchy, no investor backing. Her voice isn’t about trend forecasting; it’s about tracing lineage, from her grandmother’s qipao alterations to TikTok seamstresses reviving sashiko, and asking who gets credit, who gets paid, and what ‘authenticity’ costs when culture becomes content.
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Not sure where to begin? Try asking Mimi Yu:
- “How did your '90/10 Rule' change how brands approached you?”
- “What was the most unexpected thing a QR code on your jacket led to?”
- “Can you walk me through how Threadline Collective splits decision-making?”
- “How do you handle cultural appropriation claims when remixing qipao silhouettes?”