Gen Zers have repurposed the term “Sexually frigid” as a fashion statement, but does the trend have sales potential for brands in China? Image credit: Alyx, Haitong Zheng
Deciphering the Chinese Gen Z “Normcore” trend
Posted By a Luxury Daily columnist On In Apparel and accessories,Featured,Industry sectors | No Comments
Gen Zers have repurposed the term “Sexually frigid” as a fashion statement, but does the trend have sales potential for brands in China? Image credit: Alyx, Haitong Zheng
{"ct":"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","iv":"afa8ddf45c85285ba0b105bcb5101dbd","s":"fd4667d59be110a6"}