Yueqi Qi

Kissa-Seibu is a traditional kissaten (Japanese coffee shop) in Shinjuku that looks as though it hasn’t been reupholstered since it opened in 1964. With its old-world charm, it’s a popular spot among Tokyo’s cool kids, but it will close its…

Yueqi Qi’s spring 2023 collection began with no less an inspiration than the universe: astronauts, faraway planets, and individual conceptions of paradise. “We have this old Chinese saying that one person’s heaven is another person’s hell,…

Yueqi Qi doesn’t have to look far for inspiration; her husband plays in a rock band in Shanghai, and their worlds collide in Qi’s hardcore spring 2022 collection. His band even performed in a video Qi produced this season with Vogue China;…