“You’re an adult now, your parents can’t tell you what to do anymore,” say so many non-Chinese friends to their Chinese peers. It’s testament to the hold Confucian values of filial piety and familial relationships render that piece of friendly advice moot to even 60-year-old children of 90-year-old parents over 2,000 years later.
While tradition retains most of its iron grip over East Asian families, splinters are showing in this picture-perfect family dynamic in the face of modernity. Something looks askew.
Take a look at our fashion shoot, “Modern Family”, taken from the October 2020 issue of #legend:
(Clockwise from left)
On mother
Black leather blouse by Maison Margiela
Black skirt by Dior
On daughter
Black long sleeve dress by Schiaparelli
On son
Black shirt with studs and black leather trousers by Ferragamo
On son
Black shirt and black trousers by Ferragamo
On father
Black coat and red scarf by Dunhill
Black trousers by Hermès
CODE 11.59 by Audemars Piguet Selfwinding Chronograph by Audemars Piguet
Glasses by Gucci Eyewear
CODE 11.59 by Audemars Piguet Selfwinding Chronograph by Audemars Piguet, Black fountain pen by Montblanc at MrPorter.com, Glasses by Bottega Veneta
On him
Black suit, white shirt, black tie by Hermès, Glasses by Bottega Veneta Eyewear, Black shoes (model’s own)
On her
Black dress by Tom Ford, Black sandals by Schiaparelli
Beige mandarin jacket by Samuel Guiyang
Black leather blouse by Maison Margiela
On daughter
Black long sleeve dress by Schiaparelli
On father: Black jacket and red scarf by Dunhill, Black trousers by Hermès
On son: Black shirt and black trousers by Ferragamo
Black coat and black fur throw by Dunhill, Black jacket with blue sleeve lining by Shanghai Tang, White Shirt and black trousers by Samuel Gui Yang
CREDITS
Photography / Kenneth Lam
Styling / Hannah Rose Fry