Vandana Pawa

Vandana Pawa is a Bangkok-born, Brooklyn-based culture and fashion writer. You can find her on Twitter or Instagram @vandanaiscool.

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Happy TLC New Year from the JoySauce team!

A few of our Thai, Laotian, and Cambodian writers share their favorite ways of ringing in the new year during this festival season

Pop-up store and gallery with Louis Vuitton x Murakami items in Tokyo's Jingumae area.

Louis Vuitton brings back its iconic Takashi Murakami collection

Ten years after being discontinued, the collaboration is back and better than ever

Simone Ashley in a brown jacket and white dress as Pia in "Picture This."

Simone Ashley dives into the world of rom-coms in ‘Picture This’

The “Bridgerton” alum plays a chaotic and career-driven photographer looking for love after having her birth chart and palm read before her sister’s upcoming nuptials

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Our favorite Lunar New Year 2025 brand collaborations

Ring in the Year of the Snake with these brand collaborations and collections

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API indie designers dominated at Fashion Week this season

Writer Vandana Pawa highlights the Asian diasporic fashion designers who caught our eye with their spring/summer showcases

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How Modern Asian American Weddings Look Today

Recently married Asian and Asian American brides share how they planned culturally nuanced, yet personally significant weddings

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Fashion brand BULAN aims to ‘show the world what knitwear can be’

Thailand-born designer Beam Ratchapol Ngaongam is out to change the world’s perception of knits and masculine fashion

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Enough with the Oxford Study

Culture writer Vandana Pawa takes a look at the story behind the Internet-famous study and what it’s actually about

Actress Alia Bhatt in a light green and floral sari at the 2024 Met Gala, with photographers in the background.

Asian celebrities brought it to the 2024 Met Gala

Some of our favorite looks, interpreting the theme “Garden of Time, from the fashion event of the year

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Why should I date you when I’m already awesome?

More Asian people are embracing the single life

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Asian diasporic designers’ best looks from Fashion Week 2024

Across the world’s hottest fashion destinations, our favorite designers debuted some killer ‘fits and trends for next fall/winter

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Year of the Dragon: What It Means for Asian creatives

From television to coffee, we’re showcasing the formidable spirit of Asian creatives in the Year of the Dragon