Lam Xie, best known as OG Ma, is a Chinese-American fashion enthusiast and businesswoman. Being described as the "mother of streetwear", she is best known for running the Unique Hype Collection store, which sells streetwear apparel in Chinatown, Manhattan.[1][2]
Biography
editXie grew up in China. From Shenzhen, she moved to New York City in 1992 with her two sons to reunite with their families and worked as a babysitter. She received a business degree in the United States.[1]
Xie began the business when her son Peter started collecting and selling Supreme clothing, and opened a shop in 2006.[3] Their shop was profiled in the New Yorker in 2013,[4] and is often visited by celebrities.[5]
References
edit- ^ a b Levy, Lauren (2019-01-30). "The Mother of Streetwear". New York Magazine. Retrieved 2024-03-24.
- ^ Wang, Ellen (2017-09-26). "來頭超大的「潮姨 OG Ma」！來自紐約最有名Supreme炒賣店-潮流新聞-GQ瀟灑男人網". GQ Taiwan (in Chinese). Retrieved 2024-03-24.
- ^ Xin, Hu (2019-01-18). "中国大妈如何称霸纽约潮牌圈". New York Times (in Chinese). Retrieved 2024-03-24.
- ^ Shapiro, David (2013-11-05). "Flipping Supreme". The New Yorker. ISSN 0028-792X. Retrieved 2024-03-24.
- ^ "Meet OG Ma — the mother and Chinese immigrant who's obsessed with Supreme fashion". Yahoo Life. 2019-05-02. Retrieved 2024-03-24.
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