“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
Adonis Rose three-row bracelet in 18K white gold and diamonds, Talisman You & Me band in 18K yellow gold with brown rough diamond and London By De Beers Battersea Light High Jewellery necklace in 18K white gold with diamonds by De Beers