Joe Zee On Asian Representation In The Fashion Industry And How To Support: ‘Educate Yourself And See What’s Out There’

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As a celebrity stylist, talk show host and former creative director of Elle magazine, Joe Zee has become one of the most famous faces in Canadian fashion.

In celebration of Asian Heritage Month, Zee caught up with ET Canada’s Cheryl Hickey and spoke candidly about the challenges he faced as an Asian man entering the fashion industry.

RELATED: 20 Movies To Stream During Asian Heritage Month “I sort of came into my own early ’90s and everything was well, so it was a very different time,” he shares. “And to be honest, I did not see anyone that remotely look like me reflect back.

So on the covers of magazines, inside the pages of magazines, I did not see any Asian male or even Asian female to really come back at me.” Zee adds: “This is 2021, we