Question
A designer of this ethnicity created a 1995 series of clothes on which a leader of her birth country is depicted variously with pigtails, sunglasses, and a bee on his nose. For 10 points each:
[10m] Name this ethnicity of an influencer known as the “lipstick king.” A designer of this ethnicity was Vogue’s youngest-ever editor before becoming the go-to creator of luxury wedding gowns for celebrities.
ANSWER: Chinese [or Chinese-American; accept specific Chinese ethnicities like Han] (The designers are Vivienne Tam, who created the MAO series, and Vera Wang. The “lipstick king” is Li Jiaqi.)
[10e] Before she launched her bridal line, Vera Wang was a design director for this designer. The collared tennis shirts sold by this designer’s namesake brand popularized the term “polo.”
ANSWER: Ralph Lauren [or Ralph Lifshitz; accept Polo Ralph Lauren]
[10h] This Detroit-born Chinese-American designer broke onto the New York scene in the 1990s with her boutique fashion inspired by punk and grunge aesthetics. Her brand’s perfumes include Fantasia and Sundae.
ANSWER: Anna Sui (“swee”) [or Xiāo Zhìměi]
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Summary
| California | 2025-02-01 | Y | 3 | 13.33 | 100% | 33% | 0% |
| Florida | 2025-02-01 | Y | 3 | 10.00 | 100% | 0% | 0% |
| Midwest | 2025-02-01 | Y | 6 | 15.00 | 100% | 50% | 0% |
| Overflow | 2025-02-01 | Y | 5 | 18.00 | 100% | 80% | 0% |
| Pacific Northwest | 2025-02-01 | Y | 2 | 15.00 | 100% | 50% | 0% |
| South Central | 2025-02-01 | Y | 2 | 10.00 | 100% | 0% | 0% |
| Southeast | 2025-02-01 | Y | 3 | 13.33 | 100% | 33% | 0% |
| UK | 2025-02-01 | Y | 10 | 14.00 | 80% | 20% | 40% |
Data
| Cambridge B | Bristol | 10 | 10 | 0 | 20 |
| Cambridge A | Cambridge C | 0 | 10 | 10 | 20 |
| Cambridge D | Imperial B | 0 | 10 | 0 | 10 |
| Durham | Cambridge E | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 |
| Imperial A | Manchester | 10 | 10 | 10 | 30 |
| Oxford A | LSE | 0 | 10 | 0 | 10 |
| NYU C | Oxford B | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oxford C | Sheffield | 0 | 10 | 0 | 10 |
| Warwick A | Southampton B | 0 | 10 | 10 | 20 |
| Warwick B | Southampton A | 0 | 10 | 0 | 10 |