Lynn Ban is a correct glamazon. The flashy jewellery designer is now additionally a star of the fact present Bling Empire: New York, which describes its forged as “Asian and Asian American enjoyable seekers” who embody the fantasy of New York glamour. Recognized round city as “Queen Mutha,” Ban is an everyday at Indochine and made daring, glitzed-out designs worn by Rihanna and Beyoncé. She’s additionally onerous to overlook, in a bodily sense, since she clothes for her larger-than-life way of life. “I at all times snort in the course of the reveals, as a result of if I’m in one of many Comme seems or one thing, it’s going to be double-wide, taking over two seats,” she says. This week, she’s been on the New York Trend Week circuit, and is gearing as much as head to designer Raul Lopez’s buzzy Luar present. Her rotation of seems usually are not for the meek: Ban’s voluminous model has been a speaking level since she hit the New York nightlife scene within the ’90s.
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Now, her fabulous wardrobe is showcased for the world to see on Netflix. She’s a style head, which is apparent as quickly as she’s launched in season one, episode three (titled “Helmut Nasty”): She goes out to fulfill the editor Blake Abbie for an ice skating date/photoshoot whereas sporting an Alessandro Michele–period Gucci crystal catsuit and glasses together with a classic Tom Ford for Gucci marabou shrug and a classic Chanel mini purse. “I’m not stunting. I’d actually put on that to the curler rink,” Ban tells me at Tribeca’s Sant Ambroeus. “[I wear] the extra outrageous issues that put a smile in your face.”