Her work looks like something out of a sci-fi dream: ghostly girl characters wrapped in plastic ... In a world full of endless images and online noise, Yanran Chen isn’t just another Gen Z ...

Gen Z are done with quiet luxury and minimalist outfits that say “I’m rich, but I don’t need you to know”. They're all about “boom boom”, as the gaudy aesthetic has been dubbed.

From Carolyn Bessette-Kennedy's resurgence among Gen Z on TikTok to Paris Hilton and Nicole Richie reviving The Simple Life, love for the cool girl persona ... the aesthetic was far more casual ...