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18 Asian-Owned Brands To Fall In Love With

Meet your new favorite beauty, food, clothing, and jewelry brands.

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Indian-American designer Stella Simona and Ali Heiss, an East Asian-American entrepreneur, are the masterminds behind Amarilo. Sister to fine jewelry brand Haati Chai, Amarilo offers delicate gold pieces with a modern-meets-classic aesthetic.Amarilo
Soko Glam's Korean-American co-founder, Charlotte Cho, formulates all of the company's products to create routines that are the perfect blend of western and Korean skincare practices. Soko Glam
Founded by Chinese-Canadian twin sisters Eleanor and Angel, baby brand Loulou LOLLIPOP originally launched with the most graphic, adorable teethers. They're now stocked with even more darling baby goods, from blankets to clothing. LouLou Lollipop

Pepper

Founded by Chinese-American marketing professional Jaclyn Fu and Colombian-American entrepreneur Lia Winograd, Pepper offers pretty and practical bras and bralettes with smaller chests in mind.

Pepper

Chloe Dao is a Vietnamese-American designer who has worked in the fashion industry for 28 years. You can find her clothes, accessories, and custom design options for weddings and formal events on her online shop. Chloe Dao
Vietnamese-American sisters Vanessa and Kim Pham took their childhood lessons in cooking to create OMSOM, a collection spice blends used in Japanese, Filipino, Korean, Chinese, Vietnamese, and Thai dishesOMSOM

While Tatcha's founder, Victoria Tsai, is Vietnamese-American, her skincare line was inspired by the Japanese skincare philosophy, "less is more." Every product is formulated from scratch and contains the purest ingredients possible.

Tatcha

Eggie was founded by Korean-American designer and YouTube star, Jenn Im. Her clothing collection offers the perfect mixture of cozy loungewear and stylish dresses, jumpsuits, and more. Eggie
Glow Recipe's moisturizers, serums, and cleansers are formulated with natural ingredients and infused with fruits. The skincare line was inspired by co-founders Sarah Lee and Christine Chang's Korean-American backgrounds. Glow Recipe
You'll find collections of high-end clothing at ADEAM. Every piece is designed with an "‘East meets West’ aesthetic" inspired by designer Hanako Maeda's childhood, which was spent between Tokyo and New York City. ADEAM

You'll find a select stock of brightly-colored and cleanly-made beauty products at Tower 28, which was founded by Chinese-American entrepreneur Amy Liu after years of struggling to find products that were eczema-friendly.

Tower 28

12 years ago, Chinese-American businessman Christopher Wu couldn't find a sustainable online service that could design, print, and deliver his baby announcement cards. Thus, Paper Culture was born. They now offer stationary, invitations, photo books, and more.Paper Culture
Chinese-American fashion designers Phyllis Chan and Suzzie Chung co-founded the knitwear brand YanYan which features tops, dresses, bottoms, jackets, and accessories that are full of spunk.YanYan
After realizing the demand for everyday sneakers, Pakistani entrepreneurs Sidra Qasim and Wagas Ali designed a high-quality basic sneaker and founded Atoms, where they now sell the shoes as well as other accessories. Atoms

Nguyen Coffee Supply offers delicious artisan coffee blends made from Vietnamese green coffee beans. The company is one of many founded by Vietnamese-American filmmaker and entrepreneur Sahra Nguyen

Nguyen Coffee Supply

Jasmine & Marigold offers swaddles, stickers, onesies, milestone blankets, and more and was founded by a mom, Sidra after she struggled to find baby items that celebrated her Indian and her husband's Macedonian heritages. Jasmine & Marigold / Etsy
First-generation Asian-American entrepreneurs Wesley Kang and Tanya Zhang founded Nimble Made with the intention to offer inclusive men's shirts that are "actually slim." Nimble Made
Tiffany Ju has a love of art and is the Korean-American designer behind Chunks, a line of colorful hair clips and sunglasses that are made from eco-friendly plant-based materials. Chunks

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