My Love-Hate Affair with Chinese Fashion Finds Okay, confession time. I was that person. The one who’d scroll past ads for “designer dupes” or “trending dresses from China” with a skeptical smirk. “Fast fashion’s final frontier,” I’d think, imagining flimsy polyester and colors that fade after one wash. My wardrobe, carefully curated from a mix of high-street staples and the occasional investment piece, felt… safe. Predictable, even. Then, last autumn, everything changed. I was hunting for a very specific item—a structured, emerald green blazer with gold buttons, something straight out of a 1970s editorial. After weeks of dead ends (and prices that made my eyes water), a friend, a fellow…