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Thao Ngo lives in Harlem, NY. She graduated from FIT, has interned for Maguire Steele, Mercedez-Benz Fashion Week, and works for Ralph Lauren. She believes that Alexander Wang is brilliant and that Denise Huxtable is a style icon.
Thao Ngo
NYC Street Style: Beating the Cold
Thao Ngo - January 30, 2012
Parading around near Prince Street with my camera, I spied a few stylish pedestrians keeping warm while looking pretty cool.
Top 10 Best Dressed Asian Americans of 2011
Thao Ngo - January 1, 2012
Looking back at the most stylish Asian Americans in 2011.
NYC Street Style: The Golden Generation
Thao Ngo - December 5, 2011
These young Asian Americans play all manner of roles in the fashion game. Here, snapped on the streets of NYC.
Try on the 'New Blackface' This Season in Dolce and Gabbana!
Thao Ngo - October 14, 2011
American model Crystal Renn posed for a photoshoot with her eyes taped back, and the range of anticipated responses rolled in. While Renn denied the "old makeup trick" having anything to do with race, what are we now seeing with this act of yellowface?
NYC Fashion's Night Out
Thao Ngo - September 12, 2011
A kaleidoscope of photogenic Asianspotting in our picture-heavy profile for the kick-off of NYC's Fashion Week. Asian American New Yorkers -- you could be in here!
The Minority Model: The Not-It Girl
Thao Ngo - August 15, 2011
Top fashion designers have implicitly named a new It Girl: The Asian Model. Yet Asian American female models are still relegated to commercial work and low-fashion margins.