Share Beyond the glamour, fashion, ambition, a London education and wealthy backgrounds, Wendy Yu and Jane Kitakkaranon represent a generation of young Asian women making big moves in the world of fashion. And as economic power shifts towards the East, that comes in parallel with a cultural and creative clout. “The Wendy collection consists of fluffy layers, wavering silk and detailed adornments of crystals, feathers and beads,” says Kitakkaranon, the 27-year-old creative director and founder of Bangkok-based couture label L’Astelle. She’s walking us through a capsule that takes heiress Wendy Yu, one of China’s most high-profile fashion figures (and Kitakkaranon’s university contemporary), as muse.