You guys, she talked to ME

Hey Ms. Pan! (Meet Your Fashion BFF.)

If you’re on IG and you haven’t seen Holly (Huajun) Pan, the algo is truly broken. Every post is like a cupcake, side of extra frosting. I still vividly remember my first encounter, what then blew my mind so long ago: her styling a Dion Lee top with garter details in a way that was so creative, yet also somehow accessible. Over the years, she’s become kind of family-adjacent — I introduced my mom to her, and wrote her a note about how much we loved her, and she so graciously responded. Not only is her styling always creative and chock full of ideas, but her storytelling is too, a true costar to the fearless, edgy pairings. She has a real style DNA but is also so multifaceted, slaloming from a poufy belted dress (inspired by a painting in the National Gallery of Art) to pants-free party girl with a twist. She is the queen of generously-shared hacks, taking a seemingly ordinary button up or scarf to places it never dreamed of going. And I didn’t realize it until she started talking about it more, but this whiz with every editing and other tool IG (and beyond) has to offer — is also around my age.

So while I never want to impose (guessing she’s busy AF), I finally asked if we could e-chat fashion. Lucky us, she said yes!