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Octogenarian Fashionistas of Taiwan

PREFACE

Two laundromat owners in Chaichung, Taiwan, recently went viral through displaying a keen fashion sense with abandoned laundromat clothes. Their story has been shared across the globe, and the Instagram account that launched their fame has hundreds of thousands of followers. Mrs. Hsu Sho-Er and Mr. Chang Wan Ji, an octogenarian couple in Taiwan, have been running a laundromat for decades now, and in June, they started modeling laundromat customers' abandoned clothes.


THE BACK STORY

These clothes have been left in the laundromat for over one year, and their original owners have not come back for them. Mrs. Sho-Er and Mr. Wan Ji's grandson, a stylist named Reef Chang (31), came up with the idea for his grandparents, starting the now viral fashion display. Chang wrote in a caption of the first post (posted on June 27, 2020) about why he decided to create the Instagram account, "Grandson just can't bear to see them overwhelmed with bore everyday." His grandparents have a knack for fashion, and the account Chang created was a fun way to showcase their fashion sense for the rest of the world.


WANT SHOW AS YOUNG

In this relatively short period of time, their Instagram account, called Want Show As Young, has garnered over 550,000 followers, and their most liked post has over 150,000 likes! Their story has been featured by major news platforms, including CNN, BBC, People Magazine, and much more. Chang wrote that, as the Instagram account's popularity was skyrocketing, he "told them 'Just try to imagine it this way, you've got many grandsons and granddaughters who also love you all over the world.'" Mrs. Sho-Er stated similarly in response to the support they have received lately, "Knowing that people still like me makes me feel like I have more grandsons and granddaughters."


VISIT THEIR PROFILE

You can visit their profile and support them here: Want Show As Young. They currently have 22 posts, styling a wide range of clothes, and people from all around the world have become fans of this fashionable couple. Their rise to fame is such a sweet story, and their joy, coupled with impeccable fashion senses, brings a smile to so many faces everywhere.


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