Jane Lu

JANE LU

FIELD: FASHION
ROLE: FOUNDER & CEO OF SHOWPO
BORN: BEIJING, CHINA
ANCESTRY: BEIJING, CHINA

Selling clothes from her parents’ garage, to running a fashion empire, Jane has become one of the most influential figures in Australia and beyond. Having moved with her parents to Sydney at eight years old, for Jane, home isn’t defined by the place she’s in, but the people around her. 

WHAT DOES HOME MEAN TO YOU?
“Australia is home for me and is a place that has taken me in, while I still feel a strong connection with China. But I don’t feel attached to specifics. Maybe there are scents, smells, foods that feel like home and I’m not aware of it. Home for me is the people I surround myself with, it could be anywhere, but it’s family, it’s with the people you feel comfortable enough to shout at and be yourself with.”

Jane Lu
“I FEEL LIKE HOME IS WHERE THE PEOPLE YOU LOVE ARE. WHEN I CAME TO AUSTRALIA, EVEN THOUGH I WAS THE ONLY FOREIGNER AT MY SCHOOL, I FELT LIKE EVERYONE WAS QUITE WELCOMING, I WAS LUCKY. CHINA FEELS LIKE HOME TOO, ALTHOUGH THAT’S CHANGED IN RECENT TIMES, SINCE MY GRANDPARENTS HAVE PASSED AWAY AND COVID HAS MEANT WE CAN’T GO BACK. NOW, THE CHALLENGE IS, WHAT WILL MY SON AND DAUGHTER’S CONNECTION BE TO CHINA?”

Jane Lu

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