My Unexpected Love Affair with Chinese Fashion Finds Okay, confession time. I used to be that person. You know the one—rolling their eyes at the mention of “made in China,” picturing flimsy plastic and questionable ethics. My wardrobe was a carefully curated shrine to European heritage brands and the occasional sustainable LA label. Then, last winter, a single, desperate search for a specific, discontinued style of wide-leg corduroy trousers changed everything. I couldn’t find them anywhere. Not on Depop, not on Vestiaire Collective, not even in the dusty back corners of vintage stores in Berlin. In a moment of late-night, slightly-wine-fueled frustration, I typed the description into AliExpress. And there…