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A Taiwanese couple becomes fashion icons by posing in clothes left at their laundromat
by /u/SnackSamurai | 99 comments | 2026-06-16T03:00:27+00:00 Central
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| /u/MrYaowa857 I'm feeling all the boots |
| /u/achaiahtak I now understand the definition of swagger |
| /u/Dabzilla_710_ Red Wing Mocs, very popular in Japan |
| /u/wahobely For good reason. Best boots I own! |
| /u/Dabzilla_710_ I prefer my Iron Rangers but I do own a nice pair of orange Mocs because of course |
| /u/Banned3rdTimesaCharm Who leaves shoes at a laundromat. I have doubts about the title |
| /u/Realistic_Film3218 It's Wantshow Laundromat in the city of Taichung in Taiwan. The owners' grandkid put them up to the "fashion show", the laundromat had been operational since 1951 and customers are constantly forgetting to pick up their clothes. The grandkid was a small time inta influencer, and he dressed up grandpa and grandma for some fun posts, and it turned into a runaway success. He ended up turning the store into a brand. Grandma died in 2023 at the age of 86. |
| /u/zth25 I guess the shoes are their own. The way they combine and pose with the clothes is no accident and shows they got a real fashion sense, and so are probably willing to spend serious money on fashionable (and matching) footwear. |
| /u/scunth You know that people own shoes right? |
| /u/Typhon13 Not just any shoes, multiple pairs of Red Wings moc toe boots... $$$$$ |
| /u/Budskytol Did you expect them to be just barefoot in the pictures? |
| /u/Decestor Hope mods ban this negative user |
| /u/Content-Fudge489 They actually look good and having fun! |
| /u/triple7freak1 https://giphy.com/gifs/BWySufD6KWQzC |
| /u/Jonthrei 10101010101010101010101010101010101010101010101010101010 1010101010101010101010101010 = 12,895,208,742,556,044,530,199,210 |
| /u/too_tired_for_this8 https://giphy.com/gifs/sBoaKTGdDMIO3gc4c3 |
| /u/TheWolphman For real. This is a couple that knows how to get the most out of life. |
| /u/LunieGloww_ Honestly, that's the coolest part. They turned something as ordinary as running a laundromat into a fun little adventure and ended up becoming style icons because of it. 😄 |
| /u/Brilliant_Quit4307 Honestly, this comment sounds like a bot because you're pretty much just repeating what the previous comment said by rephrasing it. |
| /u/liberty I need to learn how to take photographs, both as a photographer and a subject. These are excellent. Whenever I take a picture, even with the latest technology, it looks like an awkward family photo taken with a webcam from the early 2000s. |
| /u/Stompedyourhousewith the most boring angle to take at is eye level, since that's the angle everyone sees. get low or get high is a good starting point. more difficult, not every picture needs to be evenly lit showing all the detail. you can use shadows and contrast lighting to give the picture depth and "emotion" |
| /u/Republican-Snowflake This later part is super important. I would like to add in that, you don't even need the best lenses either, a lot of the budget friendly lens can add some really nice character, and in combo with the use of shadows and lighting, you can get some really amazing photos. Even on basic kit lenses, a lot of photos have done decent. Don't get me wrong about lenses, for certain things you do need really nice glass, like I would not trade my Sigma 100-400 for anything, but a bigger one with long reach. The quality of lens is much more noticeable there. Other wise look at a lot of the photographers these days, plenty of amazing photos that might not be the prettiest if you pixel peep, but the character and everything else is so good. The next best advice I can give is, that not every picture is going to be a winner. Not, every idea works, and that is okay. You just have to play with it, and take a ton of extra shots. Shooting raw, and then editing later is much better as well. You don't have to go super crazy editing like content creators will lead you to believe. With the right shots you can get by on very little editing, and still put out amazing pictures. Affinity is a great editor, and hell of a lot cheaper than photoshop. |
| /u/snek-jazz about 1/3 of this is using the camera, and all cameras are really good these days, even your phone unless you are in extreme conditions or need to zoom a lot. another 1/3 is lighting, they have may used artificial lighting in at least some of these the last 1/3 is editing, which can vary from automated enhancement like a phone will do (which can be good or bad depending on your taste) to spending hours in photoshop and/or lightroom |
| /u/sreyaNotfilc Just get started! You already know that you want to improve. Start by recreating these gems. They have great staging, framing, and natural posing. From there, you'll learn enough of the "tricks" to ask yourself "hmm... what else can I capture?". |
| /u/Subtlerranean It was actually their (at the time) 31 year old grandson who created the account for them, and took the pictures. He's a photographer. https://www.vogue.co.uk/fashion/article/wansho-laundry |
| /u/-asimpleboy 'Everything everywhere all at once' energy |
| /u/murunbuchstansangur https://giphy.com/gifs/WiCO2uZK05Klc1d28q |
| /u/Cayedence That is so wholesome, I love it ❤️ |
| /u/Ryoko_Kusanagi69 Every photo is a vogue photo shoot, used as the cover story and central 8 page article |
| /u/yudi1012 https://giphy.com/gifs/iMbT388nYZ5rfO3yqi |
| /u/TheLastPeanut_ Great pics too. I like the one where he's staring through the dryer window. The off-kilter one was pretty cool as well. |
| /u/840960 They even have matching shoes! |
| /u/Quirkyquark43 Yeah they look so cute! Couple goals for shire. |
| /u/Odd_Guide_4810 Their aesthetic is really nice too. https://giphy.com/gifs/l4q8cJzGdR9J8w3hS |
| /u/ulinglingkaba Unintentionally iconic |
| /u/PiperbeingPiper It all about creativity and style |
| /u/BrownSugarBare They have an eye for the looks! It's not just leftovers, they know what they're doing and do it well! |
| /u/Modeerf They have a stylist, who I assume is also the photographer |
| /u/SsssnekkkK Yep, their stylist is their grandson. The grandma passed away a couple of years ago. |
| /u/mrvten Couple of the Year! 🏆 |
| /u/Rasputin2point0 I wish I'm this cool when i grow older |
| /u/ChanandlerBonggggg I wish I'm this cool now |
| /u/bluemuppetman That's tough when you are a transponster... But I believe in you go for it! |
| /u/PrimPygmyPuff That's not even a word!! |
| /u/dancingbriefcase They were probably always this cool. |
| /u/F1T_13 Dripped way too hard, don't stand too close. |
| /u/Obvious-Lychee-3336 Love the joy in this |
| /u/Suitable_Ad6805 Gangster style 😎. They look lit 🔥 as. |
| /u/an_actual_potato Her fit in 4 fuckin rocks man |
| /u/tryanloveoneanother Nah, they have great fashion sense is the reason they're icons. There's so many people that could just put on whatever was left at a dry cleaners and look bad. These guys have the eye 😚🤌 |
| /u/zenki32 Article in Chinese says their daughter pretty much puts the outfits together. |
| /u/os_2342 Daughter has style, these outfits are great! |
| /u/ShrimpCrackers Son. Reef is male. And he studied fashion in the USA. |
| /u/ShrimpCrackers SON. Their son. He studied fashion in the USA and took these photos with his DSLR. I helped do original research on this story. |
| /u/tryanloveoneanother Oh awesome, I didn't read the article, thanks! |
| /u/Rustrobot Yeah I was gonna say. These are styled and considered looks. Regardless of where they got the garments. Their daughter has a great eye, if she isn't' already she could book work as a stylist. |
| /u/mr-ifuad Customer https://giphy.com/gifs/uFimtvDocz9N9xEp9i |
| /u/Lazearound10am This is old news from several years ago. The clothes they're wearing were left there for years, and the couple thought it wouldn't be right to just dispose of them, so they began to pose with them, in hope that the original owners could see their clothes and come back to claim them. |
| /u/mr-ifuad Thanks for informing |
| /u/zurvivl Hell, I'd put it in the agreement that they get to wear the clothes if they're left there for at least 3 months |
| /u/xdeskfuckit ... the laundromat agreement? You don't sound like someone who washes their clothes outside of the home |
| /u/PiccoloAwkward465 tfw I have to find a notary open on a Saturday night so I can sign the contract and wash the pants I shitted. |
| /u/The_RI_Swamp_Yankee I know a guy. You have to pay him in Fireball sleeves, tho. |
| /u/zurvivl Every transaction has an agreement, doesn't have to be explicit. When you buy food from a grocery store, they have policy and agreement you agree to by shopping there. |
| /u/xdeskfuckit YOU MUST SIGN ON THE DOTTED LINE TO PURCHASE APPLES |
| /u/yempee Giving off EEAAO vibes! ".... in another life, I would have really liked just doing laundry and taxes with you." |
| /u/YellowcolouredSnow Haha my thought exactly |
| /u/CuriOS_26 (This sentence became a meme in my bagel-loving family) |
| /u/SomethingWetAndMoist My all time favourite movie, it's so good. I've seen it like 6 times now and enjoyed it every time. |
| /u/voiping For the uninitiated: "Everything Everywhere All at Once" - 2022 film. Fantastic movie. |
| /u/iris_rivendell The lady reminds me a bit of Connie Tucker from Young Sheldon |
| /u/dee_007 My first thought too!!! |
| /u/lofatiger Is that his grandma? |
| /u/kevinlc1971 Love this cool ass couple. |
| /u/myfyp2 The wife passed away in 2023. |
| /u/Nate_chill So you're here just to rip the joy from people right when they feel it. |
| /u/Aggressive_Noise6426 Right! Like what a whiplash! |
| /u/MercuryBeach_ This just ruined my day 😞 |
| /u/Shagrrotten https://giphy.com/gifs/kE8cYhqz2hWn1CT2JG |
| /u/NoRelief63 https://giphy.com/gifs/hTgeSxaiyvYK4 |
| /u/rhiaazsb They're so cool. 😎 |
| /u/ninjasaid13 they opened a laundromat for the free clothes. |
| /u/GrandSyzygy Immaculate drip 💧 https://giphy.com/gifs/3q3QK6KyDVUBzih7hB |
| /u/rageclitoris I remember these guys going viral back in 2020, and mentioned in NYT back then. https://www.nytimes.com/2020/07/24/world/asia/taiwan-oc togenarian-couple-instagram-laundry.html Unfortunately the lady passed in 2023, so not sure why it is being karma farmed now, but as a couple they were definitely relationship goals material. |
| /u/INFJWafer Protect this couple at all costs. |
| /u/rfg22 I think they have their hats swapped in the last picture. |
| /u/Kodak4President Love them. What a fun couple |
| /u/SaturnSociety This is rather cool. |
| /u/LianaVibes Wholesome and iconic af |
| /u/PaddyMac831 I love their sense of humor! |
| /u/James-the-Bond-one They have a great sense of style! |
| /u/Icy_Parfait_4066 How funny! These are trend setters. They mixed and matched well. |
| /u/Shamrocksf23 Damn stylish. Awesome look. |
| /u/New-Key4537 Reminds me of that episode of Seinfeld lol |
| /u/ThoughtGuy79 This is cute stuff! What a way to have fun together. |
| /u/headphonehabit They are the coolest! |
| /u/Dogesneakers They left shoes too? |
| /u/Hot-Job-6281 Okay wtf, they actually are ridiculously photogenic? |
| /u/dtrin Grandpa's eyebrows are magnificent - this couple are cool cats! |