Jun 8, 2026 · 21 min · 11 segments
In this episode, we sit down with Yusan Lin, founder and CEO of Mirror Mirror AI, to explore how AI is rewriting fashion. She shares how Mirror Mirror AI helps real people license their likeness for…
Yusan LinGuestYuiHost
I'm gonna take a step back to talk about, like, what AI means in terms of for our fashion industry, from my opinion, because there has been a lot of reluctance, especially coming from North America and Europe.
Yeah.
They think this is a threat to the artistry and creativity, and also just fundamentally craftsmanship.
Um, but we're not seeing that in Asia, and I spent a lot of time thinking about why there is such kind of pushback and, historically, what has happened before that h- we can draw similarity from.
Mm.
Mm.
Okay.
Legit, yeah.
And the industry was having pushback, they were having protests, to a point where photographers actually needed to pretend their photographys look like paintings so they can blend in.
It actually needs more and more, and painters couldn't keep up anymore, so they finally cave.
They were like, "If I don't do it, other publisher will do it, and they can create way more magazine or way more imagery than we do," so they started adopting photography.
People are feeling like, "What does it mean for the craftsmanship I've been doing for a long time being replaced?" But if you don't use it, other brands will.
I'm gonna take a step back to talk about, like, what AI means in terms of for our fashion industry, from my opinion, because there has been a lot of reluctance, especially coming from North America and Europe.
Yeah.
They think this is a threat to the artistry and creativity, and also just fundamentally craftsmanship.
Um, but we're not seeing that in Asia, and I spent a lot of time thinking about why there is such kind of pushback and, historically, what has happened before that h- we can draw similarity from.
Mm.
Mm.
Okay.
Legit, yeah.
And the industry was having pushback, they were having protests, to a point where photographers actually needed to pretend their photographys look like paintings so they can blend in.
It actually needs more and more, and painters couldn't keep up anymore, so they finally cave.
They were like, "If I don't do it, other publisher will do it, and they can create way more magazine or way more imagery than we do," so they started adopting photography.
People are feeling like, "What does it mean for the craftsmanship I've been doing for a long time being replaced?" But if you don't use it, other brands will.
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