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Meet Granny Sunshine, China’s 71-Year-Old Fashion Model

"Meet Granny Sunshine, China’s 71-Year-Old Fashion Model,” by Isabelle Niu, is a July 2019 VC Official Selection.

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Meet Granny Sunshine, China’s 71-Year-Old Fashion Model

"Meet Granny Sunshine, China’s 71-Year-Old Fashion Model"
July 2019 VC Official Selection

Isabelle Niu


Logline: Granny Sunshine (real name: Yang Guang (Chinese: 杨光; pinyin: Yáng Guāng)) is 71 and still working...as a fashion model. She is redefining aging in China where the wealthiest and oldest cities have a new booming “silver economy”. Quartz News travels to Shanghai to explore what happens when one of the largest workforces in the world gets old.

Publisher: Quartz

Genre: China, Fashion

Location Screened: New York


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