Pictured above: Erica Zhang, Art Director; Priya Krishna, Writer; Ryuichi Sakamoto, Musician & Composer; Kyunghee Jwa (Kyo), Visual Artist &Designer

PHOTOGRAPHY BY SEBASTIAN KIM

The freckles on the face of model Li Jingwen, visible on this digital ad for Zara, started a conversation on Chinese social media that had 500 million views.

“We have to be prepared to have hard conversations with brands and ask: Why wouldn't they want to be diverse or inclusive in 2019?”