Speaking & Media Mentions
Tommy Tse actively shares his research and perspectives through public lectures, media interviews, and digital platforms. His talks and media features engage diverse audiences across academia, industry, and the broader public, translating complex ideas about fashion, media, and cultural politics into accessible discussions.
These engagements reflect his commitment to public scholarship — connecting global conversations on creativity, identity, and power across the Global South, East Asia, and beyond.
Select Speaking Engagements
China Africa Fashion Power — The Hidden Hierarchy of Counterfeit Fashion (2025) Watch →
HKU FOSS Faculty of Social Sciences — GCSRH Seminar - China Fashion Power (2023) Watch →
Responsible Fashion Series Antwerp — Rediscovering memories and emotional functions of fashion in the “affective” turn (2022) Watch →
Central Saint Martins — From Shanzhai chic to Gangnam Style (2018) Watch →
University of Hong Kong — Masculinity In Fashion (2017) Watch →
Hong Kong Enquirer — Digital Natives in the Wild (2017) Watch →
Hong Kong Enquirer — Melancholic Melody: Cantopop Remains in a Mist (2016) Watch →
HKU Sociology — Tommy Tse's Fascination with Fashion (2016) Watch →
HKU Sociology — Tommy Tse on Sociology & Popular Culture (2016) Watch →
MO° — “Kleding weggooien verboden? Dan verbranden de tweedehandsinzamelaars ze zelf.” (2025)
Business of Fashion (BoF) — “China’s New Generation of Fashion Media Powerbrokers.” (2021)
University of Amsterdam — “Clothes make the man: The relationship between China and Africa on the basis of fashion.” (2022)
MO° — “Kleding weggooien verboden? Dan verbranden de tweedehandsinzamelaars ze zelf.” (2025)
Select Media Mentions
MO° — “Kleding weggooien verboden? Dan verbranden de tweedehandsinzamelaars ze zelf.” (2025) Read →
University of Amsterdam — “Clothes make the man: The relationship between China and Africa on the basis of fashion.” (2022) Read →
Business of Fashion (BoF) — “China’s New Generation of Fashion Media Powerbrokers.” (2021) Read →
Mingpao News (明報) — 〈未來城市：社會學者看 MIRROR、ERROR 兩台發展又係咩料〉 (2021) Read →
Mel Magazine — “The Media Obsession with China’s Crackdown on ‘Sissy Men’ Was the Whole Point.” (2021) Read →
CNN Style — “Kacey Musgraves Faces Criticism for Cultural Appropriation after Wearing a Vietnamese Dress.” (2019) Read →
CNN Style — “Rihanna’s Harper’s Bazaar China cover sparks questions of cultural appropriation.” (2019) Read →
Business of Fashion (BoF) — “How Hong Kong’s Protest Uniform Changed a Market.” (2019) Read →
South China Morning Post (SCMP) — “What the ‘Death by Text’ of an Asian-American College Student and Sulli’s K-pop Tragedy Say about Toxic Social Media.” (2019) Read →
Business of Fashion (BoF) — “Global Currents: Why Luxury Is Banking on Tomboy Influencers.” (2019) Read →
Business of Fashion (BoF) — “Cashing In on Asia’s Red Carpet Economy.” (2018) Read →
The Hollywood Reporter — “#MeToo Has Reached China, but Will It Have an Impact?” (2018)
South China Morning Post (SCMP) — “The First Lady Effect on Fashion: How Their Choices of Outfit Can Transform a Label’s Fortunes.” (2018) Read →
HKU Bulletin — “Celebrity Culture in the Modern Age.” (2018) Read →
UN ESBN Youth & Women Entrepreneurship Taskforce — Collaboration on Young Entrepreneurs / HKU Common Core Research and Innovation. (2018) Read →
South China Morning Post (SCMP) — “From Hong Kong Hit Bride Wannabes to the Kardashians and Love Island: What Is Our Fascination with Reality TV?” (2017) Read →
South China Morning Post (SCMP) — “Why Start-ups Thrive Behind China’s Great Firewall More Than in Hong Kong, Its Freest City — and How to Change That.” (2017) Read →
South China Morning Post (SCMP) — “China’s Mania for Live Streaming Reaps Big Rewards for Online Celebrities.” (2016) Read →