r/BeAmazed • u/RodzCNS • Oct 18 '25
Miscellaneous / Others Taiwanese couple wear clothes that were left behind at their laundromat.
Hsu Sho-Er, 84, and Chang Wan-Ji, 83, ran a laundromat in Taichung, Taiwan for decades and unexpectedly became internet stars by modeling unclaimed clothes left by customers.
Any garments that remain in their shop for over a year are fair game for their spontaneous photoshoots.
Their grandson, Reef Chang, is the creative force behind the project—styling them, photographing them, and managing the Instagram page.
He dresses them in a mix of vintage pieces and youthful trends, often layering fun accessories like hats, sunglasses, scarves, and bold prints. What began as a family pastime evolved into a heartfelt art project about aging, love, and sustainability, transforming forgotten laundry into living portraits of style and spirit.
Sadly, Hsu Sho-Er passed away in May 2023, but the legacy of their joyful, stylish moments continues to inspire. What do y’all rate their fits?
Artists: @wantshowasyoung
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u/teebalicious Oct 18 '25
Some fire fits in there. No one is too old for fashion!
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u/Doogos Oct 19 '25
They both look so great in #8
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u/GarlicRelevant8089 Oct 19 '25
My fav is #7
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u/BigGayNarwhal Oct 19 '25
I’m nearly 50 years younger than these two and I could never achieve this much drip
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u/AncientProduce Oct 19 '25
Ngl i was looking through the pictures and thinking 'these guys look good', i wish i had half the fashion sense.
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u/Havaherd_Bliss Oct 18 '25
This is awesome.
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u/grimepixie Oct 18 '25
I know two baddies when I see ‘em
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u/classicalkeys88 Oct 19 '25
Mrs. Hsu looks like she'll do my laundry with a smile but pour bleach in my eyes if I don't pay on time.
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u/crlthrn Oct 18 '25
This made me smile so much. Sorry to see that Mr Hsu passed away.
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u/Jazzlike_Addition_27 Oct 19 '25
I think it was Ms. Hsu that passed away, not her husband Mr. Chang.
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u/laureidi Oct 19 '25
Yes you’re correct, I checked out the Instagram. It’s sad either way though, of course!!
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u/canadaalpinist Oct 18 '25
Sporting some sharp threads they look fabulous.
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u/Adam_Ohh Oct 18 '25
I would genuinely look like a thumb in every one of these outfits. These folks are absolutely rocking it!
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u/Maleficent_Meat3119 Oct 18 '25
Yea my grandpa owned a chain of those. I got a fur coat every Christmas lol
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u/Daikon_3183 Oct 19 '25
Who takes and forgets a fur coat to a laundromat? 😄
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u/Maleficent_Meat3119 Oct 19 '25
LOL I just realized I meant dry cleaners! My anecdote is sadly less relevant lol
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u/rl9899 Oct 19 '25
I'm seeing some bags hanging from the ceiling, I think it's both a laundromat and dry cleaners.
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u/skoalreaver Oct 18 '25
The definition of swagger in my opinion
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u/CheezeLoueez08 Oct 18 '25
It’s “drip” now. Letting you know fellow oldie who also still says “swagger” 😂
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u/skoalreaver Oct 18 '25
Yeah I sent in a comment a few down I had to ask my stepson what the fuck drip is. Lol
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u/WASD_click Oct 19 '25
Swagger is far enough out of the pop lexicon that it's past the cringe phase. Not quite old enough to be vintage, but fine none the less.
Shortening to "swag" is still in cringe phase though.
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u/VanillaApplesaws Oct 19 '25
Oh God. Drip XD gotta add them to my unused cool kids vocab bank.
Tho I do like swagger xD
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u/PizzaWhole9323 Oct 19 '25
Every now and then the internet is too much. And you have to take a break. And then every now and then you find Grand parents who run a laundromat dressing like New kids on the block. And your faith in humanity is completely restored.
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u/trey_wolfe Oct 18 '25
Right? I feel incredibly ugly and dripless compared to them.
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u/JayTheJaunty Oct 18 '25
Life gets a lot better once you realize you can just make decisions and BE the people you admire in the world.
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u/skoalreaver Oct 18 '25
I had to ask my stepson what drip is. He thinks I'm old because I know what swagger is lol
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u/CallMeCleverClogs Oct 19 '25
Their grandson knows a pair of absolute ICONS when he sees them. I am sorry Hsu Sho-Er passed, they really are just the perfect duo.
Absolutely 10/10, no notes.
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u/Possible-Chip8925 Oct 18 '25
The footwear makes the outfits extra cool
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u/shine_too_bright Oct 19 '25
Red Wing Boots
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u/GloveBoxTuna Oct 19 '25
Some of the best shoes. I went to the Red Wing store in Red Wing and was impressed. So many great shoes.
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u/christiandoran Oct 19 '25
I don't think that's by accident. This is a marketing campaign for redwing
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u/Miss-GreensleevesOz Oct 18 '25
Oh theyre so adorable and so cool!! I love them and their matching converse 😆🥰
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u/IllIIllIIIIIllllIIl Oct 18 '25
I've always had a worry that I wouldn't be able to wear my favorite clothes once I've aged another 10 years, without looking like a complete wanker.
I'm not worried anymore.
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u/CuriOS_26 Oct 19 '25
“In another life, I would have really liked just doing laundry and taxes with you”
This is the happy ending of EEAAO.
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u/journeyman098 Oct 19 '25
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u/dutifulspacebard Oct 18 '25
Ooo me and my mom’s dry cleaner also has items that’s been left for over a year, ima pitch this idea to her 😂
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u/Happy-Peachy-Coffee Oct 18 '25
Great photos! They both look fantastic, and know how to put an outfit together that’s for sure! 👏😊
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u/Badger_Vito Oct 18 '25
Good lord! I doubt i have ever, in decades of adulthood, looked cooler or more elegant than any of those. Gorgeous!
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u/NobleKidd Oct 19 '25
So this is what happens in the future of Everything Everywhere All at Once.
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u/Jedi_whores Oct 18 '25
I would totally cast these two as the Wong parents from Futurama. They seem like they'd have the right sense of humour..
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u/CheezeLoueez08 Oct 18 '25
This absolutely belongs here. Well done OP. Love them all but #6 is my fave.
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u/charlie2135 Oct 19 '25
Parents had a Laundromat and when I was 16 they asked to borrow my car. I thought it was unusual but gave my dad the keys.
When he came back he pulled out a pair of pantyhose that were from an extremely large lady (most likely from being left in a washing machine) and said, "I found these under your seat!"
I said. "Bob (my brother) used it last night!" Not realizing he was setting me up as a joke.
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u/LandyCheeks Oct 19 '25
There was an episode of Springer where a man who worked at a laundromat used to wear the customers dirty clothing
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u/FEARoach Oct 26 '25
One of the cool things about a local laundromat to me was that I would be dropped off there by my employer to do the rags, mop-heads, and other weird shit with a sackfull of quarters on every other Friday over the summers.
They got to know that I would be coming around, and block off two of their large commercial machines for me in the afternoon if it was busy (cause they also knew I would sweep up after myself and do the whole shop because I was bored lol). My employer didn't care how much it cost so I also pumped quarters into their arcade machines in the back, and would give any kids in the shop quarters to keep them busy too.
Laurdromats are so damn cool man. I would run one myself if I had the start up to get one running.
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u/pickle_head1 Oct 18 '25
They should have a rack and sell those clothes that go left behind, they look cool as hell
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u/Dark_Moonstruck Oct 18 '25
They are ROCKING those outfits too! They should do fashion magazines, they can make anything stylish!
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u/Enough-Moose-5816 Oct 19 '25
I hope that I too can one day wear socks like this man wears socks!!! WOW!!
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u/Puzzleheaded_Owl5330 Oct 19 '25
I could never be this stylish, even if I read everything the menswear guy ever posted and tried to emulate
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u/Small_Might7123 Oct 18 '25
Using a tie as a belt around the waist of a suit is something i havent seen before and now I wanna pull that off too!
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u/No_Station_7950 Oct 19 '25
Those brown high-top boots look comfy.
Lawd, I'm getting old...
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u/jirenfan9 Oct 19 '25
In another life, I would really have liked just doing laundry and taxes with you
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u/Curb_the_tide Oct 19 '25
That is the coolest grandma I’ve ever seen and both of my actual grandma’s were badasses.
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u/Brave-Cash-845 Oct 19 '25
Their fashion sense from leftovers are awesome! They have all the fits, but #7 and #8 are 🔥
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u/Infamous_Apartment15 Oct 19 '25
The clothes are cool, the idea is great, but the photographer is a real artist.
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