Opening Ceremony has been doing some soul searching. Last season was a celebration of queerness and the LGBTQIA community drawn in part from cofounder Humberto Leon’s own journey. This season, Leon and Carol Lim are exploring the Asian identity. Their lookbook stars a diaspora of Asian icons: composer Ryuichi Sakamoto, designer Anna Sui, actress Greta Lee, writer Jenny Han, chef Angela Dimayuga, playwright David Henry Hwang, artist Chella Man, man-about-town Waris Ahluwalia, and more. As Leon tells it, this is a community of creatives that inspires and has inspired team OC for years—and it’s not just notables. Leon’s mother, Wendy, makes a star turn, as does Cynthia Leung, the fashion publicist who introduced Lim to Leon at UC Berkeley.

The clothes are some of OC’s best of late. There’s a paring down of logos and superfluous flash and a revival of the things OC does best: eclectic, happy everyday wear with some heart. The heart is literal in a sweet print that appears on puffers and tops, but is still felt in a range of shimmery, sequin skirts and silk dresses inspired by Hong Kong actresses Anita Mui and Leslie Cheung. Leon watched Mui and Cheung on-screen growing up and translated their effusive, daring style into smart, joyous clothing that epitomizes the OC way of life. He named the actresses’ 1984 duet “缘分” (“Fate”) as a favorite track. Apt, fate was smiling on OC this season.

Rather than stage a big presentation to mark this coming together of Asian talent, Leon and Lim instead did what they do best: They threw a party—or rather, three parties. Under the title “Pig Out,” the pair hosted a tripartite Chinese New Year celebration, bringing together three New York City nights under one roof at Hotel 50 Bowery: Bubble_T, Gush, and Glam. There were snacks from H Mart, Tsingtao beer, and a lot of dancing—that is, if you managed to make it from party to party via the crowded elevators. At the event, donations could be made to MOCA and Apex for Youth, both of which do outreach to preserve New York’s Chinatown. What other brand could execute such a multi-platform experience, collection, casting, and a coming together of community, and make it, you know, fun?