Images from the Chinatown Pretty project by the photographer Andria Lo and the writer Valerie Luu. (Andria Lo/Chinatown Pretty)

For some fashion inspiration, behold an unlikely hub of sartorial swag in California: the elderly community of San Francisco’s Chinatown.

There, senior citizens wear garish floral prints set against plaid, bejeweled baseball caps, a necktie-plus-bow-tie combo over a multicolored polo, and candy pink socks that read “My Favorite Salad is Wine.”

The fashion mavericks of Chinatown are the subject of a project called Chinatown Pretty started a few years ago by the photographer Andria Lo and the writer Valerie Luu.

Their photos and biographical snippets have fed a popular Instagram feed and blog, and now an exhibition in the Katz Snyder Gallery at the Jewish Community Center of San Francisco. It runs through June.

Asked to describe the seniors’ style, Lo, 36, said it’s hard to pinpoint. She talked about the audacious blend of styles, decades, and colors, plus plenty of layers and sun protection.

“A lot of pieces they’ve retained for decades,” Lo said, “so it’s basically vintage, but for them it’s just their clothes, mixed with this practical, utilitarian take on getting dressed in the morning.”

Chinatown Pretty’s subjects have commonly made their own clothes, a skill many picked up decades ago while working in San Francisco’s apparel industry.

“They have clothing they made from scraps from factories,” Lo said. “And they still wear them.”

The result, she said, is often accidentally “on trend.” Among the fans of Chinatown Pretty have been young fashion enthusiasts and style publications.

Lo shared a series of photos from the project with the California Sun.

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Shi Ping Tay, 81, wore multiple different prints. (Andria Lo/Chinatown Pretty)

Julie Fong wore a pink corduroy shirt. “It’s warm and its bright — good for seniors,” she told Chinatown Pretty. (Andria Lo/Chinatown Pretty)

Buck Chew, 94, has a collection of 40 ties. (Andria Lo/Chinatown Pretty)

Wang Mei Ha, 70, wore a handmade bucket hat. (Andria Lo/Chinatown Pretty)

Chuck Lee, 83, in a San Francisco 49ers beanie. (Andria Lo/Chinatown Pretty)