14th Annual Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest Travel
The fashion of the Tibetan people

While weaving in and out of the crowds throughout Tibet, I noticed that Tibetan people had such a unique sense of style. I can only describe it as steamy punk mixed with street grunge. I don’t even know what that necessarily means, but I really really admired the way they dressed. I loved looking out for the Chinglish or “interesting placement/combination” of words printed on clothing too. I always thought, do they know what their shirt even says? Or do they just buy it because they think it’s cool that there’s English on it? Nonetheless, every Tibetan I saw who wore a ridiculously phrased piece of clothing was able to pull it off.

Photo Detail
Date Taken: 10.2016
Date Uploaded: 11.2016
Photo Location: Lhasa/Tibet, China
Camera: NIKON D5300
Copyright: © Christa Hoskins