Lam Xie, best known as OG Ma, is a Chinese-American fashion enthusiast and businesswoman. Being described as the "mother of streetwear", she is best known for running the Unique Hype Collection store, which sells streetwear apparel in Chinatown, Manhattan. [1] [2]
Xie grew up in China. From Shenzen, China, she moved to New York City in 1992 with her two sons to reunite with their families and worked as a babysitter. She received a business degree in the United States. [1]
Xie began the business when her son Peter started collecting and selling Supreme clothing, and opened a shop in 2006. [3] Their shop was profiled in the New Yorker in 2013, [4] and is often visited by celebrities. [5]