Everybody needs a fan.
Turns out, the press agrees.
From concert stages to Pride marches, drag bars, and dance floors across the globe, FabulousMe’s fans keep showing up in the story. Here’s where Crack That Fan® culture has been covered — straight from the source.
In the press
43 articles
Zhoufam Opens FabulousMe® Fandom Charity Project With Operation Smile Vietnam
Zhoufam opens FabulousMe®’s first Fandom Charity Project slot with a 50-fan pilot supporting Operation Smile Vietnam, combining fandom design with direct-to-charity supporter donations.
Twenty Years in the Castro: Remembering Entour
A farewell to Entour after 20 years in San Francisco’s Castro, tracing Jeffrey Wang’s decade at the store and FabulousMe’s retail partnership beginning around 2022–2023 with BEEN THERE® San Francisco fans.
“Everybody Needs a Fan”: From Event Culture to Community Support
In 2026, FabulousMe worked with CLB Nhịp Sống Yêu Thương to distribute hand fans and drawstring bags through community activities, including at Bệnh viện Chợ Rẫy and programs serving children and older adults.
FabulousMe Fans at the SOMOS Exhibition in Tokyo: Where Calligraphy Meets Manga
At the SOMOS exhibition in Tokyo, calligraphy, manga and LGBTQ+ cultural exchange between Spain and Japan came together, with 200 double-sided FabulousMe fans carrying the exhibition’s visual identity into the physical space.
The Peacock Symbol in FabulousMe’s Brand Identity
The peacock remains a recurring symbol across FabulousMe designs, with its unfolding tail echoing the reveal of a folding fan and reinforcing themes of confidence, visibility and brand identity.
300 Fans, Two Brand Spaces: A FabulousMe Project in Cologne, 2022
A 2022 Cologne project produced about 300 double-sided fans for German DJ Chris Bekker, with one side dedicated to the artist and the other to FabulousMe; surviving photos show Bekker signing the finished fans.
Before the Merchandise, There Was a Crowd FabulousMe Never Forgot
FabulousMe's first encounter with Hải Đăng Doo's fandom at Rạch Miễu in 2025 centered on the crowd's contagious energy and shared emotion, later giving context to a merchandise project for another activity involving Hải Đăng Doo and his fan community.
From Event Giveaway to Fundraising Tool: FabulousMe's Story
FabulousMe event giveaways at Arizona Pride events evolved into stage props, audience gifts and fundraising tools for the Phoenix Pride scholarship fund.
Two Six-Hour Sets: Las Bibas and the CLUBLAND® Story
Las Bibas' relationship with CLUBLAND® included two extended six-hour San Francisco sets — an improvised debut after a last-minute opening-DJ issue and another during Pride 2023 — with years of fan collaborations and creative support between them.
When the Hyper Fan Leaves Singapore
Hyper fans have traveled beyond the Singapore event itself: attendees photograph and share them, carry them to overseas events including Tomorrowland, and use them as both a brand marker and a social object. Founder Adrian Tan describes the FabulousMe collaboration as a link to the wider Asian and international nightlife network.
One Fan, Many Roles at Hyper Singapore
For Singapore's Hyper, a FabulousMe fan is more than a VIP giveaway: it cools the room, carries the event's identity, and becomes part of the floor experience. Founder Adrian Tan also reflects on the durability, customization, and hands-on collaboration behind the partnership.
From Circuit Asia to White Party Bangkok: Las Bibas on Five Years of FabulousMe Fans
Las Bibas traces a relationship with FabulousMe that began at Circuit Asia in 2019 and continued through customized White Party Bangkok fans and roughly four or five collaborations. The Brazilian DJ describes the fan as both a performance object and a form of LGBTQ+ self-expression.
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From Pangina to FANGINA: The Story Behind FabulousMe's 2019 Fan Collab
In 2019, FabulousMe partnered with Thai drag artist Pangina Heals, starting with the “Fan It Like a Pro” video for Circuit Festival Asia before launching FANGINA — a hot-pink, UV-reactive fan built around Pangina's name and image.
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CLUBLAND® Brings a Brazilian Music Night to San Francisco
The 2022 event paired Brazilian DJs Allan Natal and Ana Paula and traces CLUBLAND®'s continuing ties with Brazilian dance-music artists.
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How One Mobile Retailer Brought FabulousMe to 60+ U.S. Festivals in Three Years
Florida-based Luna Sea Enchantments carried FabulousMe fans, parasols and accessories to more than 60 festivals through a traveling consignment model.
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Getaway: How FabulousMe's Partnership With Dear Straight People Began
The Singapore web series marked the start of a relationship between FabulousMe and Dear Straight People that continued into later regional projects.
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What a “Lifetime” Perk Costs After the Pandemic Ends: A Lesson From The Midway
A retrospective on FabulousMe's pandemic-era lifetime VIP arrangement with The Midway and the friction that followed after nightlife returned.
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The Backpack Full of Fans That Started It All, Aboard a 2018 Atlantis Cruise
Founder Lan Vu carried FabulousMe's earliest fans aboard an Atlantis cruise, where chance connections helped open early international partnerships.
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WERK × FabulousMe: How a Factory Mistake Created Two Collectible Fans
A wrong-size production run led FabulousMe to fund a replacement and left two versions of the first WERK collaboration in circulation.
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FabulousMe Sponsors 5,000 Fans for White Party Bangkok 2026
FabulousMe returned as an in-kind sponsor with 5,000 co-branded fans across two designs for the KEN LAND edition and a retail booth during the five-day New Year festival.
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From a Fan Shipment Stuck in the Pandemic to Three Seasons at gCircuit Song Kran
A canceled 2020 shipment eventually gave way to three consecutive Song Kran seasons and wider regional connections.
How FabulousMe Turned VIP Perks Into a Bridge Between Nightlife and Community
FabulousMe used part of its Midway VIP benefits to support nonprofit and community connections, including Queens of the Castro and Heart of Solidarity.
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CLUBLAND® Makes Its Dallas Debut With Brazilian DJ Allan Natal
CLUBLAND® moved from its San Francisco roots to a first Dallas date, marked by a limited BEEN THERE® fan.
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11,000 Envelopes and FabulousMe's First Logistics Disaster
The story of an early 11,000-unit branded-envelope bet that became a long-running lesson in small-brand logistics.
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From YouTube to GagaOOLala: “Home Par” and FabulousMe's Film Collaboration
FabulousMe sponsored Home Par while Lan Vu served as executive producer, with the project later reaching GagaOOLala and social audiences.
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The Parasol Saga, Part 2: From EDC Heat to 2 a.m. Parasol Sales
At Camp EDC in Las Vegas, FabulousMe's parasols sold out twice and continued selling at indoor after-parties long after the sun was gone.
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The Parasol Saga, Part 1: When FabulousMe Expanded Beyond the Hand Fan
This piece traces the brand's expansion from fans into high-fidelity earplugs and festival parasols.
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FabulousMe Designed Fans for Safe & Sound at San Francisco Pride 2019
FabulousMe designed and donated two fan styles for the child-abuse-prevention nonprofit's San Francisco Pride contingent.
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Lan Vu and the 2021 GaysOverCovid Controversy
A retrospective on Lan Vu's public clash with the anonymous @GaysOverCovid account, the $500 identification offer and the “Gays Over Lan Vu” response that followed.
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FabulousMe and the Shock Named Aftershock
A look back at the early Folsom Weekend bundle strategy that paired Aftershock tickets with FabulousMe products.
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CLUBLAND® Looks Back at DJ Zambianco's First U.S. Performance
Brazilian DJ Zambianco's first U.S. show came at CLUBLAND®'s Double Trouble night in San Francisco in 2022.
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FabulousMe and Its CRACK THAT FAN® Legacy at Palace Bar, Miami
The multi-year Palace Bar relationship shows how FabulousMe fans moved from retail merchandise into the venue's performance environment.
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BEEN THERE®: FabulousMe's Destination-Keepsake Fan Line, Born in Key West
A Key West test design grew into FabulousMe's trademarked destination-keepsake fan line.
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FabulousMe Creates a Custom Fan for American Dance-Music Artist Kristine W
Kristine W worked with FabulousMe on a fan integrated into her show's closing number and gifted to the audience.
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From Bangkok to Palm Springs: How 2019 Launched FabulousMe's International Journey
A nearly missed Bangkok trip and chance connections helped open FabulousMe's first partnerships outside the U.S.
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CLUBLAND® Was Born Mid-Pandemic From the Gay Community's Need to Reconnect
FabulousMe's socially distanced events with The Midway became the founding nights of CLUBLAND®.
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FabulousMe Looks Back on Designing Fans for AIDS Walk San Francisco
The feature traces FabulousMe's in-kind fan donations to AIDS Walk San Francisco since 2019.
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FabulousMe Founder Featured in APCOM's #PrideEveryday2026 Campaign
APCOM profiled founder Lan Vu on visibility, connection and the role of FabulousMe within queer community spaces.
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Vietnamese Brand Marks Six Years With Phoenix Pride's Commemorative Fan Tradition
Phoenix Pride's anniversary fan competition marked FabulousMe's sixth consecutive year producing commemorative fans for the organization.
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FabulousMe Marks Its Third Year at White Party Vietnam
Four hundred fans were distributed free at White Party Vietnam 2026, marking three straight years of FabulousMe participation.
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FabulousMe Partners With ISLC 2026, Hosted by Operation Smile in Bangkok
FabulousMe supplied 500 custom BEEN THERE® fans for a Bangkok conference bringing together young delegates from 37 countries.
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The Journey of “Crack That Fan,” From Queer Spaces to the Mainstream Stage
A feature on the hand-fan crack moving from queer performance spaces into mainstream Vietnamese concert culture.
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When the Hand Fan Takes the Stage in Vietnamese Fandom
A national culture feature on hand fans becoming a synchronized visual and sound element at Vietnamese concerts.
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