If you know two things about the new movie “Crazy Rich Asians,” you probably know these: 1. It’s the first Hollywood studio film about an Asian-American character’s story in over 25 years and 2. It features luxurious fashion.

Balenciaga, Dolce & Gabbana, Céline — all of those designers are name-checked in the film adapted from the book of the same name. After all, the “Crazy Rich Asians” novel was written by Kevin Kwan, a man who described his relationship with fashion this way:

“As my mom always says, I wasn’t born to shop; I was conceived to shop,” Kwan said at the “Crazy Rich” Hollywood premiere Tuesday night. (The movie hits U.S. theaters on Aug 15.) “I was basically (my mom’s) bag carrier all around the boutiques of Europe and Asia” before going to Parsons School of Design and later producing magazine shoots, he said.

f you know two things about the new movie “Crazy Rich Asians,” you probably know these: 1. It’s the first Hollywood studio film about an Asian-American character’s story in over 25 years and 2. It features luxurious fashion.

Balenciaga, Dolce & Gabbana, Céline — all of those designers are name-checked in the film adapted from the book of the same name. After all, the “Crazy Rich Asians” novel was written by Kevin Kwan, a man who described his relationship with fashion this way:

“As my mom always says, I wasn’t born to shop; I was conceived to shop,” Kwan said at the “Crazy Rich” Hollywood premiere Tuesday night. (The movie hits U.S. theaters on Aug 15.) “I was basically (my mom’s) bag carrier all around the boutiques of Europe and Asia” before going to Parsons School of Design and later producing magazine shoots, he said.