rise of asian models

it's been published in the new york times that the number of asian models gracing the runway this year has shot up by some crazy figure like 70%. undeniably, this is mostly due to the rapid sales hike in the asian market in recent years.  the image above is clipped from H&M.  the look isfresh, different, exotic.  i wonder how the change in faces will affect the style of the shows or perhaps, even in small ways, on the designs themselves.