Category Archives: Chilling

Chillin’ Installment 三, South Xintiandi

Posted on December 3, 2011 by

My original post on Chinese people “chillin’” was on May 29th when it just started getting hot and humid out, compelling Chinese people to find inventive places to sit and take a load off to avoid overheating… In my second … Continue reading →

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Posted in Chilling, Chinese People, Conspicuous Leisure, Just for Fun, Resourceful, Xin Tian Di | Tagged , , , , | 4 Comments

Shanghai’s Hutongs, South Bund

Posted on September 27, 2011 by

A month ago I was looking at “Places” in iPhoto and I realized that in my journey to document Shanghai’s sartorial culture I had neglected an entire section of the city… Granted, it was the South Bund that barely anyone … Continue reading →

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Posted in Best Dressed Generation, Chilling, Chinese People, Clash, Cultural Imperialists, Gen X, Just for Fun, South Bund, Stylish | Tagged , , , , , | 3 Comments

Androgyny, Shanghai

Posted on August 29, 2011 by

I’ve been wanting and meaning to do a post about sartorial androgyny for forever… But I never had the right pictures to correctly portray the manifestation of this sartorial trend in China, which seems to be more inherent here than … Continue reading →

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Posted in Androgynous, Chilling, Chinese People, Context, Fashion History, Historical, Homogenizing Forms, Interpretive, Jing An District, Just for Fun, Masculine vs. Feminine, Uniforms, Xu Hui District | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 14 Comments

Post 101: Chillin’

Posted on July 5, 2011 by

“Chillin’” is much more than simply relaxing… In China, this categorical trend refers to the mindset of the Chinese, where people treat public space as if it were private space. This mindset is in turn reflected in a number of … Continue reading →

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Posted in Active, Bare Belly, Bund, Chilling, Chinese People, Conspicuous Leisure, Pajamas | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 1 Comment

CPHNS’s 100th Post!! : Shanghai’s Top 5 Sartorial Trends

Posted on July 5, 2011 by

Happy 4th of July everyone!! And apologies for not posting for over a week, but I’ve been moving and my internet has been down; furthermore, I’ve been delaying this post a bit because it’s chinesepeoplehavenostyle’s 100th post, so it had … Continue reading →

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Posted in Bags, Bare Belly, Burberry, Chilling, Chinese People, Conspicuous Consumption, Conspicuous Leisure, Context, Cultural Imperialists, Democratization, Domestic Development, Hair, Hats, Historical, Homogenizing Forms, Imitation, Literal, Literal, Louis Vuitton, Modernity, Pajamas, Peripheral Monogrammed Goods, Primitive Consumption, Rain and Snow, Resourceful, Style, Stylish | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 2 Comments

Polka Dot Panties, Xin Tian Di

Posted on June 17, 2011 by

So it’s either been raining or 99% humidity every day for the past two weeks in Shanghai, and it’s showing no signs of letting up any time soon. So the locals are going to pretty drastic measures to keep dry … Continue reading →

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Posted in Bare Belly, Chilling, Chinese People, Just for Fun, Pajamas, Rain and Snow, Xin Tian Di | Tagged , , , , , , , , , | 6 Comments

CHILLIN’, Shanghai

Posted on May 29, 2011 by

On this beautiful Sunday in Shanghai, I bring you a special compilation of one of Chinese peoples’ favorite collective pastimes: chillin’. Chinese people will chill ANYWHERE, and what better way to spend a lazy Sunday than loitering and people watching … Continue reading →

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