Category Archives: Hats

“Super” Future, South Shanghai

Posted on June 21, 2012 by

Today I went to the far, far southern edges of Shanghai where cabs are a different color and make and large tech companies have set up huge complexes that manufacture tomorrow’s technologies… But the future of China is not so … Continue reading →

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Ethnic Minority Hats, Shanghai

Posted on May 8, 2012 by

The other day I took a designer friend to lunch at a Xin Jiang restaurant in Shanghai called Xibo. Previously I’d only been there at night for dinner, and never noticed the decor on the wall near the entrance: The … Continue reading →

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Posted in Color, Cultural Heritage, Diversity, Domestic Development, Ethnic Minorities, Hats, Minorities, Xu Hui District | Tagged , , , , , , | 2 Comments

Shanghai Sunbrella Hats, the Bund

Posted on April 27, 2012 by

Sunbrellas are common on the Mainland, but I was ecstatic to find this guy wearing a sunbrella HAT! I’ve seen sunbrella hats in Hong Kong before, but this was the first time I spotted them in Shanghai so I pulled … Continue reading →

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Pretty Fly for a Little Guy, French Concession

Posted on April 10, 2012 by

Shanghai Fashion Week FW12 starts April 11th, which is technically tomorrow!! That means it’s time for another week of a few great shows and a lot of mediocre ones, but the true show is outside the tents… However, I’ve never … Continue reading →

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Posted in Children, Chinese People, Hats, Just for Fun, Kids, Literal, Shanghai Fashion Week, Xu Hui District | Tagged , , , , | 1 Comment

A Photo Apology, from New York

Posted on February 28, 2012 by

Dearest CPHNS Readers, I’m very sorry I’ve been M.I.A. for the past couple of weeks… I haven’t been posting because I’ve been in New York and consequently don’t have access to most of my photos, but I did manage to … Continue reading →

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Style Icon: Urban Tibetan, Shanghai

Posted on January 29, 2012 by

Meet Tibetan author and the first “China Style Icon” on CPHNS, Wang Lili: I first met this nutty but loveable lady outside of last season’s Shanghai Fashion Week closing party, and we ended up sitting together at Zhang Chi‘s fashion … Continue reading →

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Posted in Artistic, Bags, Best Dressed Generation, Diversity, DIY, Fashion Shows, Gen Y, Hats, Huai Hai Road, Jeans, Minorities, SS12, Style Icon, Stylish, Zhang Chi | Tagged , , , , , , , | 5 Comments

12 Day Countdown to Christmas, Day 5 – Higher and Higher

Posted on December 17, 2011 by

It’s the 5th day of our countdown and also December 17th, which means today I fly back to the US to spend Christmas with the family!! (hence the title “Higher and Higher”) To coordinate with this idea of flying home … Continue reading →

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The Tibetan Minority, South Bund

Posted on December 11, 2011 by

While Christmas shopping for my friends and family back home in the good ol’ USA, I had the pleasure of running into a Tibetan woman hawking her wares… …Although her clothes weren’t the same as the illustration above, it is … Continue reading →

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Posted in Best Dressed Generation, Chinese People, Color, Cultural Heritage, Diversity, Ethnic Minorities, Festive, Gen Y, Hats, Just for Fun, Minorities, South Bund | Tagged , , , , , | 5 Comments

Androgyny Part 二 + Happy Friday!, Xin Tian Di

Posted on September 9, 2011 by

Wow this week went by fast… But that’s fine by me because it’s already Friday! So to wish everyone a happy Friday, here is the most cheerfully dressed old man I’ve ever seen in China: It’s a pretty gay outfit … Continue reading →

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Posted in Androgynous, Artistic, Best Dressed Generation, Chinese People, Clash, Color, Gen X, Hats, Masculine vs. Feminine, Masculine vs. Feminine, Murse, Murse Project, Sun and Shine, Xin Tian Di | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , | 11 Comments

Sunbrellas Part 三, Hong Kong

Posted on August 27, 2011 by

Over the past 10 months, I’ve learned how to make very quick decisions about Chinese peoples’ outfits and whether or not the picture is worth the 2 MB of memory on my computer… But if I take too long debating … Continue reading →

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