Category Archives: Historical

Gettin’ Your Hair Did (Men’s Version), French Concession and Hong Kong

Posted on January 21, 2012 by

Last year as Chinese New Year approached, I noticed a lot of Chinese women Gettin’ Their Hair Did. In what ended up being one of CPHNS’s most popular posts last year, I captured some priceless shots of women with large, … Continue reading →

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Posted in Androgynous, Best Dressed Generation, Children, Chinese People, Cultural Heritage, Ethnic Minorities, Gen Y, Gen Z, Hair, Historical, Hong Kong, Masculine vs. Feminine, Patriotic, Xu Hui District | 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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Posted in 12 Day Countdown to Christmas, Best Dressed Generation, Chinese People, Cultural Heritage, Domestic Development, Gen X, Hats, Historical, Just for Fun, Xu Hui District | Tagged , , , , , | 1 Comment

The Beach, Jin Shan

Posted on December 2, 2011 by

It’s DECEMBER already………. Wait, what?! Where did 2011 go? Even though it’s almost impossible to believe, the chilly weather is reassurance enough that it is definitely time to break out the winter wardrobe (if you haven’t done so already) OR … Continue reading →

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Fashion Week Part III: Decoster Concept Closing Show

Posted on October 28, 2011 by

So first generation Chinese brand Decoster made Chinese Fashion History yesterday night by not only staging their first fashion show in their 11 year history but also by launching their new “Decoster Concept” label, which is meant to be even … Continue reading →

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Posted in Androgynous, Chinese Designers, Decoster, Decoster Concept, Domestic Development, Exception de MixMind, Fuxing Park, Historical, Ma Ke, Model, Shanghai Fashion Week, Shanghai Fashion Week, Spring/Summer 2012, SS12 | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 4 Comments

Off to Beijing

Posted on September 17, 2011 by

I’m off to Beijing today to meet with Creative Artists Agency and Vega Wang for my agency China Fashion Collective and hopefully also Hong Huang, Mao Suit, and Xander Zhou if they are all back from their respective trips. So this … Continue reading →

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Posted in Beijing, Chinese Designers, Cultural Heritage, Historical, Just for Fun, Shoes, Vega Wang, Xander Zhou | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , | 2 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 103: Hair and Hats

Posted on July 8, 2011 by

I always found street pajamas fascinating, but it took me a while to appreciate Chinese hair and hat culture… But after seeing this particular lady, I really started to notice and appreciate interesting and funny things on peoples’ heads. I … Continue reading →

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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

Chinese Fashion History Update!!

Posted on June 19, 2011 by

I’m very excited to announce the addition of one of the most interesting periods in Chinese Fashion History, the founding of the People’s Republic of China… Check out the fourth installment to see what Chinese people wore from 1949-1960.

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In Da Hood, Xintiandi

Posted on June 6, 2011 by

Remember this guy from the CHILLIN’ post a few posts back? Well, that picture was actually taken in my neighborhood, and inspired me to do a post on some of my favorite characters from da hood. First up is this … Continue reading →

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