Tag Archives: Chinese Designers

Updates Updates Updates!! + Fashion Show Videos

Posted on October 6, 2011 by

So many updates! Most importantly I’ve made it easier to browse Chinese Fashion History and Chinese Fashion News by splitting them into categories. Simply scroll over the tabs with your mouse and you’ll get a dropdown breaking down the category … Continue reading →

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A Tribute to My Motherland, America (from China)

Posted on September 11, 2011 by

Tonight in Shanghai it was Vogue China’s Fashion’s Night Out, and even though I was physically there, I had America on my mind. I saw this mother & daughter coming down the escalator at Infinity Plaza where the pre-event took … Continue reading →

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Posted in Chinese Designers, Chinese People, Comrades, One by One, Patriotic, S2VS, Sartorial Solidarity | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 3 Comments

Not Mainlanders (but kinda), Hong Kong

Posted on August 15, 2011 by

My trip to Hong Kong was short but enlightening and inspiring. They certainly have their own sense of style in Hong Kong, but I don’t think it’s as drastically different as most people make it out to be… It seems … Continue reading →

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Posted in Back, Bags, Burberry, Chinese Designers, Chinese People, Clash, Conspicuous, Conspicuous Consumption, Context, Counterfeits, Cultural Imperialists, Domestic Development, Homogenizing Forms, Hong Kong, Joseph Li, Kids, Louis Vuitton, Old, Peripheral Monogrammed Goods, Ruxury, Stratification, Stylish | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 9 Comments

Practical Patchwork II, Shanghai

Posted on July 21, 2011 by

Remember the post Practical Patchwork? I loved those pictures so much that I made sure they didn’t keep getting pushed further and further back into the archives by creating the Best of the Best page to be a permanent home … Continue reading →

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Posted in Artistic, Chinese Designers, Chinese People, Ma Ke, Patchwork, Style, Stylish, Uma Wang | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , | 1 Comment

Blogger Spotlight: Shanghai Style File

Posted on July 19, 2011 by

Have you heard of Shanghai Style File? It’s personally my favorite local blog to follow, as blogger Hart Hagerty is not only a phenomenal writer but an incredible photographer as well… Her pictures always turn out nice and crisp, which … Continue reading →

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Designer Spotlight: Uma Wang Wins Audi’s ‘Progress in Design’ Award 2011

Posted on June 10, 2011 by

Have you heard of the Chinese designer Uma Wang? If not, you definitely should have… I can confidently say that she will become the first internationally successful Chinese designer in many respects, and winning Audi’s ‘Progress in Design’ Award is … Continue reading →

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Posted in China Fashion Collective, Designer Profile, Designer Spotlight, Domestic Development, Series, Uma Wang | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 8 Comments

Designer Spotlight: Coko Wan

Posted on May 31, 2011 by

Meet Coko Wan, China’s most colorful designer: She attended the London College of Fashion in 2000, the end result of which was this amazing bag collection that transforms into clothes: Coko states: “A good bag becomes an intimate extension of … Continue reading →

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Helen Lee’s Eponymous Debut @ SFW, Jing An District

Posted on April 14, 2011 by

Helen Lee presented her eponymous collection on Sunday night at 800Show to Shanghai’s fashion elite, such as this beautiful young lady (my friend Hart from shanghaistylefile.com also noticed her): The young Chinese designer is known quite well for her INSH … Continue reading →

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Content目录 SFW Opening Show, Jing An District

Posted on April 9, 2011 by

So it’s already been a full 24 hours since Content’s opening show at Shanghai Fashion Week, and I’m still blown away ever time I think of it… It was legit one of my top 3 favorite fashion shows at Shanghai … Continue reading →

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Posted in Chinese Designers, Content, Fashion Shows, FW11, Jing An District, Series, Shanghai Fashion Week | Tagged , , , , , , , , , | 2 Comments

Introducing Nio of Miss Mean, Part II

Posted on December 8, 2010 by

I recently made a trip to Nio’s studio to drop off samples I took to the US for Project East, the fashion show at Harvard, and found Nio working away on next season’s sketches. But there are so many great … Continue reading →

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