Such a Tease: Beijing Queen Velvet Teese Strips Gender Norms
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Close-Up: Chinese Men and Their Love For Icing the Fashion Cake
Chinese younger millennials and Gen Zs continue to hail a genderless, more adventurous approach to men’s swag. ... Read More
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Intoxicating synthesized fuzz sweeps you into the sonic domain of one of Beijing’s club scene’s prominent female sound wizards: TUCOCO.... Read More
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“Encouraging those few people who, like us, are a minority in society and out of step." Fan those inner rebel flames with Qingdao's Sad Garage... Read More
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As Chinese ceramics and porcelain in days of yore served as diplomatic gifts for trade, today, they brave borders, cultures and times alike.... Read More
VINCENT LI: Setting the Genderless Mood With a Hint of Orientalism
VINCENT LI, a genderless sustainable fashion brand, uses the dark and light sides of humanity, throwing in a zest of orientalism.... Read More
Designers Waving the Olympic Fashion Flag For a New Social Landscape
Pioneering Chinese designers put on a grand opening celebration of passion and fashion, of edgy Olympic inclusivity and diversity.... Read More
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Hanfu, from niche hobby to a big buckaroo biz tapping into patriotic poise, from subcultural aspect towards popular culture.... Read More
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And Just Like That… Carrie Walked Down The Bold Beijing Aisle: The Bulkhouse
About people changing the face of China’s urban landscape. Wasting zero time, here's #3: sustainable savant Carrie Yu of The Bulk House... Read More
The Temper Top Ten: The Avant-Guard of China’s Fashion Revolution
From the "Made in China" stigma to a new sense of eco- plus people-friendly production and consumption. ... Read More
Close-Up: The Future Of Fashion Is Looking Brilliant And Bright
Fashion in its very Self is the Mistress of (Optical) Illusion -- just consider the visual effect of a vertical stripe. Nevertheless, the future of this illusion is very much a reality -- a paradoxical yet facetious liaison. ... Read More
Take Five With The Sustainable Revolutionary: Fashionably Wasted No More
Getting fashionably wasted is a go-go no more. Not even in China. Sustainability requires revisions across the supply chain, from raw materials to waste management. How to do a successful stint in rehab?... Read More
The Details Are In The Dress Code — China’s Minority Muses and Musings
The details in the different ethnic dress make China's minorities truly minors playing in the majors -- the major ‘tude stakes, that is.... Read More
Close-Up: About Kathrin Von Rechenberg, Xiang Yun Sha And Mud Dye
Its trade once criticized as a breeding ground for capitalism and its traditional manufacturing methods now nearly lost, xiang yun sha lives!... Read More
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