The Sole of a City: Beijing’s Military Stomp and Shanghai’s Aristocat Pat
What actually makes up the soul of a Chinese mega metropolis? Temper says "shoes." Indeed, footwear. We’re talking the sole of a city.... Read More
China Fashion
Major Tantrums: The Close-Ups
China Urban
Beijing’s 和复文丙: Psychedelic Rock That Expands the Mind
Beijing-based psychedelic rock band 和复文丙's sound transcends you into a lush soundscape where high-minded sentiments and spunky beats coalesce.... Read More
Chinese Hair: Combing Through Looks and Politics
As China's consumers return to their roots, haircare included, Temper wondered… What did Chinese hair look like in the olden days?... Read More
Close-Up: China’s Ageless Male Beauty, the Regeneration of Tradition
As the contempo male beauty market in the Middle Kingdom booms, the concern for the male appearance in China actually dates back millennia.... Read More
Shanghai Fashion Week AW22: Models Roam the Metaverse
Shanghai Fashion Week AW22 livestreamed show and behind-the-scenes content and saw many designers taking tentative stomps into the metaverse ... Read More
The Styles and Struggles of Chinese-American Icon Anna May Wong
Chinese-American icon Anna May Wong: the actress who spent her career navigating a largely xenophobic industry, but whose shimmy shines on... Read More
Lower-Tier Trends: China’s New Fashionable Urbanity
In China's first-tier hubs, fashion has become the face of a complex(ion) makeover. But what's trending in the nation's lower-tier "towns"?... Read More
China’s Body-Positive Influencers: Q The Curves!
From WeChat to Douyin and Weibo, more and more Chinese influencers refuse to conform to social media’s perception of the perfect body.... Read More
Such a Tease: Beijing Queen Velvet Teese Strips Gender Norms
Beijing Queen Velvet Teese: "I hope my drag can give people a more diversified perspective on beauty, gender expression and self-exploration”... Read More
Artists & Visionaries
China Sustainability
Let One Hundred Flowers Bloom–MTG Presents Its SS23 Collection
The MTG silhouette: a clash between modern and ethnic, a fusion of minimalism with the craftsmanship of Zhuang minority patchworks... Read More
Flipping Through China’s Minority Lookbook: Uyghur Style
Hot-to-trot oversized silver accessories, exuberant embroidery : We're in Kashgar, south Xinjiang. Yep. We're going (well, "went") there.... Read More
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
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Shanghai Fashion Week SS23: The Show Must Go On…?
Masked models wrestling and venting, technology and out-of-this-worldliness running wild... Who stole the show at Shanghai Fashion Week SS23?... Read More
