Close-Up: About The Politics of Dressing and Passing a New Brand Bill
Fashion is an identifier, but in societies that vacillate between collectivist and individualist mentalities, it can both unify and rebel.... Read More
Close-Up: China’s Brazen, Intoxicating, Rebellious Street Cult
All about non-conformist yet congenial rebellion, China's post-95ers are setting the pace for the nation's rejuvenation and unbridled Self-expression.... Read More
Close-Up: China Jewelry, From Social Fee To Shopping Spree
By the 1990s, Chinese consumers began buying into the concept of “The Jewelry Brand”. Enter the Roaring Twenties 2.0 and accessorizing is no longer fashionably optional; it is once again socially required.... Read More
A’ Design Awards & Competition 2020 — Final Call for Entries!
Alright, all you China Fashion&Design Tasties! The A' Design Award&Competition is back. ... Read More
Close-Up: Chinese Masks, A Tale Of Taoism, Opera And Fashion
A Chinese masquerade that runs from painted monkey mayhem on the stage to smokin' hot political smog outrage on the streets... Face masks and Chinese culture are are inextricably linked. ... Read More
Influencer Scarlett Hao On The Chinese Body Image And Body Positivity
Scarlett Hao is the first curvy Chinese influencer and promotes a body-positive attitude to women around the globe. It's the Business of Big Beautiful Branding. ... Read More
A’Design Award And Competition — Call For Submissions: 30 September
The A'Design Award and Competitions are organized annually across a wide range of categories. Scroll down to get all the intel and register before 30 September to take a shot at pure red designer gold. 加油！... Read More
Fast Fashion In A Beautiful China: Fashionista Vs. Frugalista
The term “fast fashion” refers to a phenomenon in the fashion industry whereby production processes are expedited in order to get new trends to the market as quickly and cheaply as possible. In très, très un-trashique kinda manner, it's downright dirty, indeed.... Read More
A’Design Awards: The Top 20 Winners Round-Up
From Wuhan to Milan, the A' Design Award and Competition provides a fair, ethical and competitive platform for innovators from all design fields with different experience levels, diverse disciplines, and market focus to compete on. ... Read More
China Fashion Takes New York City By Storm. Meaning?
China Fashion Design is on the global prowl. And where better to get your branding game on than the city of New York, where dreams of grand innovations and expectations can run wild. ... Read More
Dressing While Yellow: Fashion Faux Pas For Chinese Americans
Fitting in is a forever struggle especially when it comes to fashion choices. As a Chinese American, NYC-based eco-fashion and -branding expert extraordinaire Bunny Yan presents some of the major fashion faux pas.... Read More
The Temper Top Ten Lush Labels: About China Fashion Lust, No Caution
Temper kindly requests your attention for our Top Ten most luscious Chinese designer labels to lust after. No stereotypical copy-pasting puppets allowed; this is a matter of puppet masters only. Time to leave behind all caution.... Read More
The Temper Top Ten Hardcore Heroes: For Diehard And Doozie Ones Only
Temper Magazine proudly presents our Top Ten hard-hitting, hot, hip and happening designers plus brands in the realm of China Fashion. Disclaimer: Full-on fashion flaunting ahead!... Read More
Fashionable Premonitions: Education, Experimentation And Expressionism
When Temper spotted on stage some raw, sandpapered avant-garde, in your face style, we had to know what outside the box mind had created these costumes. One WeChat message later, we happily trotted off to NYC for a lil' jabber sesh with Rong Xiao, a prime example of China's New Designer Youth.... Read More
Coining Chen Peng: The Deviant Defiance Of Fashion, Vision And Design
Fashion designer Chen Peng is one of the future stars of global fashion, his understanding of both Chinese tradition and a millennial psyche something that will keep him relevant for some time to come. ... Read More
China’s YP Estrangement: From Global Identities To Self-Identification
On the prowl for... Expression. Fashion has become an integral part of defining one's individuality in China as the current obstacles with freedom of expression have pushed young urban professionals to discover new ways of communicating responses to social issues. ... Read More
Prima Donnas: A Look At The First Ladies Of China AKA The FLOC Crowd
The head that wears a crown lies heavily; the head that wears many hats, lies “frivolously”. Yet weep not, sweet queen, for trickling trends are vain. They too shall pass, though your style shall not. Enter: The First Ladies Of China.... Read More
Are You Ready To Re-Think Fashion And Get Sustainably Re-Dressed?
The Redress Design Award 2019 is open worldwide to emerging womenswear, menswear and unisex fashion designers with less than 3 years experience.... Read More
NPC AT New York Fashion Week China Day: About Street Power And Prowess
NPC is a multi-brand Chinese retailer founded back in 2009, known for helping Chinese youth actualize their dreams through creative ideas and product. The brand hit New York Fashion Week China Day with the aim to relate space exploration to youthful expression.... Read More
What’s Your Chanel Count? When China Met Karl. Lagerfeld.
From model Liu Wen to face of Chanel actress Zhou Xun, messages of condolences have been pouring in across China's social media. Designer and Glove Icon Karl Lagerfeld, known in China as Lăo Fóyé (老佛爷 in Chinese), the nickname of Empress Dowager Cixi, was held in high esteem by the Middle Kingdom. ... Read More
About Youth Culture And Power: New York Fashion Week China Day 2019
The third-ever New York Fashion Week China Day (纽约时装周中国日 in Chinese) this year decided to coincide exactly with Chinese Lunar New Year. Focusing on Chinese culture as seen through the prism of youth culture, China Day revealed a modern fusion and transmission of tradition. ... Read More
China’s Streetwear Fever: Will This Little Piggy Spike Or Fade In 2019?
From iQiyi’s continuous ratings blockbuster “The Rap Of China” to hip hop magazine|platform| beacon of the East YOHO!, the once humble aesthetic that is streetwear has settled firmly in China. What does 2019 hold for this little piggy?... Read More
China’s LGBT Culture In Fashion: A Non-Labeled Androgynous Aesthetic
How does the development of China's fashion scene move toward the maturing of the nation's LGBT community and culture? ... Read More
Fashionably Wasted No More: The Sustainable Revolutionary
Getting fashionably wasted is a go-go no more. Not even in China. Sustainability needs to be revised across the supply chain, from raw materials through to dealing with waste. How to do a successful stint in rehab?... Read More
China’s Silver Foxes Prove A Gold Mine: On The Prowl For Senior Models
Plus-sizers to Post-50s. Chinese model scouts are rapidly broadening their skill set arsenal which now includes the silver foxes of a greying population.... Read More
China From A Consumer’s POV: Behind The Retail With Chop Suey Club NYC
Take a look at Chinese fashion, lifestyle design and art from the consumer's viewpoint and step behind the retail with Ruoyi Jiang, founder fatale of New York City's Chop Suey Club.... Read More
Chinese Millennials Face Online Beauty And Body Image Battles
Temper Magazine explores China’s millennial generation. How do KOLs, influencers and celeb culture affect the millennial's perception of beauty and body image?... Read More
Kiki Zhu Accessories: Rocking Character, Quirk And Chinese Whispers
For the love of fashion. Originally from southern China, jewelry designer Kiki Zhu in 2015 moved to Shanghai to set up her #Normal brand. ... Read More
GARRASTUDIO Swag: Evoking China’s Archetypical Performance Culture
GARRASTUDIO accessories try to stage a full-fledged fashionable performance. Each piece comprises a duality of the digital|artisanal and the quintessential|unconventional. ... Read More
China’s Strict Musical Arrangements VS The Phenomenon That Is K-Pop
Mandarin pop has been described as a government-controlled empty cultural vessel, whereas in South Korean music the storylines are "mysterious, explorative and seductive". ... Read More
Influencers And Chinese KOLs: What Does 2019 Marketing Have In Store?
From influencer to China's Key Opinion Leader (KOL) marketing: What are the basics and what to expect in 2019?... Read More
Contemporary China Art Platform CNCREATE: The Coming Out Of Creativity
The Chinese art market was worth US $4.8 billion in sales in 2016, making it the largest art market in the world. ... Read More
Taiwan’s Same-Sex Marriage Referendum: Fashion Swings Into Pro-Motion
Taiwanese voters on Saturday will decide whether or not they support the legalization of same-sex marriage. A show of opposition would risk turning back the 2017 acquired official support that LGBT activists worldwide called "a first for Asia". Fashion too has now slipped into pro-motion mode. ... Read More
No More D&G Love From China. Will The Knife Cut Both Ways?
24 November, 2018. Following the Sina Weibo backlash of the #BoycottDG# tag, created in the aftermath of this week's Dolce and Gabbana advertising scandal, the brand on 21 November at noon Beijing time officially canceled their Shanghai show which originally was to take place that very same evening. ... Read More
The Cutlery Controversy Is Made Of? D&G China Ad Sparks Outrage
Dolce&Gabbana once again finds itself in some hotpot oil following its latest China ad. The chopsticks controversy is made of?... Read More
New York-Based Fashion Writer Mary Anderson. Back To Black|No Pastels
Mary Anderson. Seasoned fashion writer, freelance media reporter and currently documentary maker, Anderson and Temper talk the talk. As we walk the DUMBO walk. ... Read More
The Downsides To China’s Singles Day: Double Eleven Or Double Dare?
With no disrespect of any sorts to Armistice Day or recent events, China's 11.11 Singles' Day is the annual bloodbath taking hold of China's e-commerce, flexing to its limits the muscle of the world's largest online shopping battalion: From madness to massacre.... Read More
About Flowers And Boys N The Beijing Hood: The “Rainbow Of Emotions” Art Photo Project.
Photography by Irina Kovalchuk of Beijing MOOI ... Read More
MA TE. About Print Art, Sexuality And Humanity In Tomorrow’s China
MA TE in late 2019 was publicly accused of sexual assault and misconduct. Temper hereby distances itself from this photographer in any and every personal way.... Read More
Trending: The BoF China Prize Panel Powers That Be.
Temper goes trending and this time around, we turn to Business of Fashion (BoF) as they reveal the panel for the inaugural BoF China prize, in partnership with Yu Holdings and the first global fashion award dedicated to emerging Chinese fashion designers.... Read More
Miranda V: When Music And Architecture Become Accessories
In her brand's latest collection released in the fall of 2017, Vukasovic fundamentally embraces the boundaries between the "virtual" and the "transparent", creating a perception of volume through void. Constructionism all the way. ... Read More
Close-Up: China’s Original TǔKù (土酷) For School Culture — Imitatio Et Aemulatio
China's original TǔKù (Tu Cool) culture. Boasting a look-book brimming with "scenic spot views", the very Chinese phenomenon that is TǔKù takes a more direct approach to shooting images, in the case of multicultural Beijing-born MARRKNULL staged around and focused on popular tourist areas such as Tiananmen Square, the Great Wall and Shichahai Lake. “Tu” who now?... Read More
Close-Up: About Handsome Girls And Pretty Boys.
We’re not in Kansas anymore, Toto! The expression of gender ambiguity in Asian pop music is considered the attaining of a whole different, transcendent, level of beauty or charm; one that cannot be bound by the limitations of pure gender classification. ... Read More
Close-Up: Sustainable Fashion In China. Long-Term Fix Or Trendy Fad?
Sustainability. It’s pretty much everywhere at the moment from economics to the environment and society. Indulging in yet another cliché, China’s sustainability comes with a more complex model. All it's cracked up to be?... Read More
Trending: Back To The Jing — Laurent Hou Holds Up A Spherical Mirror
One challenge posed to any artist is being able to take enough time for every project you decide to undertake, at times forcing you to revisit Brideshead in order to make some improving edits. Enter: Laurent Hou -- Beijing revisited.... Read More
NYFW 2018 Review: C.T. Liu And Semir X CJ Yao Rage Across The Range
Brace those sports bras and tighten those straps as it's time to step up and gracefully juggle the elements of the concrete jungle. Athleisure isn't running anywhere anytime soon. You, however, apparel-ly are.... Read More
Sensitive Style Issues: China’s History Of Foot Binding
If anything, foot binding provides a powerful parallel offering a historic reflection on the cost of attaining beauty standards that cannot be reversed without giving the irreversible procedures required to get there any deep, let alone critical, thought.... Read More
Baby Boomers: China’s Kidswear Scene
It's Temper Trending Time! We hereby try to shed slight light on the future of China Fashion through the future adults of this world, i.e. the little league. From New York to Shanghai, the playground stretches far and wide.... Read More
Trending: Dover Street Market Beijing Invites You To Celebrate Wearable Art. CHIcn Reports
Art and fashion form a match made in Heaven, beyond any doubt. Fashionistas know where to find their dynamic do- and get-ups around Beijing and how to get that true collector feel. Where does one find all these pieces of art hearts fashion? At DSMB, of course.... Read More
NYFW Review: Yuna Yang Lines ‘Em Up And Takes Us To Church
Yuna Yang, originally from Seoul Korea, is now a Manhattan based designer, inspired by colors, textures, narratives in fine art combined with her love for detail and unique Western perspective on Eastern aesthetics.... Read More
NYFW Review: The Parsons MFA Graduation Collection. One Gifted Gallery
Thesis projects are, as many are profoundly aware, an incredible responsibility and a huge undertaking. Nevermind the hard work, but take into account the pressure of presenting the collection to a large crowd of fashion's biggest professionals and media, who will in turn happily dictate future careers. ... Read More
NYFW General Haze Event: “I Don’t Give A Xhit”
Smack dab in the middle of New York Fashion Week hype, on September 8th, in the heart of Soho, worldwide media, influencers, fashionistas and special guests alike gathered to celebrate the latest in collaborations entitled "General Haze". ... Read More
Temper Takes Five With 2/3 Photography: The Golden Future Of Eastern Mainstream
"I anticipate the future of the East to become mainstream across the West. We have so many traditional Chinese aesthetics and new artists waiting to show the world their moxy; ready to turn their art into the new cultural heritage of the younger generations of artists or photographers to emerge." 2/3 Photography... Read More
Close-Up: The Contentment That Is Capsuling. A ZODIAC Way Of Life
The art of styling, combining and refining is a tricky one and more often than not lures those sailing the seas of fashion in like a sweet-voiced Siren, only to slam them onto the cluttered reefs and drag them down to the hot mess depths of the ocean. Aka committing the capital crime that is the "fashion faux pas". Thus we suggest... Avoid crime, go capsule!... Read More
Close-Up : Et Dieu… créa la femme Chinoise. Leftover Or Power Woman ?
China acts as a home base to some of the world’s most successful and entrepreneurial young women. Nevertheless, after the magical age of 27, the same country dressing these women to the top, is the very same country giving them a social undressing. Jessica Laiter raises the red flag and goes from shoulder pads to bachelorette pads.... Read More
Temper Takes Five With Yùhán: One Fine Graduate From Antwerp’s Royal Academy Of Fine Arts
A harmonious friction between balance and contrast, this line sums up Jiangsu Province's born and raised Yùhán's Fashion Design MA graduation collection at Antwerp's Royal Academy of Fine Arts. Five fast facts coming right up!... Read More
Trending: CHIcn — Puppet Masters, Poppy Surrealism And Animalistic Instincts
Self-portraits, self-examination, sinister surrealism. These are merely three associations from an alliance of ABCs when looking at the following contempo Chinese artists: Zhang Liang, Xu Zhongmin and Chen Hongzhu.... Read More
A Close-Up Of The Plastics: China’s Emerging Influencers.
China's bold and beautiful kiddos who dream of livestreaming fame nowadays get in some regular facial "updates" to gain more likes and followers. Temper Magazine contributor Jessica Laiter goes beyond skin-deep and gets raw and real. Beauty as a currency... How deep does it run?... Read More
The MØPSI Army: Fanny Packs, Anime UniPigs And Millennial Streetwear
Once Shanghai-based Germany-raised founder Kai-Li Ma’s childhood nickname, nowadays the name of her very own brand, MØPSI is the embodiment of millennial streetwear cool. We’re all in the army now!
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The Sound Of New York Freedom Meets Primal China Punk Instinct: Concrete Concrete
Music lovers love music simply for its form of expression; it is relatable poetry. It connects to the soul, it pushes the body to move with the joy and ease of a child, it heals the pain and can be more therapeutic than that therapy couch you cleaned out your pockets for. Even Concrete (Concrete) can be soft on the ears.... Read More
Close-Up: China’s Underground Artists Pack A Powerful Punch
Art has a prominent place in society, reflecting cultural values, beliefs and identities. Also, it is an integral in culture as it provides a deeper understanding of our emotions and self-awareness. Yet even with all that considered, in the Middle Kingdom, it’s not that simple and art has traveled a rocky road.... Read More
Trending: Selective Attention. In Conversation With Tim Stock, Trend Forecaster
Temper goes trending and this time around, we once again choose to use the highly selective Sandy Chu compass as she maps out a globally innovative trip with trend forecaster Tim Stock.... Read More
Trending: Selective Attention. In Conversation With Yanie “The Marginalist” Yanson
Temper goes trending and this time around, we have our supremely selective eye on the selected Sandy Chu files as she sits down with Yanie "The Marginalist" Yanson!... Read More
Temper Takes Five With… ROPI Studio: In Pursuit Of Calculated Asymmetry And Sculptured Geometry
“ 'WHITE' is a color. She is a natural enhancer. She will not restrict your thoughts. She is the ultimate irreplaceable." Designer Ping Rong of ROPI Studio... Read More
Temper Takes Five With… Shanghai Photographer Tim Gao. Sterling And Startling
Equipped with a fascination for creating haunting yet enchanting images, visual artist Tim Gao manages to surprise his audience time and time again with visions of sterling and startling beauty and emotion.... Read More
Close-Up: China’s Rave ‘N Style Scene. The Androgynous Sub-Bass Source
Electronic music, dance, the whole underground scene is booming in China as of recent years. Once a country dominated by pop (and though it still has a dominant position in the market), it seems China’s music scene is becoming more diverse. So let us explore the impact this is having on fashion and style!... Read More
Trending: The GAP Tee Map Debacle. Quartz Has All The Answers
The powers of fashion stretch far beyond this summer's sales rack. U.S. retailer Da GAP on May 21 apologized for selling a T-shirt showcasing an "incorrect" map of China, adding it would implement "rigorous reviews" to prevent a repeat mistake. But what if your torso simply begs to bear a border dispute Tee?... Read More
Temper Takes Five With… Shenzhen-Born, NYC-Based Fashion Globetrotter Zhuorui Fu
"Global trade wars and bipolar political standings aside, I generally see the new Made In China tag as a positive and trending contribution in terms of style and the diversity of the boutique scene around the world." Fashion voyager Zhuorui Fu... Read More
Temper Takes Five With… Rock ‘N Rolento: Photographic Maneuvers
"When it comes to gender in the visual arts, I think the female mind is more prone to capturing the details and emotions, whereas the male mind is more raw in terms of final presentation." Photographer Wanwan -- Rolento Photography... Read More
Close-Up: Hans Galliker, A Smorgasbord Of Ecopreneurial Skills.
Looking at the sustainability of fashion requires to study the holistic spectrum, basically from the vast width of ecology to the mindset of each individual person. Ecopreneur Hans Galliker writes for Temper Magazine.... Read More
Alina Raetsep Tells A Temperamental Tale Of Tribes, Traditions And Artisans
Artisanal skills... A gift passed on from parents to children, from teachers to pupils. Knowledge that survived generations, in some cases hundreds of years. Truly gripping and fascinating art.... Read More
Trending: Selective Attention. In Conversation With Tony Joshua Sanna
Temper goes trending and this time around, we have our supremely selective eye on the selected Shanghai files: It's T.J.S. Studio time!... Read More
Shanghai Fashion Week 2018: The Visual Updates. Right Ontime
The #Infinity themed Ontimeshow 2018 included 300+ brands from all across the globe, conjuring up #unlimited possibilities for a young, ambitious brand's expansion. The Ontimeshow breaks through the traditional fashion show format, mixing up new retail, fashion shows and art exhibitions to dynamize a state of “buying” and “selling”. ... Read More
Trendy And Trending Shanghai Fashion Week: China’s Fashion Pivot (II)
The Shanghai fashion design scene in the 21st Century has burst back into its former frisky innovative creativity and gained back the reputation that strides with it.... Read More
Gemma Hoi On Fashion As A Social Game Changer And Striking The Balance Between Reason And Romance
"New York City has inspired me in terms of understanding how the debate regarding race and variety is actually one far more colorful than merely the generalization of East and West. The city triggered me to pay more attention to social demands, politics and market mechanisms." Gemma Hoi... Read More
Trending: Millennial KOLs. Susan Owens Reports For Luxury Conversation
"For many brands, mystique still surrounds the power of the Chinese KOL. While Influencer Marketing in the West is within their comfort zone, the clear barriers of not only language and culture but a fully individual digital eco-system can cause a lack of clear understanding." Susan Owens for Luxury Conversation... Read More
What Does Digital First Mean For The Future Of Chinese Fashion?
With the country's tech habits a good half a decade ahead of those found in Western countries, as China's style barometer continues to rise these two factors make the world of fashion one particularly interesting industry to watch.... Read More
Close-Up: Knowledgeable And Sustainable Fashion Incubation With Vincent Djen
Sustainable fashion in China: Reality or Lala Land? Just like the rest of the world, China too is moving into the lands of more sustainable fashion. A rising number of Chinese brands are adopting organic cotton materials and natural dyeing techniques -- especially in the kidswear and home textile area.... Read More
Inside Out: Maximilian Welsch Meets Meihua Sports For Atelier Rouge Pékin
Where patriotic pride meets young rebellion. As an outsider becomes part of the in-crowd, we ask... How do you reconcile objective fashionable critique with subjective creativity?... Read More
NYFWM 2018 TMall China Day Quirks Raise A Temper Question Mark
All disappointment with the non-imagination on display aside, NYFWM 2018 TMall China Day was a promotional pawn moving forward 2 spaces at a time across New York fashion plates.... Read More
VISIONAIRE Styling: A Tale Of Rui Cheng Trashique
From the occasional commercial styling sesh with Helmut Lang or Shanghai Tatler to the editorial collabs with i-D Magazine or SCHÖN! Magazine, just to drop a few names, Rui Cheng's vision is palpably mind-shaking.... Read More
About Losing The Signal And Staying In Touch: Yang Lu
Yang Lu's designer philosophy bases itself on the fact that fashion conjures up one person's concrete expression of ideas. Fashion design is not just about clothes, but entails a process of mastery. ... Read More
Close-Up: Exploring The Notes Of The Unconscious
A fan of the sensational, Temper Magazine turns to Shanghainese designer Xin Zhao of independent accessories brand REBYXINZHAO to escort us on a walk down one highly scented memory lane. It's scensational.... Read More
The Middle Kingdom And The Models: Friends Or Foes?
Temper Magazine talks to one seasoned China-based model, who shall remain anonymous, as we return to modeling basics and talk passion, pitfalls and positive posing.... Read More
Close-Up: The Long March Of Fashionable Modernization
Many Chinese designers choose to take part in the revolution of fashion, upgrading the "Made In China" tag by integrating it literally into their collections. Question remains... How does one move a fashion label onwards and upwards?... Read More
Haute Mess Sass: HER. Fine Jewelry
"Imagine a world without his risk-taking, his innovative genius and, above all, his allegiance to women. A world without his tongue-in-cheek, in your face, jaw-dropping creations. His 'I will zig when the world zags, a body’s never just a body' sassiness," Donatella Versace in her SS18 tribute to big brother Gianni... Read More
Close-Up: The Power And Panache Of Fashionable Foundations
"As a student, it is your time to innovate and experiment; it is your time to take a chance and a stance and say to the world: I am here! It is the time to experience pure creative freedom and invest in the future. Your future." Alla Batiuk... Read More
Never Trust An Angel: Sucrose Breaks Through The Glass Ceiling
"Fashion is all about living in a glass house and throwing bricks. Conformity prohibited." Me... Read More
Trending In China Fashion: This Week’s Five Stars
"You can't be me, I'm a rockstar; I'm watching you by star track; Comin' to a theater near you," declared the entity that is China Fashion in the illustrious words of N.E.R.D.... Read More
Close-Up: The Push And Pull Factors Of Building An Empire
Temper highlights two generals who help push forward the China Fashion troops; one is based in NYC telling the archers to “Loose!” and the other leads the Beijing cavalry into battle. We present: WG Empire and LaWo!... Read More
Chinese Tattoos: A Historical Body Of Artwork
Yue Fei (岳飛), a Han-Chinese military general during the Southern Song Dynasty (1127-1279) bore a tattoo on his back which read “尽忠报国: Serve the country with the utmost loyalty.” Pigmentation and protection joining forces.... Read More
Crescite Et Multiplicamini: China’s Top Multi-Brand Boutiques
As an emerging market with 1.3 billion people, China’s growing affluence has made the country a major story to watch in the global fashion world as its economic might rose to international prominence at the start of the 21st century. And multiplying leads to multi-branding.... Read More
Piling On The Contemporary Design: URBAN FABRIC
Currently, the growth of China's middle class means there is a larger demand for great design, ranging from furniture to architecture to fashion. High-profile design shows like Design Shanghai and Salone del Mobile Shanghai are becoming a mounting force in purveying unique and innovative designs from across Asia and beyond to the Chinese market. ... Read More
Crossing Over To The Dark Side: Chronic’s Blacklisted Collection
China Fashion in 2017 represents the contradiction and conflict between the nation's previously internalized Eastern philosophical type of thinking and its current notion of a more open yet conflicted culture. ... Read More
Adjustable, We Are: Sizing Up Joyce Wang SS18
The uni-size notion may not be a first in the industry, yet the way Joyce Wang puts together this vision in her SS18 Fashionability collection, paired with a little minority legacy -- "in with the old and out with the new", does put an indigo innovative spin on things. ... Read More
Ping Wang: The Core-Shaking Touch Of Visual Art.
"Luò Hóng (2015) is a project that reflects my own opinions on the obsession with female chastity and female virginity in traditional Eastern culture." Temper talks to photographer Ping Wang.... Read More
Close-Up: For Every Generation, There’s A Gap.
For those born after 1980, Mao Suits are a thing of the past, a museum window at the very most. From little red books to little red soles... Things are a changin’.... Read More
The Either: A Hybrid Of Futurism And Minimalism.
It's Temper trending time! We duly take note from VH1 and go behind the music. Temper goes on a blind date with NYC-based band The Either and dashes beneath the surface of style, fashion and non-trends!... Read More
Close-Up: Minimalism! All Comes From Nothing.
Temper grabs Designer Eva Yiwei Xu by the lapels and talks blanking techniques, oriental poppies and hybrid music! With the Muse of minimalism guiding us through the process like a white thread.... Read More
Jenny Zheng: Analytically Correct Accessorizing.
Temper sits down with designer Jenny Zheng to discuss analytics, anonymity and China Fashion in The Big Apple. And when it rains inspiration, it positively pours creation!... Read More
Natalie Bunbury Reports For That’s It! The History of Lingerie.
The “ideal” female figure has changed drastically and therefore so has women’s lingerie. Let’s take a look at lingerie’s unique history from its earliest beginnings right up to 2017!... 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
Ten Questions With Makeup Artist Cooper “Tan!n!” Cu: Never Blending In.
Roman dramatist philosopher Titus Maccius Plautus (254-184 B.C.) once wrote, "A woman without paint is like food without salt." Let's see what make-up artist Cooper "Tan!n" Cu has to say about this as Temper travels from Ancient Rome to 2017 A.D. sultry Shanghai!... Read More
Close-Up: The Capitalism Of Maximalism.
The age of maximalism is upon us! Gone are the days of clean and sleek; today, we opt for bold, embellished, colorful patterns and a mix of shapes and textures. ... Read More
Contrast And Charisma: Remembering Ren Hang. Liang Chenyu Reports For Sixth Tone.
" Do not go gentle into that good night, Old age should burn and rave at close of day; Rage, rage against the dying of the light." Dylan Thomas... Read More
Must-Know Chinese Footwear And Accessories Designers!
China’s emerging footwear and accessories scene is one design category that will continue to surprise and delight as more creatives enter the market and existing brands further hone their signature styles.... Read More
In Red, We Trust: Atelier Rouge Pékin
Inspired by the past, ARP aims to redefine Chinese fashion, stitching up a solid new Made In China label with a strong and unique identity. And a little provocative input to boot. ... Read More
Tom Selmon’s Beijing Beauty.
Tom Selmon captures the stormy waters of the current change in thinking about gender and sexuality among China’s 20-somethings.... Read More
China’s Athleisure Wear: From Style To Political Statement.
Thanks to their comfy fabrics and Subway lunch meets Haidilao hotpot dinner adjustable fit, the athleisure trend has sustained its momentum in China. Temper wonders... Is this hype a matter of style or politics?... Read More
Multiple Personalities Are In Order: A Close-Up Of Daisy Dai!
From political fads to luxury fashions, the past five years have witnessed an across-the-board development of China's KOL, which obviously did not sneak past the eyes and ears of fashion's marketing mavens. Enter Daisy Dai.... Read More
When Photographers Blast Off From Planet Mars: Jago Li.
Temper Magazine dives into the beauty of life with this swell ‘n suave Swedish-trained fotograf fish as we talk millennials, closets, gender-blending and new horizons! ... Read More
High Up North And Way Out East: Hannes Knutsson-Hall And The ANXT “106” Music Video.
High Up North as in Sweden; Way out East as in Beijing, that is. Viking-blooded photographer/slash/documentarian Hå/Hannes Knutsson-Hall daringly freezes individuals in everyday street settings.... Read More
Fake Natoo And The Hopes For Fashionable Health.
Upcycling is a trend that is both fashion forward as well as rooted in rich heritage. Explore China’s growing environmentalist community through Beijing's very own Fake Natoo!... Read More
Kitayama Studio: The New Revolutionary Kitty Kat On The Block.
Marching to the beat of their own Watusi warrior drums, designers Mao and Juno of handcrafted leather goods brand Kitayama Studio create bags that combine uniqueness and versatility. With a revolutionary angle. ... Read More
Laurent Hou: About Fashion And Flash Bulbs.
High up in the Michael Spano clouds, yet bursting with that in-your-face Basquiat flash-bulb vibrance: Laurent Hou. About photography, Moreau and Hirano. Focus!... Read More
The Temper Fact Checker: 身体力行 aka Practice What U Preach — PATH
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