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
Artisans
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
INSULAiRE Menswear Encapsulates Chinese Tradition and Transformation
Re-interpret, re-use, and re-design. INSULAiRE draws on China's artisanal heritage, producing garments and stories of cross-cultures and globalized design.... Read More
SOS! The Style Doctor Will See You Now — Hong Kong Fashion Clinic
Save Our Souls! Radical repairs and healing fashion by Hong Kong-based designer duo turned ‘style doctor’s. With a little TC(f)M to tszuj it up. ... Read More
Close-Up: From Hair to Eternity, Tibetan Braids Rule the Waves
Monks are bald because Buddhism says hair is three thousand threads of trouble. But why, then, do Tibetan Buddhists keep 108 braids to ward off the woe? ... Read More
Close-Up: China’s Xiāng — Das Incense in Hand, Sniff Your Way to Zen-Land
Incense, perfume, xiāng. Coco Chanel called it unseen, unforgettable, and ultimate. Mao Zedong called it wanton, wasteful, and Western.... Read More
Close-Up: Shanghai’s Klee Klee Is Consciously Conquering Au Naturel
Klee Klee, the great escape from the dare-we-say-it lack of imagination of eco-fashion's past times, delivers conscious stylings a-wash with sophistication.... Read More