Close-Up: Nailing It — China’s 5,000-Year Saga of Adorning the Fingertip
Ancient Egyptians and Babylonians saw long, colored nails as a status symbol. So did the Chinese, starting from 5,000 years ago.... Read More
Chinese Society
Et Dieu… Créa La Femme Chinoise. From Leftover To New Power Woman
China, home to some of the world’s most successful, entrepreneurial thirty-something women. But can they have their jiǎozi and eat them too?... Read More
The Temper Fact Checker: Social Satire With SONGTA by Song Ta
In narrating the story of contemporary China through fashion, the SONGTA label gets socially satirical, energetic, and Gen Z bold.... Read More
In China’s Ueber-Consumer Society: Is There “Real” Art After Revolution?
From hardcore politically motivated performance art to individually inclined artsy aesthetics… Do China’s artistic rebels still have a cause? ... 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
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: 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