China’s 2022 in Looks: A Hike In Hashtags For Hardcore Styles
Outerwear to match the natural surroundings: From the urban jungle to the great outdoors, what hides beneath hip China’s lust for layers?... Read More
Chinese Society
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
The Color Red: From A Beast To Zhang Yimou
Ravishing red is all the rage as China celebrates its 73rd birthday on October 1, 2022. But what does the color mean?... 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
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
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