Close-Up: Chinese Men and Their Love For Icing the Fashion Cake Elsbeth van ParidonMay 7, 2022 Chinese younger millennials and Gen Zs continue to hail a genderless, more adventurous approach to men’s swag. ... Read More Chinese SocietyClose-UpsGender3 Comments
VINCENT LI: Setting the Genderless Mood With a Hint of Orientalism Elsbeth van ParidonMarch 23, 2022 VINCENT LI, a genderless sustainable fashion brand, uses the dark and light sides of humanity, throwing in a zest of orientalism.... Read More GenderShanghaiTemper Tasties0 Comments
China Fashion Icons — Wu Zetian: From Concubine to Courting the World Elsbeth van ParidonSeptember 15, 2021 China Fashion Icons: when fashion met ambition. A look at the manners and modes of the Wu Zetian era. Meanings included.... Read More Chinese SocietyFashion IconsGender3 Comments
The First Ladies of China: A Close-Up of The Prima Donna Lookbook Elsbeth van ParidonAugust 23, 2021 The First Ladies of China. Trickling trends are vain. They too shall pass, though your style shall not. A lookbook of the primae inter pares. ... Read More Close-UpsFashion HistoryGender1 Comment
China’s History of Foot Binding, One Sensitive Style Issue Elsbeth van ParidonAugust 9, 2021 China's history of foot binding offers a powerful reflection on the cost of attaining beauty standards that cannot be reversed.... Read More Chinese SocietyClose-UpsGender0 Comments
The Temper Top Ten China Fashion Labels Playing the Non-Gender Card Elsbeth van ParidonMay 3, 2021 Gender fluidity has been a part of the fashions du jour as far back as Ancient China. Time for the Temper Top Ten genderless labels.... Read More GenderTemper TastiesTemper Top Ten2 Comments
HaiDiWOW — Hot Pot in Xi’An Adds a Little Fresh Meat… to The Staff Elsbeth van ParidonMarch 17, 2021 One Xi'an hot pot restaurant recently decided to turn up the heat by adding a side of new, not so little, fresh meat to its surroundings.... Read More Chinese SocietyGenderTemper Tasties0 Comments