The Unstoppable Rise of the Guzi Economy–The Gold Standard of Cool
In the frenzied world of young China, two trends are currently stealing the spotlight: that golden glow and the gleaming edge of guzi culture.... Read More
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BLACK HEAD Saints and Sinners: Accessorizing The Urbanite Personality
For many millennials and Gen Zers, jewelry is a symbol of that all-encompassing and passionate individual temper. Time to accessorize in sin. ... 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
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
Beyond The Metalsmith Mindset With Meiyi Yang: Experimental Utopianism
Metalsmith Meiyi Yang uses jewelry to explore creative boundaries and implement innovative ideas and concepts within her work: an ideology of fashion as armor.... Read More
Partners In Ethical Jewelry Crime: Searching For Silver Linings
All across China, more people than ever before are becoming conscious of the environmental and ethical impact of the clothes and accessories they buy; with many... 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