‘Crying Babe’? ‘Emotional Weather Board’? Bag Charms, aka China’s Quiet Young Rebellion
Welcome to the strange, wonderful world where adults treat bag charms like emotional support animals and backpacks become moving diaries.... Read More
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Once Upon A Time In Shanghai: Shop ‘Til You Drop–1920s Style
Shanghai in the 1920s, a playground for the glamorous and worldly; a hub for trendsetters constantly on the prowl for their next fashion fix.... Read More
A New Scent-Scape: China’s Perfume Passage, From Dynasty to Downtown DIY
China's scent scene packs creative aromas, with youth rejoicing in perfume workshops and spritzing themselves with a sense of self-discovery... Read More
Knocking Out Stereotypes: China’s Women Step Into The Boxing Ring
A new empowerment uppercut: How Chinese women are delivering knockout blows to stereotypes... in the boxing arena... Read More
Trending: Chicken Fashion, a Trashy Boy and Plastic Bags
About McDonald's chicken fashion, young China's latest cult hero and installation slash inspiration courtesy of JNBY.... 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
MT-BC Xingyu Yao and Music As The Shorthand of Emotion
Xingyu Yao: entrepreneur, composer and board-certified music therapist. Music as creative expression, medicine, and a catalyst for social change.... Read More