Beijing-Based SOURTOWER’s Music Is a Bittersweet Oasis
Bleached blonde, polka dots and quirky graphic tees, SOURTOWER’s fashion sense is like her music: another medium for self-realization.... Read More
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China Fashion Icons — Wu Zetian: From Concubine to Courting the World
China Fashion Icons: when fashion met ambition. A look at the manners and modes of the Wu Zetian era. Meanings included.... Read More
The Temper Top Ten China Fashion Labels Playing the Non-Gender Card
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
HaiDiWOW — Hot Pot in Xi’An Adds a Little Fresh Meat… to The Staff
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
Close-Up: Tighten Those Straps, There’s a New Power Suit in Town
From imperial repression to unisex Mao garb to embracing their feminine power (suit), China's modern women go from cliché to risqué. ... Read More
The Temper Fact Checker: Top of the 2020 Pops — Innocent but Sexy
“Innocent but Sexy"? China’s Gen Z in 2020 saw a new wave of male fashionistas opting for a genderless and dashingly bold dress code.... Read More
Androchine 2.0: China’s Masculinity Through Fresh Meat and Musk Ming
As gender lines blur and China becomes more culturally progressive, the notion of "masculinity," too, is in the throws of a grand makeover.... Read More