This thick oversized sweater is being used as autumn outerwear.
Month: November 2008
Men’s Photos from Marciano Opening
Here other photos of men from the Marciano by Guess that should have been posted earlier. My mission, for a major men’s magazine about to start up, was to find the stylish dressed men. Being on crutches presently made photography a difficult proposition.
This is Toni Mak, Regional Visual Merchanising Manager for Guess, Asia Limited. He is based in HOng Kong. Every single item except for the cane was purchased at Guess.
From Sweden, Ali Nosrati is the Product Manager for the Dowdy fourhundred, a company that makes leather bags for men. Ali is holding one of these bags. The “dowdy” refers to people who are unfashionable and unattractive, while “the fourhundred†refers to society’s elite and the number of each of their products that is produced. Check the website for more. Also of interest to me was that Ali is of entirely Iranian descent. My father is 100% Swedish and my mother’s family is from Iran.
To wear a leopard-print scarf with confidence, I would probably have to drink more than orange juice. This is quite a look on this professional stylist though.
Raymond is the Senior Manager of BD for P1.cn, a social netorking website that also has street fashion pictures. It is an interesting sport coat with a chain closure and leather trim on the quarters.
Time for a Senli and Frye Overcoat
Serious cold is about to arrive. Please come to Sen Li and Frye to augment your collection with coats made from our Mongolian wool/cashmere blends and English coating. Starting this weekend and going through Sunday Nov. 16, we will be offering a complimentary dress shirt with any order of an overcoat. Email: tailoring@stylites.net to schedule an appointment or send a text to 13910092410.
And it is always a good time to commission another suit.
Star Professionals
These two public relations executives show what us that there is nothing stuffy or square about being a young professional in Beijing today. Sometimes I feel an injection of some stuffiness or traditionalism of some type (I guess it’s not traditionalism here) would feel fresh in this environment. In all likelihood, they are even more fashion-forward and sexy than their colleagues who work in the New York or London branches of the same company, which I think was Hill and Knowlton or perhaps one of the other daughters of WPP. For the gentleman, I would prefer a longer jacket and perhaps the color navy, but black and short are the way to go these days in Beijing. If you are young, why not wear a shorter jacket? Altogether a sassy and appealing pair.
America is still America
As she watched Obama’s acceptance speech, while scanning the audience for famous rappers, Shanxi-born PR executive Yuanyuan shed some tears. This emotional response came because it was so moving to finally see an American president who could put two sentences together. Obama’s rhetorical ability might not equal Chairman Mao’s, but it was better than that of a kindergarten student. Explaining her other reasons for crying she said “America is still America!” and that the country she knew when she was growing up had now regained its spirit. After so many years of making cynical jokes about the United States, she feels that the country finally has hope.
Acknowledging that it is quite boring to always talk about Obama’s ethnicity, Yuanyuan observes that it has taken centuries for the West to surmount its history of prejudice. She encourages Americans to remember the amount of sweat and tears of civil rights activitists that went into bringing this outcome. Developing countries will find this outcome most inspirational, she says. And finally the country has a beautiful first family!
At the same time, Yuanyuan acknowleges that expectations will inevitably be too high and the new president has to face a huge number of challenges including the recession and the wars started by the previous administration. As this article in Chinese from Sohu says so well, we cannot treat Obama as though he is a god, because the problems faced now demand no less.
Palin is Formidable
Edward commented that Sarah Palin was a very rough and tough seeming woman. The thought of her leading the US at some point, since McCain is so old, was both amusing and frightening. Were he able to vote – and he does strongly believe that there should be American style elections in China – he would choose Obama. Apparently love for Obama is not confined to China’s youth. Over 70% of Chinese surveyed say they prefer that the US have its first African American president. They believe Obama will have a much better understanding of foreign countries and the position that the US should have in a more globalized world.
As far as his outfit goes, I really like the concept but would recommend two changes. First, black shoes would probably be better with this look. Second, a real tie rather than a clip-on would elevate the look several levels. It’s not that easy to find real bow ties around here though. The long cardigan/plaid pants combo is neat.
I actually run into Edward rather frequently in my neighborhood and forgot to put up this picture from earlier in the year. At this point he was working in the new Westin Hotel, where President Bush stayed during the Olympics. Edward is a graduate of the main university of foreign affairs in Beijing. He is now a freelance journalist.
Aubergine Rocker
Yet another rocker. Red converses are almost the oldest symbol of cool in Beijing. I guess they tired early of black, blue and white. The best part here is the waste-length jacket, actually a vintage piece made in the good old US of A, though the overall effect seems more London than Motown.