This would have been a perfect outift for Christmas, though it worked for a bit after new year too. She guides tours in Thailand.
Month: January 2009
Big Blue and Little Red
One with a little red bag and the other with a big blue one, Marion Venus and Tim Bowen are nothing if not an attractive couple. Each has a distinctive style, but the two blend well. This certainly counts as dressy Sunday attire in Beijing – perfect for promenading down those walkable streets of the capital.
Fashionista, Photographer, and Editor
No. 223 is founder and Editor-in-Chief of Too Magazine, China’s answer to hyper cool art fashion magazines like ID and Wallpaper. Something of a collector’s item, Too Magazine only came out once. Now No. 223 has opened funky menswear boutique Dandy Dandy in 3.3. He also releases photography books.
Cute Coat
What an ordinary but nice Beijing doorway! The waist-length blue coat is especially nice. Despite appearances, she is, however, a hard-edged Public Relations consultant working for an American corporate behemoth.
White Shoes and a Tough Mix
Several years back, some guys, probably in London and Milan, decided casual white shoes match everything. Maybe I am wrong and white shoes have been popular all along. It does seem they have been growing rapidly in popularity here in China. While not a bad trend, white shoes don’t seem ideal for Beijing, where all stylish men wear them. The overall outfit successfully mixes items that seemed too distinctive to be mixed. He is wearing a double-breasted fashiony peacoat over what appears to be a double-breasted waistcoat.
Stylites Returns
Following an absence that was more than far too long, stylites is back with us. A full story of the varied annoyances that caused the lapse will come soon. I rely on you to bring the hits back up to what they were just two short weeks ago.
Out of Africa, Circa 2525
For some foreigners, an annoying characteristic of Chinese fashion sense in
couples is the tendency to dress identically. Designers and partners in
Zebra-hunting, Fangfang and Ken, should be more than excused because they have taken the concept of coordinated outfits to a more advanced level, both in location and time period.
This isn’t the most atrocious example of couples coordinating their outfits. Wearing the same scarf is much less offensive than matching jumpsuits. Couples take note.
Live Accessory
In one of the best outfits yet to appear on Stylites, Joy runs JMAX, a Nanluoguxiang boutique offering jewelery made from wool, leather, wood and feathers. The little black cat in her arms, Sami is a couple months old and brings good luck to the shop.