Gaga is a freelance writer based in Guangzhou.  She came up to Beijing to attend the Maris Frolg show, for which she wrote many of the marketing material.  She insists that her choice of this particular English name long proceeded the rise of the American popstar.

She customized the shoes herself.

I am so unhappy that I missed this show.  It seems to have the wildest items of the week.

In a vintage Prada hat, Robin Cheng is now based in Vancouver, but he used to live in Beijing.

Robin Cheng是个1/4德国血，3/4汉族的混血。原来在北京住过但现居温哥华。他喜欢“美酒美食，漂泊流浪。” 我问了他一些问题。

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This young stylist from Macao is wearing a coat he designed.  It uses synthetic hair as epaulettes.

Photographer Danara Battalova moved from Kazakhstan to Beijing in 2005 and says that living here has been “fun, especially the nightlife, but to be honest sometimes taxi drivers make me go mad.”  Her favorite part of the city is 798.   She says Kazakhs are more obsessed with labels than Chinese, who are often happy to hang around in public wearing pijamas.

At the cocktail hour after the Maris Frolg show that showcased a selection of nice, wearable items.  The show didn’t start until nine fifteen, so by the end, it was already past some people’s bedtimes.  China Fashion Week can be wearying even for the most stylish spectators.

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This young student was on her way into the Jefen by Frankie show.

Kaka was one of the most memorable models in the Jefen by Frankie show.  She is from Brazil and has been in Beijing for three weeks.  So far, she has walked on the runways of Cabeen, Jefen and a few other brands that she doesn’t remember.  Beijing is a bit too cold, she says.

From Los Angeles, Debbie Remmers and Kip Rowles were VIPs at the  “Beyond the Lights: Urban Warriors” Septwolves by Daniel Faret show yesterday.  The foreign contingent at Septwolves was more sizable than any other show and the designer is from France.

To view all the shows of China Fashion Week, please click here.

关于中国国际时装周的全部信息和图片可以在这里找到。

Tony Li has been sporting capes on several occasions in the last year. Since he’s one of Beijing’s main style icons, we can expect more and more young men to adopt this look.

每次见到李东田他总是特别热情随和。不知道下次他会不会让我去他的东田造型免费剪头发……

The Notting Hill fashion show attracted some of the most stylish men in Beijing, including Richard Lu and Cao Difei.

诺丁山时装秀吸引了北京最时尚的男人，这其中包括Richard Lu和曹涤非。

My reflections on these three key menswear shows is coming soon.  They were all better than I expected.  I’ve been extremely busy going to various shows while fulfilling my usual set of responsibilities at the magazine.

Check out this post on the most expressive accessories that I have found here in Beijing over at the Benetton “It’s My Time” blog.

This spectator at Notting Hill manages to express so many things with one shirt: taste, status, wealth, elegance…the list goes on.  I am dumbstruck with admiration.  He should have brought this style compatriot as his date.

这一位观看Notting Hill的观众仅仅用一件衬衫就表达了他的品位，地位，个人价值，以及对自我高雅的评判， 当然可以表达的还有很多，很多…… “惊艳”这个词可以用来形容我对这件衬衫的欣赏。 他应该带这个品牌的另一个忠实拥护者当他的晚伴。

This adorable student pair was strolling through Nanluoguxiang, arms linked.  The one in the red hat was far more outgoing.  They kind of remind me of these two.

我发现了这一对可爱的学生手臂相连的在南锣鼓巷逛街。戴红色帽子的女孩相比之下非常外向以及活泼。 他们给我的感觉让我想起了这一对。

China Fashion Week has commenced here in Beijing.  There were almost as many ushers as media.

The first show was menswear brand Notting Hill （诺丁山）.

Last Saturday, I spoke about Stylites at the 14th Pecha Kucha Beijing Night, held at Lan Club.  The event featured an impressive line-up of designers,  including such rising stars as designer Vega Wang, stylist Emma Cheung and milliner Elisabeth Koch.  The Global Times has more, though I should note that I was not a “Chinese history major”and I don’t think I said “nationalism is the new style”.  I focused on Eastern Roman/Byzantine history and I believe nationalism is one of many current trends.  Anyway, this is quibbling. One thing about which I am most adamant is that Lan Club is a most dreadful space, fit only for thugs, arrivistes and their concubines.

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Mo Lian is one of the owners of Ruxi, a cute little shop on Xiao Ju’er Hutong, just off of Nanluoguxiang.  Here is their taobao store.

如洗是个可爱的店在小菊儿胡同，墨莲是老板之一。店的特点是亚麻的衣服和这样的翻皮鞋。你可以参观一下他们淘宝上的店。

On the whole, I favor more feminine styles on women.  However, I also like touches of classic menswear and am particularly fond of women wearing classic captoes like these suede ones.  Anyway, this type of shoe is one of the specialty’s of Ruxi.  At the moment they only have up to size 39, so the most likely clients are indeed those who were born female.

Just announced are the twenty finalists in Benetton’s “It’s My Time” campaign, for which I have been blogging.  These twenty will be flown to NYC to participate in the photo shoot. China’s billions are not well-represented.  There is no one from the PRC and just one girl from Hong Kong. Interesting to note is that there is a young lady from the Islamic Republic of Iran.  She reminds me of many of the beauties I saw while walking around the streets of Tehran.  The prettiest, in my opinion, is this girl from France. I was very encouraged to see that there was someone who is older than me and also a bit similar to me in appearance.  Sumit Patwari would seem like a handsome local in Rio De Janeiro, Beirut, maybe even Valencia.  His sense of style is a bit more Bollywood than mine though.