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To Scholarly Lengths

Yesterday I had a special, somewhat amusing, street fashion assignment for China Auto Pictorial, China’s largest automobile magazine. My accomplice in this dark mission was this editor of the magazine’s lifestyle section.

昨天我接到一个挺有意思的特别任务，为中国最大的汽车杂志《中国汽车画报》做街拍。这次的秘密任务由我和该杂志的生活版编辑一起执行。

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Eagle Flies East

In early 2011, American Eagle Outfitters Inc., one of the biggest teen apparel retailers with 936 stores in the United States and Canada, will begin opening stores in China.

明年年初，深受美国青少年青睐的服装品牌American Eagle（美国鹰）要在中国首次开店了，头三家要开在香港，北京和上海。

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For Bodylicious Bros and Flat Fellows

Have you heard of the man-bra? They are the latest trend in China and you can get one via online retailers like Taobao.com. Wait… Men wearing bras… Are you kidding?

听说过男士胸罩么？等等，男的戴胸罩？开玩笑吧。是真的，而且它们正在淘宝热卖呢。

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A Terence Koh Fan

A bit late with this, but celebrity artist Terence Koh gave quite a performance the other weekend at UCCA, in 798 (and, more interestingly, adopted a baby named Bei Bei). This rather impressive looking fellow was one of the highlights of the afternoon for me. He was there from several hours before waiting for the performance to start. Though most might find this to be too much, he does innovate on traditional elements quite interestingly.

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Let Them Drink Champagne

“China is the new United States. It’s why we have to promote champagne in China — to make them happy and peaceful. They are going to lead the world for the next 200 years.” -Pierre-Emmanuel Taittinger, Chief Executive, Taittinger

Have the Americans been benevolent despots because of ample bubbly? Or is our purported aggressiveness and ruthlessness the result of less fabulous intoxicants? What sort of hegemon is bred on baijiu?

Anyway, Taittinger is just one of countless luxury brands working to gain a slice of China, the sweetest, biggest cake in the market.

随着世博会如火如荼地举行，中国的各个方面都吸引着全世界的眼球。

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Recycled Asia

Currie Lee opened D-SATA, a store in Beijing, carrying her creations, which include colorful party purses and card holders, made of snake and frog skin, and chunky necklaces made from water buffalo horns, to name a few. Yu Wu (吴俣) had a discussion with her recently.

YW: Are you a Westerner?

Currie Lee创立自己的品牌D-SATA在北京。第一个店在三里屯。

YW: Currie你算是西方人还是亚洲人？

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A Hot Jock

Do rhinestones mix well with Adidas? Well, do oversize sports jerseys and leggings jive? This Hotspot (《城市公报HOTSPOT》) editor appears to be “rocking” it all to great effect.