Stylites

Out for an Opening

She was at what increasingly seems like the world’s most touristy art district for an opening at Pace Gallery, 798.

Pop-up Flea Market: 10/1

Beijing is waking up to the fact that wardrobe space is not unlimited.

To celebrate National Day (10/1), a new shop and studio on Banchao Hutong, Triple-Major, will host a flea market offering vintage clothes, accessories, samples and more.  Several local fashion designers will be offering their stylish used threads.  Doors open at 2pm.  Take advantage as such markets are not frequent in Beijing. The location is both central and charming.

为庆祝国庆，Triple-Major将在10月1日当天把店的天台变成跳蚤市场。城中各时尚界人士将有自己的小摊档卖一些旧衣服或自己的小设计。

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More at Dong Liang Event


Photos: Junshen

Apparently her dog has become much less fierce.  She said he is certain to let me pet him this time.

This wool coat from Quasimodo, designed by Dingding (丁丁），was one of my favorite pieces on display.

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Queenie of the Jungle

Cat has been so unbelievably popular in Beijing in the last year.  I even commissioned a leopard print dress shirt, that I wear with a repp tie and suit, just to attempt to keep up with the trend.  Here is Time Out editor Queenie, prowling through the jungle that is Beijing.  Can she be dominant here?

Hermès Opens First Shangxia Boutique

Of late, I have been trying to collect a list of Made in China luxury brands.  There are not a huge number.  This latest edition, Shang Xia (上下）from what industry experts describe as the lone “honest” luxury brand, Hermès, might change perceptions and usher in a new era.  Hopefully, after this local brands will gain a deeper appreciation for quality and the importance of painstaking local craftsmanship.  Our friends over at Jingdaily have more.

Creative Cutter

Lin Lin wore a dress she had made from men’s pajamas at the first night of Get It Louder, a major exhibition of the works of young creatives in art, design, music, film, and literature.

Pang Kuan Smashing an Apple Monitor

If the Creators Project had a climax, for me it was the smashing of an Apple monitor by Pang Kuan (庞宽), keyboardist and singer for New Pants, at the climax of the song “‘Sex, Drugs, Internet”.  Judging by the visuals on the LED behind, the smashing had something to do with anger related to sex and the internet, but it seemed an ironic act at a project showcasing the meeting of design and technology.  Though I like the music, the visuals were the main highlight of the show for me.

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Cold Couples at Creators Project

Over the last three days, Beijing has finally stopped being stiflingly humid. People have clearly been itching to get out their warmer clothes. Vice‘s Creators Project was an opportunity to show off the coats, scarves, and hats that have been laying dormant for the last half year.

I have always found people in China more sensitive to cold (and less to heat) than in the States or other Western countries. I was sweating in a cardigan at the same event.

Photos by Junshen.

Factory Boy

In a vintage factory uniform made in Beijing’s Fengtai district, Meng was back to the assembly line his weekend for the Creators Project, which took place in a range of former parts factories and warehouses at Beijing’s 798.   Sponsored by Vice Magazine and Intel, the Creators Project was on its final stop after events in New York, London, and Seoul.

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A Critic

Jel, from X+Q Sculpture Studio, had some interesting things to say about my blog, which I will translate when I have a chance.  To summarize: While professing that she doesn’t really understand fashion, she says that the people appearing on stylites are all rather mainstream and bound to meet with the approval of  the fashion crowd.  Also she thats from the perspective of the Chinese, “fashion” really is something from the West, so my selections make a lot of sense.

季震红对我的网站有些有意思的想法：

“我对时尚不是很在行，纯粹是仗着身高撑个场面，乱穿一通让你见笑了。

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A Kiss?

Here is Vega’s store manager at the party.  And Vega being very affectionate…

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