“Androgyny” was a candidate to be one of the ten trends for 2010, but it really has been prevalent for several years. Newer this year was the number of people of both sexes wearing loud-print tights.

今年不仅女生爱穿裤袜, 男生也开始大胆的尝试。

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Fired by eco-friendliness, economy and the need for something special, the savviest Beijing hipsters have proclaimed consignment shops and thrift stores to be kosher shopping destinations.  Of course, most of the time, this means hitting Williamsburg, Brick Lane, or American Ebay.  Only abroad can a wide range of quality secondhand goods be found at reasonable prices, though there are some secondhand markets in Beijing as well as shops specializing in imported vintage.

For the first couple of years of Stylites, a reoccurring problem was that girls I wished to photograph were often accompanied by rather dowdy males. These males were often very protective of their girlfriends, not letting them be photographed.  The guys appearing here were rarely accompanied by girls.  Recently the boyfriends have started to catch up.

Photo: Suzy

Most of 2010 fell in the Year of the Tiger.  From the start, there was speculation that it might be a year filled with feline prints, always a favorite of China’s fashion types.  Most opted for spots that suggested more cheetahs or leopards than that most majestic of big cats.

图片: Suzy

2010是虎年，但中国时尚圈和普通人一直很钟意豹纹。在虎年穿豹纹的人比较多。
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As I mentioned, the trends I am talking about here have already reached a saturation point.  The hipster girl became mainstream this year in China. We reached that familiar point when the masses do the look without really understanding why.

今年一种hipster女孩变成了主流。

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After years of skinniness, volume hit the streets in a big way.

宽松衣服最近开始流行了。
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This year, come hell or more likely high-water, Beijingers were determined to show ankle cleavage, which seemed to always be cuter on the girls.

今年在北京最流行是落出点脚腕。我觉得女孩子这样很可爱。

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When I first heard camel was the new color for 2010, I was almost amused, since it always seemed to be one of the basic colors, but was a bit difficult for some skin tones.  Conventional color matching guides often suggests that Asians go for high-contrast colors like white, black, navy blue, red and avoid pastels and particularly beige, orange and gold.

一开始知道了驼色算是2010全世界比较流行的颜色觉得有点好笑因为我以为这一直是经典的颜色。我还以为只有一些肤色才真的适合穿。以前听说过亚洲人更适合黑，蓝，白，红色但应该避免米黄，橘色，金色，等等。

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Over the next five days leading up to New Year’s, I will post ten of the phenomena that most caught my attention while photographing in Beijing this year.  Call them trends, observations, or reflections, these are what I find most notable and widespread this year.  Several were well in evidence last year, but simply reached a saturation recently. Please don’t blame me if you feel that these are already “over”. While these styles may not be cutting-edge, they are most abundant.

From Triple-Major:

“From 12/30th to 1/2nd, creative studio and concept store based in Beijing, Triple-Major , will invite popular style blogger from Facehunter , Yvan Rodic, to hold a series of events to Beijing.  Yvan Rodic has been at the vanguard of one of the decade’s most remarkable trends.

Triple-Major提供的：

“位于北京的创作机构与概念店Triple-Major将于12月30日至1月2日邀请知名时尚博客Facehunter的博主Yvan Rodic来到北京进行一系列的活动。在几年前当街拍还没受到瞩目的时候，是Yvan的Facehunter和thesartorialist等街拍网站先驱将街拍的热潮带到全世界。从哥本哈根到伦敦到洛杉矶，Yvan现在除了周游全世界拍街拍外还为各大时尚杂志如Vogue, GQ和New York Times等拍摄。

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The bunnies are coming! As Chinese New Year approaches, we are bound to hear more and more hopping news.  For the Year of the Rabbit, Dunhill is releasing a special line of accessories. Also, perhaps not so coincidentally, Playboy, which relies heavily on licensed fashion and accessories here in Asia, will be opening its first club in Macao.风风火火的兔子要来了！兔爷也给我们带来一些很惊喜的消息！
随着兔年的临近，登喜路 (Dunhill) 特别推出2011兔年限定配饰系列，包括银质兔子袖扣、钥匙圈、吊饰与领带。兔爷总会给我们带来更多的惊喜，也许不是巧合，花花公子（Playboy）这个深受亚洲人的时装和配饰的品牌，有望一年内在澳门开张一家“兔女郎”(playboy bunny)俱乐部 ，

I don’t see too many boys in ponchos these days.

很少见到穿披肩的男孩。

I just arrived in Sarasota, Florida, where I will be spending Christmas next to the sea.  Over the next week, I will be posting regarding a few trends observed over 2010 while photographing Beijing street style.

刚到了附罗丽达州。在这里的沙滩旁边会住一段时间。这周我会写点关于我今年在北京关注到的几个潮流。

This young lady was wearing a tie and an argyle sweater.

领带和帽子都挺适合美国东北的风格。

I just ran into Joy Island, who just got back from London again.

刚碰到了欢岛。她又是刚从伦敦回来。

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Photo: Penn

Zhang Yishan is a model for print.

Above is the second Porcelain Polo – to be worn by a woman – created by Artist Li Xiaofeng for the fifth Holiday Collector’s Series of Lacoste. This fusion of traditional Chinese culture, Chinese contemporary art and global fashion isa  one-of-a-kind piece made from over 300 porcelain shards.  The two porcelain polos must be the most valuable redesign yet of the of the classic pique cotton polo by brand founder René Lacoste.  This earlier entry has photos of the first Porcelain Polo and here is the cotton version being be sold around the world in a limited edition of 20,000.  The motifs on the Porcelain Polos comment on the concepts of logo, commercialization, and East and West, two poles that this project promises to bring closer.

Above is the second Porcelain Polo – to be worn by a woman – created by Artist Li Xiaofeng for the fifth Holiday Collector’s Series of Lacoste. This fusion of traditional Chinese culture, Chinese contemporary art and global fashion isa  one-of-a-kind piece made from over 300 porcelain shards.  The two porcelain polos must be the most valuable redesign yet of the of the classic pique cotton polo by brand founder René Lacoste.  This earlier entry has photos of the first Porcelain Polo and here is the cotton version being be sold around the world in a limited edition of 20,000.  The motifs on the Porcelain Polos comment on the concepts of logo, commercialization, and East and West, two poles that this project promises to bring closer.

Made from feathers found on Pleasant Beach, New Jersey and a silk bow, this hat from Elisabeth Koch Millinery is dramatic indeed, especially on actress Li BingBing.  She is also wearing Elisabeth’s creations on the October cover of Harper’s Bazaar and on quite a few internal spreads.  One-of-a-kind, the hat debuted in late September and sells for RMB 2250. Every single hat is made entirely by Elisabeth, who supplies local expatriates as well as the nonconformist wives of industrialists, government officials and wily magnates.  Her hats are borrowed by magazines for photo shoots just about every week.

Made from feathers found on Pleasant Beach, New Jersey and a silk bow, this hat from Elisabeth Koch Millinery is dramatic indeed, especially on actress Li BingBing.  She is also wearing Elisabeth’s creations on the October cover of Harper’s Bazaar and on quite a few internal spreads.  One-of-a-kind, the hat debuted in late September and sells for RMB 2250. Every single hat is made entirely by Elisabeth, who supplies local expatriates as well as the nonconformist wives of industrialists, government officials and wily magnates.  Her hats are borrowed by magazines for photo shoots just about every week.

“Everything superfluous has to go. Only the essential has to remain.”
That is the quote on the back of this pair of navy N.D.C. Made by Hand boat shoes, which do manage feature a bit of ornamentation in the form of the quote itself and the yacht motif etched on the sole. Still, these classics would be as at home worn with lobster print shorts on deck off the coast of Nantucket as they would be paired with slim khakis enjoying a cocktail on a rooftop bar overlooking the hutongs. They are as comfortable as booties, so don’t worry about taking a long stroll after that drink.
“Everything superfluous has to go. Only the essential has to remain.”
That is the quote on the back of this pair of navy N.D.C. Made by Hand boat shoes, which do manage feature a bit of ornamentation in the form of the quote itself and the yacht motif etched on the sole. Still, these classics would be as at home worn with lobster print shorts on deck off the coast of Nantucket as they would be paired with slim khakis enjoying a cocktail on a rooftop bar overlooking the hutongs. They are as comfortable as booties, so don’t worry about taking a long stroll after that drink.

Tourists from other parts of China are finding a souvenir that is helpful in Beijing’s cold winter. This Shanghaier just bought her hat the day before.

外地游客最近喜欢麦这样的帽子。

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