Month: January 2011

In Beijing, the most interesting fashion megatrend was Chinese products and styles. Several related trends occurring concurrently gave the impression that Beijingers wanted to find new ways of adding a Chinese touch to their own unique style of dress. Whether it was retro schooldays, Northeastern fabrics, incorporating traditional elements in modern ensembles, or wearing Chinese designers, the emphasis for young local hipsters and some resident foreigners was incorporating elements of China.

在北京,中国最有时尚气息的城市。街上会有各种风格的人出现，那是因为北京人要找到适合自己独特的衣着。无论是复古的学生时代，或者融合有传统色彩的东北面料，或者穿中国设计师的。。。。年轻的时尚人士和一些当地的外国人都会融入一些中国元素！

Trends that in the West are retro, alluding to a certain era in our shared experience or that of our parents, are often completely new to China. “Camel is back” or “we’re stuck in the ’80s again” doesn’t really have the same resonance. Last time camel was popular, China might not have yet had fashion magazines (most are post-2000). So when girls all over Beijing start wearing cap toes, bi-tonals, tasseled loafers, and generally aspiring to be feminine dandies, it seems fresh. Sure, they are following a global trend that is already somewhat played out in the West, but in China it feels new because it is not retro and does not carry the same associations.

有些潮流的东西在西方会觉得很普通，但在中国我会觉得很新鲜，很特别。2010年很流行穿男式风格的皮鞋。