Stylites

Details, at Sergio Rossi


Photos: Suzy

Sergio Rossi just opened its first flagship store in Beijing. Celebrities, media, and CEO Christophe Melard were all in attendance. Melard said that the atmosphere of the store was meant to resemble a late 60s or 70s apartment and have an intimate vibe that would also appeal to women’s innate desire to be voyeuristic.

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Posted on March 30th, 2012

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Brass Beauty


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Lovely Chiayi Chuang is showing how less can be more. She is creative director and founder of Library Brass, a jewelry brand originally from Taiwan.
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Posted on March 28th, 2012

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Dan Dan


Photos and words: Suzy
Dan Dan is founder of “Nice Rice” (百米粒) Restaurant in Dongcheng District. I loved her footwear – old Chinese football shoe replicas – and quirky, Western eighties-style parka.
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Brighten Up!


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Beige again! I love her eighties inspired shirt – which cost 30 RMB – that she combined with a wonderful camel coat.
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Double Check


Photo and words: Suzy
On a foggy day, at Beixinqiao intersection, I found a rare example of real Beijing street style.

Posted on March 23rd, 2012

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Tabata Yukihito


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Mr. Tabata Yukihito has been a key figure in Chinese contemporary art since the 1980s.  His Tokyo Gallery was established all the way back in 2002, when 798 was still in its early days.

“Any Color-”


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“- so long as it’s black,” said Henry Ford in reference to the color selection for Model Ts. Considered achromatic from a scientific perspective, I believe black is one of the five main colors in traditional China, but I will have to check that.

Posted on March 11th, 2012

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