There were a lot of funkily-dressed buyers from Guangdong on the roof of D2 Place at The HUB party. Click to see an even more interesting fellow.
Month: August 2014
The HUB #3, Next Week
I’m going to HK next week for the third edition of The HUB, Asia’s leading premium fashion trade fair and a partner of Stylites for over a year.
Two interviews of The HUB’s co-founder Peter Caplowe appeared on Jing Daily and Chiara’s Coffee Table recently. Have a look!
More Pics of Wuhao at the Four Seasons
Sefhyir x The HUB
In conceiving of this collaboration of limited edition scarves for the August 2014 edition of The HUB, Lio was thinking of “creative collision, explosions…Each color represent different emotion, spirit, or style….Much like all the designers joining The HUB. “This spirit of fusion and interaction between very different parties carries through perfectly to The HUB visual identity this season, a powder burst. Lio explains “it is crucial that the market for independent designers gets more structured and more designers can use an event like The HUB to meet buyers, media and others.” Lio sees this as a great opportunity for Chinese designers like herself to gain more experience in the fashion world.
The HUB has commissioned Lio to produce a limited run of this scarf that will be made available to VIPs, media and others at The HUB on the 27th and 28th August. Register here to attend The HUB. I hope to see you in HK next week.
Patrick Grant on Style
At 1.90Â meters and blessed with truly movie-star-like good looks, Patrick Grant is a towering testament to the current importance of men’s style. His achievements of the last decade exemplify the renaissance of classic menswear. Creative Director for tailor Norton & Sons, a once flagging stalwart of Savile Row that he acquired and began resuscitating in 2005, Grant also relaunched and directs two other heritage brands that he discovered in the Norton & Sons portfolio. E. Tautz & Sons is a ready-to-wear label that riffs on traditional sartorialism, incorporating contemporary dandyism and references to Grant’s youth. Tautz brought him the Menswear Designer award at the British Fashion Awards in 2010. The other line, Hammond & Co makes stylish suiting in top fabrics available to those on a tighter budget via British clothing retailer Debenhams. Â I got to meet him the other day in Shanghai and we discussed his latest book on stylish men and drinking whiskey.
He was in Shanghai for a party Chivas Regal was throwing to celebrate the Chivas Made for Gentleman series designed by Grant.
Here is what he told me:
“Style is much more than just what people wear. A lot of the people we celebrate today are men that have no substance behind them. They are beautifully groomed, and beautifully polished but behind the eyes there is nothing – it’s a sort of empty vessel.”
Music From a Box
You’ve been listening to Mp3 out of big headphones for too long or just playing them off the speakers on your laptop in some hotel room not even gracious enough to prove speakers. You might have good taste in music, but sound quality is what really matters. The overabundance of choice can also produce a certain fatigue and taking for granted of the music. Much like food too much growth hormone, there is something unnatural about the music we listen to these days.
Aperol and Stylites
I guarantee that one is not really allowed to beg for sponsors in this business of blogging. Then again, Stylites – as a blog at least – isn’t really a business. So let me make this plea: Aperol sponsor our parties!
Chiara’s Coffee Table
LV Meets the Smurfs
Advice on Menswear
Here’s a piece in which I advise Beijing residents on where to get the right men’s items that appeared a while back. Â Of course the best option remains abroad.