Sad to leave London, just for fun and to see if it as fantastic as is purported, I am heading to Dubai tomorrow for the first time. Apparently, there is not much walking on streets there, so local styles are probably only visible in the malls and high-end hotels.  It will be nice to visit the tallest building in the world.  I will be back in Beijing next Monday.

I know that she checks here regularly and will see this. I thank her for that as well as the other support she has provided me throughout my life.

Here is a ranking of the top five cities from which visits to this site originate:
1. Beijing
2. Shanghai
3. Hong Kong
4. New York
5. London

Thanks to Jing Daily for including me in its list of the top five China fashion bloggers.  Amusing that beyond being the only non-Chinese on this list, I am the only male.  This story was picked up by the Business of Fashion and The New York Times Fashion and Style Section.

Well, if you want to learn more about them in China and are a college student or recent graduate interested in an internship, let me know. This a great opportunity to learn about magazines, style and working in Beijing. Find out more below.

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Finally, I have a spare moment to mention my experience on the “China – A Chance for Young European Designers” panel in Berlin.

A growing number of foreign fashion designers are landing in China.  History’s greatest economic miracle now might provide both markets for foreign brands and employment for foreign talent.   This latest generation of foreigners focused on China is young, based here rather than overseas, and sees its future with Chinese companies as this market continues to expand.

我终于有空来写在柏林参加的以“中国–年轻欧洲设计师的舞台”为主题的研讨会了。

越来越多的外国设计师开始在中国落脚了。中国，这样一个历史上经济的奇迹，向外国品牌提供市场也为外国设计师们的天赋提供舞台。最新的一批年轻的外国设计师选择在中国拓宽市场，展望他们的未来。

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Upon arrival in Beijing I found a seemingly infinite number of things requiring handling. My magazine is having a big party tonight, the August issue has to be wrapped up in the next few days and I haven’t even started writing, tomorrow there’s a photo shoot for my “Stylish Traveler” column in National Geographic Traveler 《时尚旅游》, and my column for China International Business is due.

一回北京我好像又开始被各种各样的事务缠身了。

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I just arrived in green Berlin and have already rented a bike and seen more of the city in one day than I did on all previous trips combined.  On Wednesday (July 7) I will be talking about blogging in China and opportunities for young European designers there, as part of a panel discussion called ”CHINA – A Chance for Young European Designers”.  ESMOD Deutschland is the organizer of this discussion.

Other participants include Nancy Koh, CEO of Hempel Group China; Oliver Schütt, TMS Fashion LTd., Beijing; Marios Schwab, designer for “Marios” London and Creative Director for Halston New York; and David Ubl, Art Director Royal Elastics, Beijing, China.  The venue is HKW on John-Foster-Dulles-Allee 10, Berlin, and the time is 2 pm.

My thoughts on some of th Expo pavilions that I visited are over on the Benetton blog. I focused on the United Kingdom, Italy, and the gigantic African one.

My most recent column at China International Business is “Inventing the Chinese Dandy”.   For more of my columns and other writings, please check out the about Nels Frye page.

This interview with me appeared in Agenda, a bimonthly English magazine here in Beijing.

My blog is currently featured on Vogue.fr, in a story called “Le Tour du Monde en 45 blogs.”

Check out this post on the most expressive accessories that I have found here in Beijing over at the Benetton “It’s My Time” blog.

Last Saturday, I spoke about Stylites at the 14th Pecha Kucha Beijing Night, held at Lan Club.  The event featured an impressive line-up of designers,  including such rising stars as designer Vega Wang, stylist Emma Cheung and milliner Elisabeth Koch.  The Global Times has more, though I should note that I was not a “Chinese history major”and I don’t think I said “nationalism is the new style”.  I focused on Eastern Roman/Byzantine history and I believe nationalism is one of many current trends.  Anyway, this is quibbling. One thing about which I am most adamant is that Lan Club is a most dreadful space, fit only for thugs, arrivistes and their concubines.

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Here is the link to that Fashionista piece that I mentioned earlier.

Beautiful Stranger is a seriously commercialistic street style site.  They found me at Bryant Park.  Luckily for them, I was rather more label-adorned than usual.

我在纽约的时候被这个网站拍过。

The current issue of Beijing’s City Weekend has a two page spread on me in their “Fashionista” section.  Unfortunately, I am sporting paisley and polka dots of the same scale (on tie and pocket square) in the same outfit, which is something of an offense.  Also my overeager smile makes it seem like the can in my hand contains diet coke or red bull rather than sparkling rosé.  Anyway, have a look for yourself.

NYC Fashion Week ended before I knew it had started and now I am on my way back to Beijing.  The time in the US was far too quick.

The Guangzhou Daily conducted an interview with me and here is the result.  They are still using that dreadful picture that Sanlian took where I am with my cat.  However, the piece is quite nice.

<<广州日报>>不久之前采访了我，这是文章的链接。没有想到他们用了以前<<三联生活周刊>>采访我时拍的照片。虽然我女朋友的猫咪比我更上镜，但是这篇报道还是挺不错的。