Photographer – Stylites

Bearded Photographer

This photographer always dresses in his own way, which he himself proclaims – and no one would deny it – is quite unique for people his age.

At first, I was aghast that photographer Wang Peng was on a scooter during the Vintage Ride, but of course to take all those great photos he had to move a bit faster than the rest of us. I took this one from my bike. Thanks for all the great images, Wang Peng!

Momo at LDDC

By Suzy

Hopes are high for the upcoming spring, but it seems that cute sweaters like this one from emerging young designer Momo Wang‘s latest collection could work as transitional pieces too. Continue reading Momo at LDDC

By the Tanks

This photographer and stylist was out in full grandeur by the various contraptions at 798 during fashion week.

Interview: Liangshuang

Photos & Text: Suzy

I met fellow photographer Liangshuang at a Lane Crawford event last year. We instantly bonded over our views on the Beijing fashion scene and decided to share our conversation in this exclusive STYLITES Interview.

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Efficiency-Minded

Photographer Wang Peng has evolved his own rather versatile way of dressing. He has five tailored suits in this exact cut each in a different color. They can be either worn as a suit or mixed and matched. I will have to ask him next time if there are really are a total of 25 potential outfits or if some of the colors don’t really go together. The fabric is canvass that he purchased at Muxiyuan.

Joy Pops

Drink sponsors for the Lane Crawford and Modern Weeklyâ€˜s â€˜A Plusâ€™ exhibition, Pommery might consider sending me and Joy Island a couple more bottles.

Foppish Photographer

Jo Liu is a fashion photographer who enjoys vintage clothing and checks.

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Over to Web Commerce

Who would have thought? Well-known photographer Gao Yuan is now in a creative directorial-type role at ihavu.com, a frenetically growing online commerce site that is the official web retailer for Rimowa and a growing roster of brands. Many respected media people have recently moved over to this site. I believe this is something of a mini-trend and suspect the other players in this arena have been attracting top editors and probably sales and marketing staff. Expect to hear more about this here.

Other rising flash sale, discounting and other sites in the fashion realm include VIPstore, xiu.com, 5lux, and Shangpin. They have all done major advertising campaigns in the subways, on TV and in magazines. Investment is clearly flowing in this direction.

Street Maven

Photos&Text: Suzy

I also met fellow streetstyle photographer Mavener. I like her unpretentious yet cool style but unfortunately don’t remember the site she works for, will update as soon as I find out.