http://stylites.net/blog2 Street Style and China Fashion News Thu, 07 Aug 2008 20:09:08 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Though quite simple, this color combination is not common and has an elegant effect.  Jia Jiajia is a travel agent born in Beijing.  She now lives around Wudaokou though she prefers the Gulou area for shopping.  While acknowledging that the Olympics are a source of pride, she bemoans the loss ... http://stylites.net/blog2/2008/08/07/the-green-and-the-black/ Co-creative director of Le Divan, Australian designer Tony Hua thinks most Beijing men wear oversized clothing and ensembles that don’t match in color or proportion.  He recommends that men choose a style and stick with it rather than trying to mix and match too much.  Most local men would benefit ... http://stylites.net/blog2/2008/08/06/%e2%80%9cone-color-tone-please%e2%80%9d/ The August issue of The Beijinger is out.  For this Olympics issue, my Trouser Press column makes recommendations for attire to be worn while attending events and parties.  Since you can see the final version of Trouser Press in the magazine, I decided to put the first version I wrote ... http://stylites.net/blog2/2008/08/05/looking-good-as-a-spectator/ Laura is a freelance journalist from Taiwan who writes for a range of Mainland publications including Modern Weekly and Vogue.  She covers luxury goods, jewelry and other fashion topics.  She loves Beijing, staying here at least three to four months out of the year.  Her favorite is the part of ... http://stylites.net/blog2/2008/08/04/pen-ablaze/ D is the singer for D and the Hutong Cats.  He was born on Shajin Hutong in the ‘80s but really should have been born in Nashville in the ‘50s.  The style of his band and dress is decidedly rockability as he says himself.  There was already a photo crew ... http://stylites.net/blog2/2008/08/03/emperor-of-d-hutong/ I love it when people appear on Stylites more than once -especially lovely people like Kiki.  Last time it was in winter. Always on the way to a rehearsel or show, Kiki, the lead singer of Milk and Coffee, returns in black, as usual, but her smile and the heart ... http://stylites.net/blog2/2008/08/02/black-coffee-with-sugar/ These hats are popular in Japan, from whence this young film student, studying directing, hails.  He commented that there is not much good fashion for men in Beijing and everything he wears if bought in Tokyo.  It’s nice to see a little bit of pattern and not the usual black ... http://stylites.net/blog2/2008/07/31/gentleman-director/ Having now appeared on the cover of Newsweek and toured in the United States and Japan, Hang on the Box front woman Gia W. is known for her agitated singing style.  Considered representatives of the new Chinese youth since the late ‘90s, they claim Marilyn Manson and Billy Corgan as ... http://stylites.net/blog2/2008/07/30/killer-looks/ The other day, I helped carry boxes at the new American Apparel (AA) at the Sanlitun Village.  The new shop is scheduled to open before the Olympics along with another branch at the World Trade Center.  These will be the first two AAs in China. As with many middle-market foreign brands ... http://stylites.net/blog2/2008/07/28/american-apparel-to-open-in-sanlitun/ Who did I run into on Nanluoguxiang the other day but Richard Lu, a long-time star of Stylites?  Founder and CEO of Classical Public Relations Co., Ltd., Richard believes men’s style in Beijing is ever improving but needs to gain a more “international” flavor.  He suggests that men here read more ... http://stylites.net/blog2/2008/07/24/classics-head-to-toes/