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Harry has the real Paul Smith Mini Satchel, bought in the UK – the plastic version is available on taobao.com. After all the shining black, it’s nice to see brown boots made of supple leather from Herbal Heaven on Dongsi. He works at Juicy Couture as a brand development manager, but never wears that brand and, in general, for his own fashion consumption tends to avoid big names.
In the congested Oriental Plaza, a knit sweater-coat seemed to look relaxing and Scandinavian. She was sort of milling about with no particular direction. I like the patent red shoes too.
The jacket is from Kuhle, a frustrating shop in Oriental Plaza, one of Beijing’s most popular malls. Kuhle is like H&M in that it offers some cool styles at low prices and quality levels. He wears the piece well though.
I wasn’t in China this time, but I’m sure it was an overwhelming experience for all those who were. With its fireworks and blasts, in the past I found that Chinese New Year brought me close to experiencing a warzone. So I hope everyone who was in China enjoyed the carnage.
Adorable Ma Lina buys Korean brands, says that Korea is the world’s most stylish and beautiful country, and if she could pick one place in the world to visit, it would be Jeju Island, in Korea. She also thinks that Japan is pretty stylish. France is alright, she guesses. I suspect her style is not what most Westerners would consider typically Korean or Japanese. However, the brands she wears are mostly Korean, made in China and intended for export.
The love of all things Korean is not unusual for Chinese of Ma Lina’s generation, but her take on the style seems a bit different. Still, I probably don’t watch enough Korean citcoms to truly understand this cultural phenonena.
Thanks for your continued support despite less frequent updates over the last week. In Iran, I have had much less access to the internet. I often connect through an old-fashioned dial-up modem. Keep checking though; the updates will still be daily. Thanks.
On this guy a frilly shirt and super-tight pants might be a welcome addition. In the eighties, millions of girls had crushes on King Jareth (and he is my hero), and here is his Chinese brother. His outfit could have been more interesting but the wicked hairstyle alone can get you into Stylites.
Only black guys can pull off those huge capacious fur coats, only Asian guys can wear fitted faux-fur jackets, and white guys are left with thinsulate ear muffs. Fur is one of those thing where if a guy has to first ask his friends whether or not he should be wearing it, he probably just shouldn’t bother. Fur (or faux-fur) wearers already know that they should be wearing fur. This record producer is one those guys who can pull it off and look good.
The choice by this student of black and white with a dash of red is actually quite common for fashionable people in China but the studs on the trousers make the scarf seem like a reference to prison, while the shrunken pea coat seems militaristic and the hat a bit threatening – all together an interesting effect. This was at Oriental Plaza.
Combats and trench coat can be a good combo, especially when you have a model’s physique. Add in the profession of creative director for a major design company, and there’s no bold and chic look that you can’t pull off.
Yep, quite a distance from Beijing. Not much time to update now. I was expecting people to be more conservatively dressed. There are a lot of brightly colored scarves with dyed hair revealed in front. The men wear suprisingly tight jeans.
In a city with innumerable lovely girls, 95% of whom compromise their natural beauty with over-reliance on lace, glitter, and chains, it’s spirit-lifting to see style that highlights the grace of the wearer while at the same time being a little unique. I even forgive the somewhat blatant red LV bag – at least this model is not so often faked as of yet.
Please check my column and street style photos in the February issue of That’s Beijing! It is hot off the press!
Updates have been less frequent in the last couple of weeks because I have been very busy with my day job, and because the frigid weather reduces the number of stylish people.
Over the next three weeks updates will likely be still more sporadic. I will be traveling through the Middle East over and may have limited access to the internet during visits to remote historic sites, probably while staying in hostels lacking wireless. When I have the chance, I will post photos I have taken recently.
Hits on Stylites have spiked recently and I recommend that all new viewers enjoy the archives. Street photos are arranged by area in the categories to the right. The best photos are to be found in “Nanluoguxiang” and “Xidan” though “Dongsi” also has some good ones.
These two young college girls were at Tango to sing karaoke.