Photo : Suzy
Summer might be wrapping up, but daytime in Beijing can still be quite hot.
Very Hutongy
This is exactly how young ladies walking around the hutongs should look.
A Lengthy Interview
This interview by Brent Luvaas, Assistant Professor of Anthropology at Drexel University in Philadelphia, gives an overview of how Stylites evolved, in my words. Brent and I had a nice discussion over Skype and here he provides the main points. Brent is also the Co-Editor in the Visual Anthropology Review Department of Culture and Communication. He also runs the blog where my interview appears, Urban Field Notes. My thanks to Brent for featuring me on his blog!
New Zealand Fashion Week III
Here is one more post about New Zealand Fashion Week. All the creative youngsters hanging around the grounds were one of the enchanting aspects of the week.
New Zealand Fashion Week II
Chin Tay is one of the photographers for Four Eyes, Auckland’s main street style blog.
FNO x Stylites
New Zealand Fashion Week I
Even though my content here tends to focus exclusively on China happenings, I have think this time, the exotic nature of this locale warrant some coverage. After all, an attraction of Beiijng has always been that, unlike New York or Tokyo, one doesn’t at once expect it to have vibrant street style and it has, in fact, recently awakend from a sort of fashion night. In some ways, Auckland is equally surprising just because one rarely thinks of it outside of the context of Lord of the Rings and such.
The fellow above is a design student who came for a few shows at New Zealand Fashion Week.
Wild at Wine & Design
Cosplayers Take Jinan
Photo : Eric Gregory Powell
The Shandong Provincial Government supports fun and fantasy. The 4th Shandong Cultural & Creative Industry Fair last week in Jinan brought hundreds of local cosplayers together, all extravagantly costumed. My friend, photographer Eric Gregory Powell was on hand to document the most gripping results.
Their Cosplay names are all listed, though I don’t have time to do the research on the identities of all of these characters. If anyone knows, please add it to the comments.
Above is Xiao Ji (å°å½).
At Minyuan No. 33
Graphic Designer Tom Yang, down in Tianjin for the opening of boutique hotel Mingyuan no. 33 and Café Sambal, likes to let his wife, on his right, do the shopping. She really does a good job.
More from Meridian
Many of my pals, like Queenie, were at the Meridian party. It’s nice that I often get to take care of the invitation lists for events. I took most of the photos in an empty room to the side of the main venue space. Right north of the art museum in Dongcheng District, this would be a great space for fashion events.
At Meridian Party
I cannot believe that it has already been four years since I first met Fanfan when she walking down Nanluoguxiang in full Dongzu garb. It’s amazing to think how much has changed.
She and I were attending the launch party of Meridian, an event intended to introduce this new organization to the Beijing creative community and to celebrate the publication of their first illustrated children’s books.
Zoetica Mops up the Hutongs
A well-known stylist, photographer, and general provocateur, US-based Zoetica Ebb just touched down in Beijing. I am excited to be working with her and the Frei Group on creating the Secret Guide to Alternative Beijing.
On Gulou Dongdajie
In Ban Chang Hutong
Photo : Suzy
One doesn’t walk down Nanluoguxiang to see looks like this any more, but Banchang Hutong and Beiluoguxiang are getting to be quite the style hotspots, especially on weekend nights.