The dress is from a Spanish designer but seems so Chinese. She is a magazine editor.
Tag: Beijing Street Style
Lover of Dandies
A direct descendant of Tang Dynasty General Cheng Yaojin (程咬金), Liaoning-born Nina (程宛å®) immigrated to the US at age four and she grew up in the region of New York. Now she lives in Williamsburg, though she frequently visits China. After majoring in English in university, she was an investment banker until that career became a bit less stylish. Her major project currently is a men’s accessories brand, Oriens & Grey. She describes the best menswear as of a higher quality level than anything for women and generally of more classic design. Nina asked Li Bosheng (æŽåšç”Ÿ) a famous Beijing-based jade worker to craft the money clips, tie bars, cuff links and other precious goodies of Oriens and Grey.
SOHO Stylists
These two are assistants at SOHO New Town, one of the older SOHOs, for International Star Entertainment Group, a fashion photography company with offices in Beijing and Hong Kong.
Tribal Chief: Kevin Tallon
An instructor at Central Saint Martins College, London, Kevin Tallon now designs for a very fashion-forward sportswear label with Italian roots, now here in China. He is spearheading efforts to make this brand the most stylish one in its category for the Chinese market. The first collection will be in stores this fall.
He makes the long flight out to Beijing almost every month, so he is now considering whether it might not be better to settle his two daughters and wife here in Beijing. It would be a fabulous chance for them learn the most important language of the 21st Century and experience its most important economy. He’s just a little bit worried about the pollution here.
Kevin, who also appeared last year on Stylites, just came out with a book on fashion trends among Chinese youth that relies heavily on my photos. The book, Fashion Tribes: China, is now available on Amazon, and looks in depth at the rapidly changing fashion landscape here.
At Hermès, in The Opposite House
Mickey is a senior fashion editor at the Chinese edition of a well-known magazine that is part of a still better-known American publishing group. I met her at the Hermès fall trunk show held at the Presidential Suite of The Opposite House. Much of the collection was aviation inspired.
Blue Maruko
Meng Yue (åŸçŽ¥)adores all things Japanese, and her foreign name is Maruko. From Beijing, she is attending university in Nanjing. She was with two friends who have the exact same hair color as she does, but her style and feel was a bit sweeter than theirs.
A Sartorial Model for Beijing Men
Born in Beijing, George headed to the States at 13, but still believes the East is the best. He is back in Beijing to bring his family business to new heights after serving at an investment bank in Hong Kong for around four years. Like many, he prefers Beijing to Hong Kong, believing that the southern city has little of interest happening beyond money-making. The northern capital offers a more diversified lifestyle. We hope that George’s dress sense will be frequently imitated by his fellow Beijing men.
Hong Kong does have one advantage over Beijing for George. It is has more outlets offering fine menswear and accessories. George is fond of the Neapolitan silhouette and construction methods and here he wears a cotton, unlined, Borelli suit and Canali silk knit tie.
Chaoyangmen Subway Station Blues
I just encountered Adam, a rather remarkable fellow who will be blessing Xicheng district with his gentle but quirky charm for the next two weeks. He is a Wushu practitioner who is, rather amazingly, just back from teaching this Chinese martial art in Shanxi. Fluent in Persian, French and English, this LA-born half-Iranian has become quite good at Chinese after just a month in this country.
The all blue, all linen (besides the gator shoes) ensemble includes a sport coat from Armani and trousers from Comme des Garçons.
Von Furstenberg Dress on Wangfujing
A Marketing Director at Van Cleef’s & Arpels, Ms. Aude Bousser has worked for fashion brands for quite a few years though she returns to her home in Paris nearly every month. She thinks that opportunities are much more in the Asia market, especially China, both because of the growth and because women are more inclined to make decisions on purchases like jewelry by themselves and then spend their own money. Further, she says that Chinese women with careers tend to be more independent minded than their sisters in the West.
After opening a new shop at Wangfujing, the next big task will be this fall in Hangzhou, where she believes Van Cleef’s & Arpels is less known but the people of the city love to spend on luxury goods.
Her dress is from Diane Von Furstenberg.
Jin Haixin, Adorable
I didn’t realize this when photographing her but lovely Jin Haixin is a well-known pop singer. She is a Chinese of Korean ethnicity and has been popular since 1999.
The dress is Donna Karan the glasses vintage.
Compared to other more arrogant celebrities I have encountered, she was very sweet, not becoming irritated by my annoying questions (“where do you perform?” “do you have a band?”). You can sample her tunes on baidu.
Jeffrey Ying Takes Nanluoguxiang
Jeffrey Ying is a chic cat in Beijing’s pleb jungle…
When I need a job done properly, I rely on the services of young but talented Shanghaiese Jeffrey Ying (应æ·), who is already quite famous in the online sartorialism community.  His base of operations for at least the next month is right here in Beijing, the Northern Capital, to which his eye-catching style and unique pursuits bring a great deal of drama. Jeffrey Ying’s main residences are in Shanghai’s French Concession, San Francisco, and right overlooking the Bosphorus in a city that he still insists on calling Constantinople. Here he wears a 1960s Kipper Tie and spectators from Moreschi that he describes as “bi-curious”.  Jeffrey himself tends to stay mum on such subjects, frequently responding to questions with the answer “you may think as much, but I could not possibly comment”.
Will his activities turn Beijing upside down this summer? But of course…A full profile will follow on these pages. Â I can’t imagine that you won’t be hearing far more about Jeffrey Ying as he stalks the streets of Beijing like an apparition that could not possibly belong.
Stripey Type
Another young magazine editor.
Rofty Designing Pair
Having graduated from Beijing Agriculture University in ’08, Li Huawen (æŽç”»æ–‡) and Zheng Ran (郑然, English name: Ro) are now devoting themselves to their own brand that blends illustration, design and fashion. Called Rofty (roè”厂), they produce original T-Shirts, various badges, graphic posters, environmentally friendly shopping bags and other items.
The more vivacious one in the pair – she will inevitably handle the marketing – Ro studied landscape architecture and environmental planning and he graphic design. He has worked in an advertising firm before, but now they are both freelancers at the moment and hoping they never have to work in an office in the future.
Floral Shorts
If you must expose your legs, don’t be afraid. Do it in something tastefully flowery.
Peak Lapels: Two Levels
Compare these lapels. I had been meaning to introduce Mr. Jeffrey Ying, one of my main partners in crime. He is staying in Beijing this summer, and I will do a more full profile in an upcoming post.
Qu Ying may be more well-known than Jeffrey, at least on this side of the Pacific. I’m not keen on celebrities, but the unprecedentedly low notch on this coat from Stella Mccartney coat convinced me to photograph this model, singer, MC and actress.