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Queenie of the Jungle

Cat has been so unbelievably popular in Beijing in the last year. I even commissioned a leopard print dress shirt, that I wear with a repp tie and suit, just to attempt to keep up with the trend. Here is Time Out editor Queenie, prowling through the jungle that is Beijing. Can she be dominant here?

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Pang Kuan Smashing an Apple Monitor

If the Creators Project had a climax, for me it was the smashing of an Apple monitor by Pang Kuan (庞宽), keyboardist and singer for New Pants, at the climax of the song “‘Sex, Drugs, Internet”. Judging by the visuals on the LED behind, the smashing had something to do with anger related to sex and the internet, but it seemed an ironic act at a project showcasing the meeting of design and technology. Though I like the music, the visuals were the main highlight of the show for me.

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Cold Couples at Creators Project

Over the last three days, Beijing has finally stopped being stiflingly humid. People have clearly been itching to get out their warmer clothes. Vice‘s Creators Project was an opportunity to show off the coats, scarves, and hats that have been laying dormant for the last half year.

I have always found people in China more sensitive to cold (and less to heat) than in the States or other Western countries. I was sweating in a cardigan at the same event.

Photos by Junshen.

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Lulu, near Surfin’ Bird

Guangdong native and ’60s band Trashmen fan Lulu opened fashion boutique Surfin’ Bird after returning from London, where she studied fashion.

Lulu是六十年代乐队trashmen的乐迷。完成在伦敦时装专业后，她回国开了一家时装店，Surfin’ Bird。

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An Aura of Éclat

I always wish for managers of hotels, bars, and restaurants to have a certain glamour and something approaching a distinct personal style. Joe Ho and Francois Vanvi (above) are the only two hotel general managers I have encountered here in Beijing who look a bit like the hotel GM of my dreams. Francois was born in Paris and grew up there and in Hong Kong. He has been in Beijing for several years and is about to take over the opening of a new boutique property, the Hotel Éclat Beijing, in that new triangular structure called ParkView Green. Recently, I asked Francois a few questions about style and being a GM.

Francois Vanvi原来在北京千禧酒店，马上就要当新开的北京侨福芳草地里面的Éclat精品酒店的总经理。Francois是法国跟中国的混血，在巴黎出生长大但在香港生活了很长时间。他在北京有五年了。