A Berliner right next to Huaihai Middle Road and IAPM in Shanghai’s French Concession.
Pawnstar Backpack
The new Pawnstar bags.
Xiangyang Beilu 34
Right between the Pawnstar shop and Egg.
Spring Greens
I really like the use of greens and the rather special check.
Upcycled Coat
This is a unique piece by a friend of hers who is a designer.
Gang of Four
On the street outside of Pawnstar, at Xiangyang North Road 34 in the Former French Concession.
624 Changle
Changle 624, my favorite liquor store and outdoor bar, on Changle Road, just around the corner from Pawnstar in the middle of the Former French Concession plays host to the most interesting assortment of young style figures in Shanghai.
Pawnstar Pink
Right outside our shop at Xiangyang North Road 34
Pawnstar Address
Pawnstar (è¡é“ºï¼‰Â is at Xiangyang North Street, Lane 34, No. 1 (襄阳北路34弄1å·),
Temper Magazine
Thanks to China Fashion and Urban Lifestyle specialist Elsbeth van Paridon for covering Pawnstar at Temper Magazine in this article. Temper tends to cover on-the-moment topics with a fashion slant including LGBT and androgyny, New York City’s Chop Suey Club, beauty and body image, and everything else having to do with China’s new youth.
Here is one of her observation from the article on Pawnstar:
“The Chinese millennial is changing their shopping patterns, marking a strong taste for the new, yet a bleak attention-span for that same newly acquired view. In other words, these consumers are perpetually getting rid of their been-there-done-that boring booty and on the lookout for some fresh (fashion) tasty. “
Pawnstar x Beauty Fixer
Outside of the entrance to Pawnstar (è¡é“º) on Xiangyang North Road 34, right in the heart of Shanghai’s French Concession, Jane Jia cements a deal with Beauty Fixer founder Yaya.
Market Trench on Design Boom
Design Boom has given rather generous coverage to Luke Cardew’s Market Trench project that had a pop-up at Pawnstar recently. Read the story here.
Market Trench @ Pawnstar
Market Trench is a project by Luke Cardew, all-round creative, maker, designer and founder of Shanghai-based boutique firm LCDC. Luke models one above. These are made from one of the most recognizable materials – or really patterns – in China today. These are the famous red, white, and blue bags that contain all of the possessions migrant workers might need for their years of life building the fast-growing cities of China or working in a factory. In Chinese, they are referred to as either “woven bags” (编织袋) or “snakeskin bags” (蛇皮袋) though the material is plastic.
The red, white, and blue bags of migrant laborers symbolize the process of China’s rapid urban development as the corrugated blue sheets that used to keep passersby out of construction sites. My old friend gallerist Tally Beck used to have a piece of artwork inspired by the blue sheets in his Beijing apartment and my new friend Luke Cardew has created the Market Trench, inspired by the bags of the migrant laborers.
Pawnstar will welcome December with a Market Trench activation at our store (Xiangyang North Road 34), this Saturday, Dec. 1, at 9:00pm. Wines are sponsored by Jacob’s Creek.
Click below and scroll past all of the fashion photos to read Luke’s own statement about the Market Trench.