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Like a Boy像小男孩一样


Photos: Penn

I should have had these photos up a while back, but have been rather busy with magazine affairs. Together with partner I.T., Comme des Garçons just opened a rather large store in Sanlitun North. Rei Kawakubo made a rare appearance and some of her comments are here.

Above, Triple-Major‘s Ritchie Chan was charmingly boyish as always.


图: Penn

CdG跟IT开了新的店在三里屯北。设计师川久保玲自己也来了。

Triple-Major的Ritchie Chan总像个小男孩一样.

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Galeries Lafayette Coming to Beijing

The legendary Paris department store, already a favorite of Chinese tourists, will be arriving in Beijing by 2014. They are teaming up with HK retailer I.T. It seems they’ve been thinking about this since 2007. I wonder if the major American department stores like Saks Fifth Avenue, Neiman Marcus, Bergdorf Goodman, Barney’s, etc. would do well here. Currently, the only department stores of their type are the Swank and Lane Crawford, both from Hong Kong.

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An Aesthete’s Apothecary

The new Triple-Major shop does not clash with its surroundings. The design is even more traditional than nearby establishments – inexpensive restaurants, alterations shops and sundries stalls – on Baochao Hutong, an as yet ungentrified alley running north from trendy Gulou street. Triple-Major is disguised as a traditional Chinese drugstore and even contains all the necessary accoutrements such as Qing Dynasty medicine cabinets and statues marked with all the vital points for acupuncture treatment. For lovers of obscure US and European fashion labels all previously unavailable elsewhere in China, the retail nourishment available here may be as essential as the physical boon from imbibing Chinese medicines. The funniest thing is that I met proprietor Ritchie Chan for the first time earlier this year outside Bryant Park, during fashion week in New York. At that time, he was considering a move to Beijing. It’s impressive that he has been able to pull together this enterprise so quickly. Ritchie自己这样形容他的新店：“Triple-Major是一家隐藏在老胡同百年中药店里的欧美前卫服装概念店。店内独家代理来自十多个国家像Daniel Palillo, Fabrics Interseason, Pelican Avenue, Skywardç­‰20多位设计师。店的主要目的是让国内渐趋商业化的时装界带来一些不一样和新鲜选择，并希望购买者能更深入地了解每件衣服背后的故事和意义。”

The new Triple-Major shop does not clash with its surroundings. The design is even more traditional than nearby establishments – inexpensive restaurants, alterations shops and sundries stalls – on Baochao Hutong, an as yet ungentrified alley running north from trendy Gulou street. Triple-Major is disguised as a traditional Chinese drugstore and even contains all the necessary accoutrements such as Qing Dynasty medicine cabinets and statues marked with all the vital points for acupuncture treatment. For lovers of obscure US and European fashion labels all previously unavailable elsewhere in China, the retail nourishment available here may be as essential as the physical boon from imbibing Chinese medicines.

The funniest thing is that I met proprietor Ritchie Chan for the first time earlier this year outside Bryant Park, during fashion week in New York. At that time, he was considering a move to Beijing. It’s impressive that he has been able to pull together this enterprise so quickly.

Ritchie自己这样形容他的新店：“Triple-Major是一家隐藏在老胡同百年中药店里的欧美前卫服装概念店。店内独家代理来自十多个国家像Daniel Palillo, Fabrics Interseason, Pelican Avenue, Skyward等20多位设计师。店的主要目的是让国内渐趋商业化的时装界带来一些不一样和新鲜选择，并希望购买者能更深入地了解每件衣服背后的故事和意义。”

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Flea Market at Triple-Major

The first flea market on the roof of newly-opened boutique Triple Major attracted vendors, hipster shoppers, and at least a few fashion editors to charming Baochao Hutong, which is slightly northwest of the intersection between Gulou and Nanluoguxiang. The wares were a mix of well-preserved and high quality vintage brought back from abroad, low-priced new merchandise produced and purchased locally, and items worn by the former merchants themselves.

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Pop-up Flea Market: 10/1

Beijing is waking up to the fact that wardrobe space is not unlimited.

To celebrate National Day (10/1), a new shop and studio on Banchao Hutong, Triple-Major, will host a flea market offering vintage clothes, accessories, samples and more. Several local fashion designers will be offering their stylish used threads. Doors open at 2pm. Take advantage as such markets are not frequent in Beijing. The location is both central and charming.

为庆祝国庆，Triple-Major将在10月1日当天把店的天台变成跳蚤市场。城中各时尚界人士将有自己的小摊档卖一些旧衣服或自己的小设计。

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Vega at Dong Liang


Photos: Junshen

Dong Liang Studio, one of Beijing’s leading multi-brand shops focused on Chinese fashion designers, hosted the “Schoolmates Reunion Party & Indie Designer Autumn Collection Promotion”. Vega Wang, sporting a new hairdo, was one of the main designers with wears on offer at Dong Liang.

昨天Vega参观了栋梁同学会（栋梁设计师品牌店秋装推介）。

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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。