“So-called ‘chinoiserie’ is a huge world. It’s impossible to generalize because it involves history… but also modern people living on the streets, color and humor. There’s a lot to learn. I feel
Paris may have ended a few weeks ago, but fashion show season isn’t over yet. Shanghai Fashion Week brings its own eclectic perspective to the Fall 2026 collections, with each brand adding
Lei Liushu and Jiang Yutong put on one of the busiest shows at Shanghai Fashion Week this season, thanks in large part to the excitement of the Shushu/Tong girls who flocked to
Glenn Martens’ show for Maison Margiela provided a symbolic climax to Shanghai Fashion Week FW26, a moment that underscored the designer’s growing resonance in China and the broader transformation taking place across
Glenn Martens is undoubtedly one of the busiest men in the fashion industry, having served as creative director at Maison Margiela and Diesel. Still, the Belgian designer took the time to invite
A drowsy introduction to The Postal Service’s “Such Great Heights” plays on a loop in the rain garden of the Belgian consulate in Shanghai. Many guests huddled under umbrellas, while a privileged
WB Yeats’s phrase “perne in a gyre” in his poem “Sailing to Byzantium” captures the greatest fashion-related theory. He sees history unfolding like a spinning spool in a spinning mill, a conical
Urgent chants of mass protests played over the radio, kicking off a performance by Xu Zhi that flirted with various wearable codes originally intended to symbolize peace, love and progress. This dense
Mark Gong’s QR code invitation on WeChat was a simulated dating app competition. When we entered the show hosted by his Labelhood, every guest (including Simon Porte Jacquemus who was passing through
Gong Li’s latest 8ON8 series, titled Double Adsorption, suffers from its own unrealistic narrative framework, which at first glance seems too random to parse. As the designer later told it, the story
“We wanted to create this Chinese girl image,” Liu Yansong said backstage, as we admired a beautiful Madras patchwork ruffled cheongsam dress, my favorite chic cocktail of the entire collection. Madras is
“I created the woman I wanted to be,” Guo Yirantian said after her latest Shanghai Fashion Week show at the Labelhood Center. It may sound simple, but as Guo elaborated during her
The two temporary spaces in Xintiandi, the main venue of Shanghai Fashion Week, strongly reminded me of the tents in Bryant Park during New York Fashion Week. Security gates, sponsored stands (thanks
Everyone gets hurt sometimes. And it sounds like it has been Yin Jingwei’s turn to experience the ups and downs of life recently. Backstage after the show, he told us: “This collection
“There’s always a fashion week somewhere.” And at this moment, that place is Shanghai. It’s a special season for the city, with Glenn Martens arriving from Paris to present his new Maison
“This season’s theme is momentum and evolution,” designer Feng Chen Wang said ahead of his namesake brand’s fall/winter 2026 Shanghai Fashion Week (SHFW) 10th anniversary show. This momentum is unfolding against a
10 am Go climb dumplings A neighborhood on Jianguo West Road is a paradise for dumpling lovers. Start with Man Man Tang Bao, where Mr. Li Dailiang and his son order particularly
Against the background of the cautious recovery of China’s luxury goods market, Shanghai Fashion Week (SHFW) announced its tentative schedule for autumn and winter 2026. The schedule will feature 66 brands, internationally
Moore String Modern Technology Co., Ltd. was provided in Shanghai on Friday, and its share rate climbed by somewhat greater than 500%. The supply rate of the firm, which develops graphics refining
Recently, the West Bund Art & Style Fair and Art021 opened up in Shanghai amidst a ruptured of organization vigor, with several galleries reporting solid first-day sales regardless of a background of
At the upcoming 8th China International Import Exposition (CIIE) in Shanghai on November 10, Kering Team revealed a brand-new lasting strategy with Shanghai Style Week: Kering Team Invention, Style and Innovation or
” What’s left after elegance discolors?” This is the remarkable idea of developers Bouquet Liushu (Shushu) and Jiang Yutong (Tong Tong). They have actually built a cosmetically straightforward and portable globe in
Chen Xuzhi is Shanghai’s resident representative for bohemian design. Initially look, his springtime 2026 collection– his 2nd given that his grand go back to Shanghai Style Week last period– appeared like it