Last Friday, August 27, 2010, Vogue China celebrated its 5th anniversary with the presentation of its photo exhibition “The Best of Vogue China: Five Years,” and a glamorous party awash with supermodels and champagne.

The day began around 4pm, when a press conference with models Fei Fei Sun, Karlie Kloss, Patricia van der Vliet, Du Juan, Liu Wen and Ming Xi arrived to answer questions and, of course, speak glowingly of Vogue.

Last night in Ch'ien Men 23, a group of fashion-forward people looking for a good time gathered on the Moroccan tented-terrace of Fez for the opening night of the Fez Bar Fashion Series.

The drinks were flowing courtesy of Fez's world-famous barman Jackie Ho and his boys, and attendees were decked out to the nines. Beijing-designer Lu Liu presented her 12.28 line, a show segmented by season and complete with blowing bubbles, skull brides, and a little (risque) nudity. 

I won't lie I’m not big on Dior. Prior to visiting the Dior show at Ullens my experience with the brand was limited to a bright orange knock-off t-shirt I bought on the street that had a black power fist on it and happened to read, “Dior Not War.”

Being a human who lacks the ability to match clothing, I did not expect to understand or appreciate the Dior show, so I was surprised to find that it impressed me greatly. The show mixes original Dior dresses from the 1940s up to present, some of them so old they are falling apart, together with works of art inspired by Dior done by 22 different Chinese artists.

The second installment of China Fashion Week kicked off on Tuesday night with a fashion show at Aimer Plaza out in Wangjing's New Technology and Development Zone. The lingerie show was the first of about 40 events that will display the spring and summer collections of many of China's top fashion labels over the next week. The autumn and winter collections were revealed in March this year.

images courtesy of Shanghai Tang

As we gear up for the Olympics, more new buildings and lavish venues are rushing to take advantage of the global attention that the games will focus on Beijing – although it seems not all of them are going to make the August deadline. After a hastily arranged art opening back in May, the Legation Quarter revealed a more composed and ready-to-meet-the-world version of itself late last month when it invited Beijing's glitterati around for the unveiling of Shanghai Tang's 2008 Autumn Winter collection. Over 400 people, including film star Zhou Xun, American director Andy Tennant and photo artist Xiao Huiwang attended what was the label's first international event in Beijing.