Blog Tag - Style

Talking Threads: Custom iPhone Cases, Plus a Grandiose Kung Fu Fight
In the depths of Taikoo Li’s underground shopping area (perhaps for a reason) is a billboard boasting wise words for the fashionista:  “How much FUN...
China Reduces Animal Testing on Cosmetics
Good news on Wednesday from the China Food and Drug Administration (CDFA), which announced that beginning in June 2014, it will no longer mandate...
Where Do I Buy a Super-Fly Bomber Jacket? Six Beijing Vintage Stores For Channeling Your Inner Hipster
I've had a handful of people ask me where to get a bomb bomber jacket or vintage denim or an outrageous, oversized '80s sweater (is it something I'm...
Trash and Diamond
For Fang Fang, there was something more satisfying about digging through a pile of someone else's unwanted clothes at the Rose Bowl Flea Market in...
Talking Threads: Play Hard, Die Nastie and Where to Find Contemporary Jewelry
I spent long hours wondering why I hadn’t taken out-of-town friends to Cherokee, one of the most sketchy streets in my hometown of St. Louis,...
What's In a Look: The Bumbys Judge Beijing Style
Recently, I received the style assessment of all style assessments when The Bumbys, a performance duo from New York City, stopped in Beijing for...
Beer and Baubles: Shop Designer Fashion in Fangjia...With a Drink
When I see a hotdog-patterned button-down shirt hanging in a shop window, I stop. When I see a “Beer and Drink” sign on the front stoop, I go inside...
Photos: Dog Wears Vintage, Nostalgia Celebrates 100 Days
Nostalgia Vintage celebrated 100 days in business last night with Tube Station pizza, plenty of drink, and a fair helping of style. It's the first...
Photos: Is Peng Liyuan More Stylish Than Michelle Obama?
Vanity Fair's recent decision to leave America's First Lady off their "International Best-Dressed List" has supposedly left the Obamas a little...
Meilishuo: A Shopaholic's Guide to China’s Pinterest
Yeah, yeah, there's yet another site out there that lets you share "boards" full of your favorite fashion finds, cute animals, and heartwarming...
Not Just Another Vintage Store: Parties, Editing, and More at Nostalgia
Beijing's constantly changing vintage scene is wearing on me. “Old” is nothing new. Western-style vintage shops have multiplied all over Gulou and...
Self-described “Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Gamer” Frank Yu (@FrankYu) came to Beijing in 2004 “for the duck” and “stayed for the chuan’r.” In...
Holla for Hollister Number Two: Beach Bum Fashion Store Opens in Sanlitun
The heavy scent of cologne is wafting through Sanlitun Village thanks to the Hollister Co. store that opened today. Approximately 1,000 people came...
Wear It Proud: Mr. Shi's Dumplings Sells T-Shirts
It seems like every time I stop by Mr. Shi's for some fried dumplings, the affable jiaozi connoisseur has something new to offer. In the time I've...
Outdoor Ornaments: Local Jewelry Shop Hosts Sidewalk Sale
Belita Jewelry will hold their 1st Annual Sanlitun Summer Sidewalk Sale on Saturday, July 13 from 11am-6.30pm at their Sanlitun store with a...