Steve Bywater

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• Posted Chinese Students at London Graduate Fashion Week to Shanghaiist
  With another London Graduate Fashion Week at an end as of Wednesday, June 6th, its time to look back at how some of China’s overseas hopefuls faired against their fellow students from around the world. Whether or not they will make an impact on the world of fashion in the future, only time will tell. Zheng Yang Liu (University of Northumbria) (far left) - The first mainland contestant showing on day one drew inspiration...
• Posted Actress Sharon Stone arrives in Shanghai to Shanghaiist
  Hollywood actress Sharon Stone arrived in Shanghai late Tuesday night at Pudong International Airport. After passing immigration casually dressed in white slacks and a dark long-sleeved top, she was quickly driven downtown in a Mercedes Sedan to the JW Marriott Hotel. The Basic Instinct actress’s arrival in Shanghai comes four days ahead of this year’s Shanghai International Film Festival where she will be a member of the international panel of judges, headed by acclaimed Chinese...
• Posted Millionaire Fair: Tradeshow of the rich and famous to Shanghaiist
  Tradeshows are big business in China and here in Shanghai there is at least one trade show per year per industry, regardless of how obscure it maybe. However, the one tradeshow that is sure to catch people’s attention and make Bund partygoers salivate next weekend is this one. The Millionaire Fair (read our previous posts here, here, here and here) is an international tradeshow for the luxury products and services industries, across a wide range...
• Posted Chinese girls in kimonos, again! to Shanghaiist
  With 2005's film version of Memoirs of a Geisha, Chinese people across the world had more reason to hate Zhang Ziyi and foamed at the mouth yet again saying, We’re not Japanese. You would have thought that by now the West would have cottoned onto the message. Alas, Chinese observers rolled their eyes upon seeing Chinese models dressed like geishas, again, at this Madame Butterfly inspired fashion show in Paris back in January. However, like...
• Posted Paul & Shark launches new line in China to Shanghaiist
  Popular Italian sports and casual wear brand Paul & Shark launched their Spring/Summer 07 line across their 30 China stores with a beach themed bash in Hong Kong earlier this week. Now we're not normally fans of the preppy yacht club look, but our hat goes off to the brand for daring to, and succeeding, in making Mayan prints and Hawaiian floral shirts something that even men would want to be seen in. The line...