Though the clothes have been out for a while (and many of the celebrities themselves wore the dresses shown on the catwalk to the event), Marc Jacobs gave the fashion crowd an excuse to come out and take in an electric seventies feel collection. more ›

The young Philadelphia native Huy presenting his fall/winter 2011 ready-to-wear at 800 Show last night. more ›

If Zara, H&M and Uniqlo aren't enough to satiate your international shopping needs, then you'll be glad to hear that GAP's flagship store swung open its doors for all apparel crazy Shanghai-ers out there who want to sport a piece of Americana. more ›

When we did our last review of fashion sites, a certain website called Yitrends didn't exist yet or else it would've definitely topped the list. This web upstart blows away all the competition on our style radar, acting as information central for all "China-centric fashion news." Curious to see who was behind this powerful momentum, we had a quick chat with the two founders, Rita Chung and Alice McInerney, to see what Yitrends is all about. more ›

To the delight of females, young and old, Daniel Wu showed up Monday night to lend some celebrity sparkle to the L2 show. The actor, who is the face of the brand, stood on the faux grass lawn created on the catwalk and spoke for a few minutes about the brand with a gushy MC. more ›

Chinese designer Ji Wenbo unveiled an immaculately tailored menswear collection during the Greygoose-sponsored Sunday matinee show of the recently concluded Shanghai Fashion Week. more ›

Swedish design duo Petter Hollström and Gorjan Lauseger debuted a solid sartorial selection over the weekend. For Spring-Summer 2011, out came draped hoods and a number of slouchy drop crotch pants on a glitter-covered catwalk. The clothes were mainly black and white save a few hints of orange (that pop of color in the zippers is a clever detail.) With that and the pairing of the clothes with dark, clunky heels, the edge was turned up to just the right amount. more ›

Apparently, some Shanghainese are taking umbrage with girls' outfits this summer. Seems like, to beat the heat, girls are wearing less and less, and some people feel the extra skin is a "visual disturbance." In a survey on Xinhua, 55% admitted to being uncomfortable by the ways girls were dressing nowadays, and 62% of men even considered it sexual harassment! Jeez, you'd think with all the buddha belly baring, guys would be a little more open to letting us air some flesh. more ›

Here's one way to feel closer to the Little Mermaid without taking a swim with her at Expo: wear clothing made out of seaweed! Professors at a Science and Technology forum held in Shanghai this week revealed that “kelp fiber” spinning technology has been developed and “kelp clothing” could enter the market next year. more ›

Who knew someone would think that Chinese people want to dress like American middle schoolers? Clothing franchise American Eagle Outfitters will open stores in Hong Kong, Beijing and Shanghai in early 2011. The company says their new Asia branches will offer the complete American Eagle seasonal assortments, intimates and dormwear lines from aerie by American Eagle. CEO Jim O'Donnell has said "there is significant appetite for the American Eagle Outfitters brand internationally," although, since nobody we know shops there, we'd like to see how exactly they measured this "significant appetite." more ›

I prefer to read when I'm on an airplane, but as I sat 30,000 feet above sea level, I found myself totally ensconced in the television programming on China Eastern Airlines. I also generally avoid television, especially in China, but these little segments were too fascinating to pass up: there were a couple travelogues of passing interest, and an entire segment on Haibao that featured a mind blowing video of a stage show with around five thousand people in Haibao suits dancing and running through the theater (I'll try and find that later, it's worth seeing). But best of all the segments has to be a retrospective on fashion in China. more ›

We'll be the first to admit that navigating Shanghai's streets can be a monstrous task at times. Maybe you're new to the city. Maybe, like some of us, you have the navigational ability of a sea cucumber. Either way, this shirt we found with a map of central Shanghai printed on it seems like the best low-tech way to get yourself un-lost. more ›

Who's excited to see all your Chinese coworkers suddenly come into work in sensible khakhis and v-neck sweaters? We are! The smart casual staple of the middle-class yuppie, Gap Inc., is finally entering China next year, with hopes that the Chinese will take to Boyfriend pants and striped shirts now that the U.S. domestic market seems to have lost interest. Their China store will be the first new market Gap has entered directly in over a decade and is poised to be "a big opportunity... Chinese consumers love American brands," according to their CEO Glenn Murphy. more ›

Barring this past week's cold spell, temperatures are slowly beginning to rise here in Shanghai and with that, the amount of people we see walking outside in pajamas have invariably increased as well. But if one Shanghainese bureaucrat has her way, then Public Displays of Pajamas (or PDoP for short) might soon become a thing of the past. more ›

We never realized Chiang Kai-shek was in the business of selling trousers, and we were equally surprised that they would be STAMINA trousers since, well, it's not like the guy had that much staying power. At least not in China. Hey-yo! more ›

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Not sure how long this clothing store has been in existence on the northwest corner of Shaanxi Nan Lu and Changle Lu, but we just noticed it on Sunday. The Chinese characters on the sign — 兴昌祥服饰 — means "auspicious, prospering and flourishing clothing." Mr. Deniro's entry into the Shanghai market is further proof of what Shanghaiist has been writing about the actor ever since his 1965 debut: He's been riding Liv Tyler's coattails his entire career. more ›

SH Mag reports: "The clothes are still made in LA, and so are the wages – staff here receive above the US minimum. ... Small, but packed full of sweatshop-free goodness." And the prices? "Fine jersey T-shirt (¥188); plain tank vest (¥154); knee-high tube socks (¥102); solid rib mod dress (¥307); lamé late night mini skirt (¥328); unisex striped zip hoody (¥461); nylon taffeta jacket (¥553)." We're curious to see how this location performs. Nice looking building, but does anyone actually go there? (Honest question — we've never been.) more ›

Either that or they look like McDonald's managers circa 1975. Check out pics and commentary here. more ›

By Wee Ling Soh more ›