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02.22.183M and H&M Probe Claim They Used Chinese Prison Labor
CNN
Three big Western companies are investigating allegations that prisoners in China made packaging bearing their brand names.
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02.15.18In China, Flashy Logos Are Making a Comeback as a Status Symbol
Quartz
Over the past few seasons, logos have made a return to the runway. Even in China, where the industry consensus was that countless fakes and shallow status projection had created serious logo fatigue, people are no longer ashamed to flash luxury...
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11.22.17Victoria's Secret Meets China's Security
Bloomberg
At one point, it must‘ve seemed like a good idea. Victoria‘s Secret, the American lingerie brand, was making a major push to expand its business globally.
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08.31.17David Tang, Fashion Retailer and Raconteur, Dies at 63
New York Times
David Tang, the founder of Shanghai Tang, a global chain of flashy emporiums of Chinese-inspired clothing, accessories and home furnishings, and a prominent writer and raconteur in Hong Kong and Britain, died on Tuesday in London. He was 63.
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02.15.17Why Chinese People Won’t Boycott Trump Fashion
BBC
In a week that saw a political storm after Nordstrom dropped Ivanka Trump fashion lines and reports in the U.S. media that her younger sister Tiffany Trump was “shunned” at New York Fashion Week, there was one unlikely win for the first family.
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12.22.16China’s Millennial Consumers: What Victoria’s Secret Got Wrong, and Nike Got Right
Forbes
Chinese millennials are conflicted between their national pride and their love for western brands
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11.03.16The 80-Year-Old Runway Model Reshaping China’s Views on Aging
New York Times
Last year, at 79, Mr. Wang walked the runway for the first time, his physique at his age causing a national sensation
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09.10.15China: Through the Looking Glass
Maura Cunningham
Orientalism is generally understood as a bad thing. What the “Through the Looking Glass” exhibit designers attempted to do was reclaim Orientalism, demonstrating that Western designers might only have a superficial understanding of China, but that...
Culture
09.09.15
The Met Goes to China
In July, while in New York, I toured The Metropolitan Museum of Art’s much buzzed about “China: Through the Looking Glass,” a visually stunning multimedia exhibit that showcases the varied ways that Western fashion designers have been inspired by...
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05.20.15Q. and A.: Luo Yufeng, a.k.a. Sister Feng, on Life as a Manicurist in New York
New York Times
Sister Feng, whose real name is Luo Yufeng, is an Internet celebrity with more than 4.7 million followers on Sina Weibo
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09.27.14
In Conversation with Mara Hvistendahl
from Sinica Podcast
Kaiser and Jeremy are joined this week by Mara Hvistendahl, Pulitzer Prize-nominated author and long-standing resident of Shanghai, to discuss her two main works. Along with discussing the twists and turns of her murder novel, And the City Swallowed...
Viewpoint
09.25.14
How Bad Does the Air Pollution Have to Be Before You’d Wear a Face Mask?
“Mommy, why don’t I wear a face mask?” asked my nine-year-old daughter Maggie nearly every day during the first few weeks of school. Two of her expat classmates had been in Beijing less than a year, but it seemed as if they wore theirs all the time...
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05.27.14China Said to Deport Models for Working Illegally
New York Times
Chinese authorities have deported scores of foreign models whom they detained earlier this month in Beijing on accusations that the models were working illegally, said a model who once worked in China.
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05.15.14The Growing Allure of Designed-in-China Fashions
Businessweek
Guo Pei, a couture designer based in Beijing, says she’s seeing increased demand for custom-made gowns as Chinese performers and socialites have more formal occasions to attend.
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07.18.13New Style in Old Beijing (Video)
New York Times
This episode of the ‘Intersection’ video series takes place in Beijing’s Gulou neighborhood, where young Beijingers discuss their and their peers’ fashion styles and inspirations.
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04.02.13
Singing a Note of Caution About New First Lady Peng Liyuan
Xi Jinping, the newly appointed Chinese President, unfolded his presidency with a grand foreign tour to Russia, Tanzania, South Africa, and the Republic of the Congo. While this series of state visits unequivocally underscored China’s diplomatic...
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01.10.13A Retailer Discovers China’s New ‘It‘ Girl: Grandpa
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Retired Farmer Becomes Fashion Sensation; He's 5-8, Thin and Looks Great in Crimson
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07.23.12Fashion Magazines Laden With Ads Thriving
New York Times
While fashion labels are spending more on magazine advertising in the United States, they’re pouring even more money into magazines across mainland China.