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Beijing street fashion, style, stylish pedestrians, nanluoguxiang, xidan

Recognize these guys?  They probably didn’t expect to be on posters all over Harvard.  This photo along with around fifty others from Stylites are part of an exhibition called “Pop! Contemporary Street Fashion in Asia” opening this Friday, November 21.  The opening will be from 7 to 10pm in the Piper Auditorium at the Harvard Graduate School [...]
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He could be one of the good guys in Mario Brothers - something about the hat. 
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I’m on crutches for another two weeks and this is less than ｈａｄ　ｂｅｅｎ　ｅｘｐｅｃｔｅｄ.  It has been a trying time for taking photos on the streets.  Sometimes I have to settles for people whose outfits don’t make a profound statemtn about fashion in China.  This young lady is from the rustbelt Northeast and she is here [...]
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The Dior exhibition opening - the event for VIPs was the night before - had quite a few men dressed like this.  Dark slim ties were paired with waistcoats or cardigans while casualized dinner jackets worn as separates were a favorite on top.  Slim denim with patent leather shoes were common.   

Both the coat and the scarf are original designs [...]
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The number of skilled craftspeople is fast declining in the UK, according to this piece from the Independent.  Most of the artisans capable of doing advanced handwork needed for haute couture in companies like Burberry Prorsum and Mulberry are over fifty.  American Shoemaker Allen Edmonds faces the same problems, says the New York Times.  They will [...]
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This fabulous Christian Dior exhibition at the Ullens Center for Contemporary Art is a must-see, and I am rarely so positive.  The designer’s beautiful creations from the 1940s and 1950s make it worth the price of admission, despite having to wade through the generally obnoxious of Galliano.  The conception and design of the exhibition are innovative as well as entertaining.  I’m just sorry [...]
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Not only does this young hairdresser look like Elvis, he also comes right out and claims the Maowang (cat king - Chinese for Elvis) as his main style inspiration. Elvis was long a symbol of the West for China, but it is heartening to find the younger generation keeping the spirit alive.  Recently, I have [...]
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This gentleman from Hong Kong is doing the casual waistcoat thing well.  I’m normally not so positive about them, check my earlier entry on waistcoats around Beijing.  Despite my formerly condescending attitude about waistcoats, I decided to commission a double-breasted velvet one in gray with shawl lapels that can be used casually and perhaps under a morning [...]
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It is really quite chilly today.  If you would like a Sen Li and Frye overcoat, this would be the time.  Right now, we will be offering a complimentary dress shirt with any order of an overcoat.  Email: tailoring@stylites.net to schedule an appointment or send a text to 13910092410.
It is a great time for wearing suits as well.
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When you watch movies from the fifties or those pictures of Cary Grant, I am always struck by the slimness of the ties - often combined with surprisingly thicker lapels and not exactly narrow collars.  In any case, it is always a dark slim tie that they wear.  Here an imperial crown motif is added [...]
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