Yan Ming Fashion Design Studio is located in a quiet residential area, way away from the bustling shopping streets of NanJing Road and the French Concession; but don't be taken in by appearances: on the ground floor of one of ...[ read full review ]
In recent years, the Chinese consumer has developed a seemingly voracious taste for imported luxury goods. Not least of these purchasing mores is wine. Traditionally, the tipple of choice in China is, of course, the rocket fuel baijiu. However, with ...[ read full review ]
Since completing his diploma at Shanghai's Raffles Design Institute, Artur Engalychev decided he'd transfigure his final project from an abstract theory into a concrete institution by opening Fusion Fashion. Taking the ideas he'd conceived as a student, he adapted them ...[ read full review ]
Gagacoco Going Gaga for Accessories
When people move to China, they start to think big: big country, big buildings, big money. Fashion accessories company Gagacoco hasn't escaped the China effect and has been primped, polished and supersized in anticipation of its mainland debut.
Founded in 2000 ...[ read full review ]
Yan Ye Handmade Shoes has to be one of the best little shopping finds in the French Concession. Nestled between the beautiful old villas alongside FuXing Road, you will find the perfect haven for your tired feet. The small store ...[ read full review ]
Paustian A Design for Life
Don't you love it when everything just works? This is the ethos behind Danish interior design company Paustian, whose recent Shanghai venture will see the opening of its first ever showroom in Asia. Founded in Copenhagen in 1964, Paustian has ...[ read full review ]
city'super City’super for a Super Supper
City'super, as Emily Wong from the marketing division puts it, is a "complete lifestyle" concept. The company aim is not just to sell first-class food imported from around the world, but to realise the true cultural potential of international cuisine. ...[ read full review ]
Griss BCN Spanish Style for Senoritas
Brushing a hand through the brands dangling from wooden hangers, the interior of Griss BCN reminds one of browsing a European boutique. Shirts, trousers, jeans, cardigans, skirts, jerseys, coats, jackets and all sorts of accessories for women line the walls ...[ read full review ]
Dutch-born Wendy Krueger has been in Shanghai for eight years. When she planned on opening her own children's boutique, she was all set to go up against some fierce established competition in GuBei when Lollipop's previous owner decided to close ...[ read full review ]
Tabetha Rosenberg rescued Motherwear from bankruptcy six years ago. A mother of four - with another child on the way - she's been in China for 17 years, five of which have been spent in Shanghai. Together with her husband, ...[ read full review ]
Yiya's passion for fashion began at an early age. Learning both from her mother and grandmother, she followed a long family tradition in a city once famous for its textile and handcraft production. After honing her technical skills at Shanghai ...[ read full review ]
Yves Lemay From Carats to Carob Beans
Yves Lemay, owner of his own custom-jewelry store and metal-working clinic, loves shiny precious things. Watching him preside over his latest Jewelry and Geology seminar (RMB120) at the very chic French Touch International wine bar, it was difficult to envision ...[ read full review ]
My Dear Wine Wine Straight to Your Door
Jiang Li hasn't slept for three days. His collared shirt is rumpled, there are dark circles beneath his eyes, and he eases into a chair with a grateful sigh. He's been busy over the past week putting the final touches ...[ read full review ]
City Shop A Day Out in the Countryside
"When we're cutting the grain from the field we have a race up the field to see who finishes cutting down a row first - and I usually win", the petite farmer says with a big smile. Dressed in bright ...[ read full review ]
I have come to discover that in Shanghai there is a market for almost anything you might need to buy. Everyone knows of a few fake markets, fabric markets, flower markets and pearl markets throughout the city. What I am ...[ read full review ]
