ALL EYES ARE ON CHINA. SHANGHAI HAS BEEN BUSY THIS WEEK
July 2012
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COFFEE BREAKS ARE ESSENTIAL IN BETWEEN
LOUIS VUITTON TRAVEL EXPEDITION TO CHINA
THE ROUTE
THE CROWD
LANA DEL REY PERFORMING LIVE!
THE VIEW
LOUIS VUITTON MAISON RE-OPENS AT PLAZA 66 - JULY 21
THE STAIRCASE
THE MODEL AT THE PRESENTATION, Ning, worked with her a few days before.
AUTUMN WINTER HAS ARRIVED….
NICE BALCONY
IT HAPPENED HERE @ NO.03, UNCONVENTIONAL CATWALK PRESENTATION WITH PHILLIP LIM MENSWEAR, TRIPPY STYLE MARTIAL ARTS AND DANCE, A PANEL OF CHINA'S FINEST MODELS, DEBAUCHERY THROWN IN THE MIX WITH CHIVAS WHISKY AND AN AMAZING LIVE DJ SET
I SURVIVED THE HK TYPHOON, TAKES ME BACK TO OZ
Amazing fact I learnt today….Swarovski’s first ever movie blockbuster collaboration. Dorothy’s shoes. WOW. Feature shown at the Sparkling Secrets exhibition in Shanghai until 31 July 2012, at The Peoples Hall.
BEHIND THE SCENES PEEK OF THE "GREEN" PROJECT I AM WORKING ON, WITH NGO REDRESS, PROMOTING SUSTAINABLE FASHION IN ASIA
Working with model Ning.
BECOME SOCIALLY ECO AWARE
The shoot and the hotel residence took place at URBN Shanghai. China’s first ever carbon neutral hotel. Fascinating hotel corridors, all the wood is up-cycled from the 1940s & 50s French Concession housing. Beautiful slate too, grey never looked so good.
Sign of the times? Louis Vuitton, Gucci and Kenzo (orange paper dresses spotted at Jing’an) all using recycled paper objects to promote their products in their windows. Watch this space, eco luxury will be the next major thing in China.
DREAM APARTMENT YES PLEASE....NORMANDIE APTS
I got excited walking between Jiatong university and Shanghai library. Came across this Flatiron bldg NY lookalike-y, intersecting at Wukang Lu and Huaihai. In love with this area, and the food at Jesse’s restaurant is home-cooked Shanghainese cuisine, very close-by. So re watching Empire of The Sun and retracing J.G Ballard footsteps after this trip.
NOW…..
AND THEN……
SEDUCED BY ART DECO SHANGHAI
East Wing of The Peace Hotel
Looking upwards in The Peace Hotel
Peering through the glass of the locked :( door at The Majestic Theatre
OLD POST OFFICE, WITH MUCH PRESENCE BY SUZHOU RIVER
SUPPORT LOCAL CRAFTSMANSHIP
Seamstresses, tailors, shoe cobblers and the rest should be supported. Good for local businesses and I’m sure much more satisfying than bringing to the clone chain of shops in the air-con marble walled malls.
Tailor for fixing hemlines located opposite 145 Nan Chang Road, Lu Wan district (SH). There’s a cute coffee shop with antique furnishings LOUSHI.
Cobblers I found when walking from the The Bund Tower.
THE FITTING. LINGERIE SHOOT
CHANEL'S LITTLE BLACK JACKET HAS ARRIVED IN HK
TEA TIME. HA MMM CHA. FRIDAY'S REWARD FINISH SHOOTING AT 4PM.
Consumed in Kowloon’s traditional Hong Kong style cafe, Mido. Mido has a long history, established since the 60s.
