Butt Flap (flapping in the wind), Xin Tian Di
I love me a little bit of gender bending, which is why I love Chinese guys… Most so-called “men” wouldn’t dare wear a long, transparent layer underneath any getup, but lots of young… Continue reading
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Pink and Fluff, Lu Wan District
So I’m pretty sure that this is a little boy in a fluffy white dress and pink baseball cap. In also pretty sure that telling young Chinese boys and girls apart is not… Continue reading
April Fools, from China
What do you think of when you see this Chinese lady? You probably don’t think of this: But this is no April Fools’ Day joke, this is real life in China. Respect.
Chinese Style, French Concession
As Shanghai Fashion Week approaches, the fashion media will inevitably ask both attendants and participating designers alike silly questions, the most likely being “What is Chinese style?” I say such questions are silly… Continue reading
Gettin’ Your Hair Did (Men’s Version), French Concession and Hong Kong
Last year as Chinese New Year approached, I noticed a lot of Chinese women Gettin’ Their Hair Did. In what ended up being one of CPHNS’s most popular posts last year, I captured… Continue reading
Whipped, Xin Tian Di
So it was National Day a few days ago (October 1st), which marked the beginning of a “Golden Week” in China for its citizens, but the weather would make you think otherwise… It’s… Continue reading
The Murse Project Part 二, Shanghai
I started posting about the prevalence of “murses” in China a while ago, but I think I might have been too judgmental at first… I used to think that the average Chinese guy… Continue reading
Androgyny Part 二 + Happy Friday!, Xin Tian Di
Wow this week went by fast… But that’s fine by me because it’s already Friday! So to wish everyone a happy Friday, here is the most cheerfully dressed old man I’ve ever seen… Continue reading
Androgyny, Shanghai
I’ve been wanting and meaning to do a post about sartorial androgyny for forever… But I never had the right pictures to correctly portray the manifestation of this sartorial trend in China, which… Continue reading