Elisabeth Koch Millinery New Studio Opening Party

Elisabeth Koch Millinery New Studio Opening Party

Elisabeth Koch‘s fantastical hats have been worn by everyone from royalty to movie stars and her portfolio features fashion mag spreads in Harper’s Bazaar to Vogue Magazine spreads to fashion week catwalks. Her flair has even dressed the British princess Kate Middleton (who has just announced she’s got a bun in the oven!!).

“Every hat is a work of art and no two are alike.”

Her new studio is hosting a Grand Opening Party this Sunday, December 9 from 2PM-6PM in the new Sanlitun SOHO, Shop 5135 in Retail Building 5.

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Wicked Winter WEAR-AND-TEAR Jewelry Accessories

WEAR-AND-TEAR Cutting Edge Jewelry Brand

One of my favorite birthday presents this year was a WEAR-AND-TEAR bracelet from my dear friend Alice McInerney’s online fashion store, AnyShopStyle.cn.

The perfect balance of an accessory that’s both classy and edgy, I can wear this bracelet with almost anything in my wardrobe to give added style points. I love this bracelet and I’ve had my eye on WEAR-AND-TEAR’s line of jewelry accessories since the brand first started selling on AnyShopStyle.cn earlier this year.

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Rechenberg Couture: Fluttering Shades of Fall & Winter

Rechenberg Couture Presents Autumn/Winter 2012-2013 Collection

(Photo by Jennie Kang)

This past Saturday, September 22 marked the unveiling of Kathrin von Rechenberg‘s newest collections for women’s and men’s Autumn/Winter 2012-2013 at the new Yishu 8 Art Gallery in the Former Sino-French University. Called “Maison des arts dédiée à la création contemporaine” (House of Arts dedicated to contemporary creation), these building are classified as historic monuments with the building’s lecture halls bearing an engraving of the head of the Chinese republic’s founder, Sun Yat-sen.

Originally from Munich, Kathrin von Rechenberg was trained under top Paris couturiers such as Jean-Louis Scherrer, Emanuelle Khan, Christian Dior, Christian Lacroix, and Chanel.

Having her own label in Beijing for over a decade, Kathrin von Rechenberg most recently released her newest collection at Yishu8.

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AnyShopStyle.cn Launches Aijek Womenswear Label

Aijek Fashion Label Launches on AnyShopStyle.cn

I first discovered Aijek fashion label a few months ago when I got stuck tagging along with a few shopoholic friends who went a little crazy going in and out of as many of Shanghai’s boutique shops as possible in a day.

Maybe they have the excuse of being a bit deprived of good shopping in Beijing, but it was a long day of shopping. I was tired and completely uninterested in 99% of every item of clothing we saw in practically every single store we walked into until we ended up in a tiny little store that happened to carry Aijek.  I pulled out a dress that caught my eye and decided to give it a go and try it on (out of boredom more than anything else).

What totally caught me by surprise was how well the dress fit me.  I expected it to be too big and too loose in all the wrong places. I really did not expect it to fit my petite frame perfectly, which is something that rarely happens.

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The Creator’s Project 2012: Sept 8-9 in 798’s UCCA

 The Creator’s Project 2012

Art Installations. Film Screenings. Panels and Workshops. DJ Sets. Performances.

Spread across two days next weekend, September 8-9, The Creator’s Project is a two-day international art, music, fashion and technology festival that will be appropriately hosted in 798 Art District in the Bauhaus-inspired, world-famous art space, Beijing’s Ullens Center for Contemporary Art (UCCA).

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Shop for a Great Cause: The Pop Shop 2012 in 798

“Shop for a Cause & Enjoy drinks and arty characters with sunny dispositions in 798”

A one-day only pop-up boutique marketplace in the 798 art district, The Pop Shop 2012 will be featuring rack after rack of vintage, second-hand, and ready-for-a-new-home clothing for your rifling pleasure. Everything will be priced from RMB 10 – RMB 100.

All sales from this event will all be donated to two very worthwhile charity organizations – Renqiu Home for Disabled Orphans and “Granny Han” Pengcheng Special Education School.

To contribute to this Charity Pop Shop, you can do one or more of the following things:

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D:FUSE: New Autumn 2012 Preview Party at Bar Veloce

D:FUSE Autumn 2012 Collection Preview Party

“Comfort and craftsmanship are key elements of the D:FUSE offering as these shoes are street savvy and made with love to be worn from dawn til dusk by our fashionable and professional consumers.”

D:FUSE is one of the fastest growing Scandinavian shoe companies in China started in Shanghai in 2007 by a Norwegian and Danish entrepreneurial duo.

They’ve already successfully opened over 140 stores in 50 cities across China and they “strive to bring the latest Scandinavian urban trends to the fashion forward Chinese consumer”.

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AnyShopStyle: Shop Abandon Workshop Accessories

Buy Abandon Workshop Jewelry on AnyShopStyle.cn 

 “I have a habit of creating random creations from nothing.” – Abandon Workshop Founder Gar Cheung

Designer Gar Cheung has created a socially responsible accessories label called Abandon Workshop, making elaborate necklaces, bracelets and pins from abandoned fabrics found around the world.

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