From snake-themed events to whether your luck is in: discover all you need to know about the coming Lunar New Year in our Year of the Snake 2025 series. Chocolate Tsang opens the door to her Hong Kong studio wearing one of her handmade cheongsam, the Chinese-style, form-hugging dress characterised by a high collar, short … Read more
Based in New York, the brand offers ready-to-wear clothing that combines Chinese traditional aesthetics with Western sensibilities: think casual qipaos, reimagined dudou tops (a traditional Chinese undergarment) and other “modern chinoiserie” apparel. Dawang founder Daisy Wang Jingwen. Photo: Henry Thong Aside from her seasonal collections, she has worked on a number of custom garments: she … Read more
Consumers looking for clothes built for outdoor performance can rejoice with the arrival in Pacific Place of Canadian brand Arc’teryx. Those seeking a more refined look this weekend are well catered for with a new collection at Shanghai Tang, a long-established Hong Kong fashion house famous for its modern take on the elegant qipao, the … Read more
In these sadly polarised, hypersensitive times, racial nationalism’s uglier character traits are often stoked by those in power as convenient diversions from real issues such as double-digit youth unemployment, collapsing property markets, bankrupted municipalities and hollowed-out middle-class wealth. The population of an entire nation can seemingly have their feelings wounded at the slightest prod, especially … Read more
