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Field notes · 15 notes
Independent Chinese labels, the people behind them and the objects they design.
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Label study · Songmont · 5 minute read
Compare Songmont Luna and Medium Song bags by shape, access, carrying modes and packing, using official models without pretending to a wear test.
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Label profile · Clothing · 5 minute read
A closer look at Shanghai-founded ICICLE through fabric, proportion, layering and questions to ask when shopping its restrained ready-to-wear.
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Label profile · Clothing · 5 minute read
Meet designer UMA WANG through her training, collection archive and a practical approach to texture, volume and trying expressive clothes.
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Label profile · Fragrance · 5 minute read
A practical profile of Shanghai fragrance label DOCUMENTS 闻献, with an opinionated approach to sampling, format, dry-down and buying a perfume.
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Design & everyday life · 5 minute read
Choose Chinese-design souvenirs in Shanghai through useful objects, bags, scent and textiles, with practical checks for gifting and packing.
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Read the noteDesign & everyday life · 2 minute read
A starting point for Chinese fashion in Shanghai: compare SHUSHU/TONG, UMA WANG and ICICLE through silhouette, fabric and the clothes you want to live in.
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Design & everyday life · 2 minute read
Understand LABELHOOD's role in Shanghai's fashion ecosystem, then turn runway curiosity into a focused, realistic visit to discover Chinese designers.
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Label profile · Footwear · 2 minute read
Meet PANE through its design approach, a 2026 founder interview and its Shanghai store directory. What to look for when trying its everyday footwear.
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Read the noteLabel profile · Bags · 2 minute read
Songmont's founder story begins with a practical bag problem. Explore its user-centered design background and how to compare bags during a Shanghai visit.
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Label profile · Fragrance · 2 minute read
Meet To Summer through co-founder Shen Li's published interview: Chinese tea, scent and cultural memory, with a practical approach to a fragrance visit.
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Label profile · Clothing · 2 minute read
COMMON SCENTS is a clothing label, despite the name. Explore its contemporary menswear through proportion, fabric and a useful in-store comparison.
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Scent study · To Summer · 2 minute read
A close reading of To Summer co-founder Shen Li’s published SPUR interview, with VOID/空境研茶 as a specific example.
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Label study · SHUSHU/TONG · 3 minute read
How to use SHUSHU/TONG’s official collection archive to look more carefully at a garment in a Shanghai shop.
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Object study · Tea ware · 3 minute read
A closer look at the Bridge tea collection: porcelain, hand-split bamboo and the difference between Shanghai design culture and manufacturing origin.
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Design & everyday life · 3 minute read
A thoughtful way to shop Shanghai: Chinese designers, fabrics, perfume, independent stores and useful questions about prices and discounts.
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