shop talk: content 目录

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after two months here, i've found some seriously brilliant local designers. more posts on some of the amazing talent in the next weeks, but this month's shop talk post is about Content, one of my favorite boutiques in Shanghai. 

shop talk: Urban Tribe 城市山民

this is the first in a series of new posts - my own version of Cintra Wilson's 'critical shopper' in Shanghai. i had posted about Urban Tribe on my blog two years ago when i first discovered it, and when i dropped by this time, i was happy to find that they have expanded their collection of mens and womenswear, accessories, and housewares.

a Ling life

all of my favorites in a shirt: polka dots, silk-cotton blend, and a buttondown style

it has been wonderfully sunny and cool this entire week, but the last week and a half was another story. after my earlier post on the difficulties of adjusting to the sweltering Shanghai heat, i rifled through my clothes, and realized nothing i had packed (with the exception of some dry-clean only, dressy-ish silk tanks) was sufficiently airy, wash-and-dry, yet still 'coverage-appropriate' for stylish local dressing. apparently baring shoulders is a no-no, but tiny shorts are ok...go figure! so, with a mission to find a loose, blousy shirt, i went down to the shops at Tianzifang to take a look. i wanted to find something special and well made, not just a throwaway piece that i'd get rid of if i ran out of space in my suitcase.