Posts tagged ‘jacket’

Winter Gets Really Old, Really Fast, Shanghai

2011 January 31

Coming from California I didn’t really have what you might traditionally call “winter”, so I used to get really excited when it would rain and get frosty enough to actually break out the sweaters, jackets, boots, scarves, hats and the rest, bundle up and revel in the cold.

Flash forward: Three Shanghai winters later, I’ve noticed something disturbing.  It’s not that I don’t still get excited for the colder months.  That’s not it at all.  It’s just that it all get so damn boring so damn quickly.  Oh, at first we all make an effort to coordinate the jackets with the boots with the ear muffs.  Maybe we even go to the fabric market to get a new cashmere coat made.  But then, like an ayi’s cleaning skills a few weeks after you’ve hired her, it all falls to hell.  There’s no inspiration.  You just can’t be bothered.  And clearly, we’re in the middle of a drab-winter-clothes pandemic.

Look at this mess.  A sea of puffy, shapeless coats, offensively hideous (fake) Ugg boots, mittens that have been worn too many times to be cute, shapeless, boring hats that interfere with a decent head of hair, and, to top it all off, a serious lack of color.

I hate to break it to everyone, but there are like, at least two more months of this shiz.  So mix it up with a bright scarf!  Belt an otherwise blobby jacket!  Splash out on those fabulous purple leather gloves!

Or, at the very least, wear something divine underneath.  It’s a long, cold and sometimes, cruel winter.

Silver Scooter, Shanghai

2009 November 13
by ann

Silver scooter, plaid pants and 80s wave

Nothing is better than this boy’s 1980′s wave.  The scooter helps too, but everything else is lackluster.  Although what is major is his very well fitted plaid pants and the nice pairing of shirt under blazer. read more…

Not a Coke Promo, Florence

2009 November 9
by cairn

scarf, bomber jacket, and newsie hatPhoto by Natalie Wang

Despite the well situated beverage next to this handsome fella who exudes suave, European taste, this is not a paid commercial for the Coca-Cola corporation.  And how could I consciously promote a drink read more…

And He’s a Millionaire Philanthropist, Rome

2009 October 27
by cairn

Black Jacket, Blue Fleece with ScarfPhoto by Natalie Wang

Gearing up for the winter, this stud keeps it warm by bundling up in a fleece scarf and layering a blue cotton hoodie inside a dusty black bomber jacket.  He keeps it cool with skin tight stone washed low-rise jeans, sculpted-messy hair and an italian accent. read more…