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WING SHYA FOR TIME

C o v e r   S t o r y
Pearls of the Orient
Traveling back to 1930s Shanghai for inspiration, designers have rediscovered the city's legendary style-a pristine palette, a softer silhouette and plenty of romance
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Web Exclusive: The Bund Comes Back
Shanghai's swinging district gets a makeover
Wizardry in Wood
George Nakashima's work is finally getting the attention it deserves.


Luxury for The People!
Not since Japanese consumers began buying up logo-emblazoned satchels and crocodile clutches in the 1980s has there been so much excitement over the potential of a single market. High-end brands are on the fast track, opening lavish retail outlets across the Chinese mainland


From Mao to Maybelline
Forget about socialist rectitude: China's quest for bourgeois beauty is fueling a cosmetics craze.


Asia's Hot New Export
Japanese architects are producing some of the most striking new buildings in the U.S.


Styling the Superpower
Once dismissed as unsophisticated, the Middle Kingdom is now a growing source of business for Hong Kong designers--and they want even more


The Rebel Returns
Han Feng's designs were a hit in New York City. Now they're taking off in Shanghai


Karl Lagerfeld
Fashion's Renaissance man explains how he manages to design, photograph and publish--and why he never talks politics


Sexy Shapes
With sinuous beans, bones and teardrops, Elsa Peretti transformed fine jewelry into wearable sculpture


Turning Japanese
Western designers are picking up surprising business tips in Asia's hippest country


Amsterdam
Holland's witty design duo Viktor Horsting and Rolf Snoeren share their favorite haunts in their hometown


Prized Possessions
Five distinctive fashion designers select their most valued belongings--and there's not a diamond or a sports car among them.


Luxury's Frontier





Style:
The Rebel Returns
Photo Essay:
Globe Trotters
Design:
From Mao to Maybelline
Web Exclusive:
The Bund Comes Back
Who's Who
Asia's new generation
The A List
The snazzy shoes that fashionistas can't live without
Globe Trotter
What's hot and new world-wide
Luxury Index
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