Chinese VIPS and actors like Lu Yi and Miss Universe China 2011, as well as extremely relevant figures in China’s contemporary fashion scene, were all amongst the guests during the Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week in Beijing. There was a highly inviting and special lounge area available to guests with invitations.

And this marks the last post of my Mercedes-Benz China Fashion Week coverage series! I hope it introduced you to some new designers and facets of Chinese fashion – a field I’m hoping to jump into one day, if not in this coming summer. Thank you all so much for reading and responding! x

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Opening show: Schumacher SS 2011, a collection combining cashmere, silk, organza and techno-cotton to produce a series of exotic and professional looks. On the runway was China’s currently most-booked runway model, Liu Wen, who I first found out on various streetstyle blogs; her dimpled smile coupled with her off-duty outfits are just too adorable. I’m easily infatuated as you can see. Anyway, let’s scrutinize some key points in the collection!

1/ Fluorescent yellow. The color application is flawless – the controlled amounts inject the perfect amount of fun and youth into the rather professional ensembles. I love how everything from the blouses to the pants and blazers are all quite loose-fitting, but still maintain a lean-looking silhouette. If I were to intern at an office (hopefully this summer), I’d lovingly slip into one of these for work – they look professional, but not too uptight or strictly-business (not that business people look strict…just their suits sometimes. You know what I mean)

3/ Khaki. Or light-army-green? (I study art history yet I’m hopeless at naming colors..although, to be fair, my friend calls this color yellow so I guess I’m safe for now). The looks look like an investment banker on a business trip to Dubai: girly dress with lingerie-like details at the bottom is combined with a stiff-blazer, or the tailored-looking top and belt mixed with the flowing maxi dress. Casual comfort and controlled business. I want to work in banking now.

3/ Classical White. Clean looks that resonate professionalism and a simplistic, straight-forward style. No accessories or extra colors; relaxing and put-together.

(Liu Wen again, in the most beautiful top and dress combination. Fuchsia works on her like butter on bread. Wow, that was bad.)

Schumacher was definitely a brilliant choice as an opening show – a great representation of German labels, and great use of international Chinese models. Now, if I can get my hand on some fluorescent yellow pants…

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I re-edited this shot from a shoot I did with Anna Millonig last winter. She went on to stunning the agencies in London and Taipei and is doing really great for herself. I can’t explain it too well, but there’s so much pride in the girls I shoot who go on to make something out of themselves. If you’d like to see the full shoot, click here.

Thursday; touristing at the Belvedere, an awe-inspiringly beautiful garden right in the middle of Vienna. The atmosphere was so beautiful there, Genia and I daydreamed for a good hour about living in such a wonderland. I’m wearing one of my favorite pieces from AA, the button-down blouse with a nude tank underneath… which I think I’ll cherish more if/when the store closes. But hopefully not! Another Fashion Week post coming up, although once again the pictures are nothing to speak of. And then we’ll see what this last weekend in vienna will bring!