{"id":732,"date":"2010-10-31T11:26:00","date_gmt":"2010-10-31T03:26:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/laowaiteacher.wordpress.com\/?p=732"},"modified":"2010-10-31T11:26:00","modified_gmt":"2010-10-31T03:26:00","slug":"changzhou-fashion-city","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rglongpre.ca\/pilgrim\/index.php\/2010\/10\/31\/changzhou-fashion-city\/","title":{"rendered":"Changzhou – Fashion City"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>Yes, Changzhou is the City of Fashion, at least for a few days as the exhibition centre at the Changzhou Olympic Stadium finds itself busy with buyers and sellers interested in fashion. \u00a0It is “brand name” time featuring the top brands that are found locally and outside of Changzhou. \u00a0You can buy all kinds of formal and informal clothing at this exposition. \u00a0It’s amazing to both of us that this city is both modern and yet has a “provincial” atmosphere. \u00a0People drive rusty bikes and BMWs. \u00a0Outside of our apartment, the car wash is very busy cleaning nice shiny new cars. \u00a0And passing by our window are bikes and wagons that make us think of life lived a hundred years ago.<\/p>\n

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On Friday evening when\u00a0we went to the theatre to watch Othello, we noticed that there was a lot of banners and other things outside of the Olympic Stadium which was just across the street. \u00a0When we went for a walk yesterday, we stopped in and found out that the hype was all about an exposition, a trade fair, featuring clothing for the most part. \u00a0Just about anything you could think of was for sale from socks and footwear to expensive fur coats.<\/p>\n

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There is no doubt that with wealth comes an almost insatiable desire for being dressed in the height of fashion. \u00a0At news stands throughout Changzhou, fashion magazines are available for anyone interested. \u00a0Magazines such as Vogue are all available in the Chinese language, using Chinese models. \u00a0This focus on fashion is bought by the young people that we teach as we see the students coming dressed to kill to classes. \u00a0As Maureen tells it, the campus is the perfect display case for the young men and women to strut their stuff hoping to make that perfect impression. \u00a0Shopping areas in the downtown area are also \u00a0places where the fashion conscious have an opportunity to wear their stylish clothing.<\/p>\n

Hopefully, in a future post, we’ll include some “live” action shots of our students dressed up for classes.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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