Beijing is in my eyes a society of high-consumption, where products and fashions are constantly changing for better or worse. Here are some of the newest trends I've noticed and could perhaps spread to your neighborhood very very soon.
-plastic hairties: You know those spiral plastic bracelets (usually neon yellow) that are attached to a keychain that you use to make sure you don't lose your keys? Those spirally bracelets have taken over Beijing as hairties! Who would've thought?
-motorized bikes: Apparently they're dirt cheap (like 2000RMB from what I've heard). Some of them are really really quiet and extremely dangerous.
-hipsters: Beijing has few hipsters, but what it lacks in quantity it makes up in quality. None of this indecisive, kind of hip, I'm an artist in my spare time crap. The hipsters that I see embody hipster in every possible aspect. Sad I didn't have some creeper photos of Beijing hispters.
-angry birds: Definitely a fad that I don't think will be around in 2 years. But now is definitely the time if you want to deck yourself out in with an angry birds sweater, backpack, hat, bracelet, wristwatch...
-sex shops: Maybe I was just too innocent to notice before, but sex shops are all over in Beijing! The density of sex shops is much higher than any other city I've visited (ok, obviously not counting the red light district of Hamburg and Amsterdam). I've also noticed these shops a lot more in Chaoyang, but that could be because I work there and a lot of time there.
-wintery trends: Now that fall is definitely over and the daily temperature high is no more than 6C, I've been noticing a lot of winter apparel trends, with the most obvious one being the reindeer and moose motif. This motif can be found on sweaters, tights, and scarves generally on females between the age of 16 and 35. The latest shoe and boot trends can also be found on this demographic; roughly 40% will be wearing knock-off uggs, and another 25% will be wearing fake-heel boots. I discovered this unfortunate trend while boot shopping several weeks ago and now I notice the two inch built-in heel everywhere.
-plastic hairties: You know those spiral plastic bracelets (usually neon yellow) that are attached to a keychain that you use to make sure you don't lose your keys? Those spirally bracelets have taken over Beijing as hairties! Who would've thought?
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| Some spirally hairties on the bus... |
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| And the subway. Yes I was being a creeper. |
-hipsters: Beijing has few hipsters, but what it lacks in quantity it makes up in quality. None of this indecisive, kind of hip, I'm an artist in my spare time crap. The hipsters that I see embody hipster in every possible aspect. Sad I didn't have some creeper photos of Beijing hispters.
-angry birds: Definitely a fad that I don't think will be around in 2 years. But now is definitely the time if you want to deck yourself out in with an angry birds sweater, backpack, hat, bracelet, wristwatch...
-sex shops: Maybe I was just too innocent to notice before, but sex shops are all over in Beijing! The density of sex shops is much higher than any other city I've visited (ok, obviously not counting the red light district of Hamburg and Amsterdam). I've also noticed these shops a lot more in Chaoyang, but that could be because I work there and a lot of time there.
-wintery trends: Now that fall is definitely over and the daily temperature high is no more than 6C, I've been noticing a lot of winter apparel trends, with the most obvious one being the reindeer and moose motif. This motif can be found on sweaters, tights, and scarves generally on females between the age of 16 and 35. The latest shoe and boot trends can also be found on this demographic; roughly 40% will be wearing knock-off uggs, and another 25% will be wearing fake-heel boots. I discovered this unfortunate trend while boot shopping several weeks ago and now I notice the two inch built-in heel everywhere.
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