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The shopping guide to Shanghai, China (Feb 18, 2024)
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The shopping guide to Shanghai, ChinaCommerce and trade have long defined the Chinese Mainland’s most cosmopolitan city. For more than a century, people have flocked to Shanghai’s major shopping boulevards – Nanjing Lu and Huaihai Lu – to browse big-name department stores, luxury fashion labels and trendy shopping centres. And now there’s more choice than ever. From edgy boutiques and sustainable lifestyle stores to flea markets and next-level shopping malls, here’s where to shop in Shanghai.To get more news about shopping in shanghai china, you can visit meet-in-shanghai.net official website.China’s young fashion designers are on the rise, and Labelhood has played no small part in fuelling the movement. Started by Tasha Liu, the fashion platform champions and supports emerging designers at home and abroad. Its charming three-storey lanehouse boutique, Labelhood Pillar, is an insider’s guide to the country’s top talent and labels, both new and established, like Shushu/Tong and Angel Chen. Around the corner on Julu Lu, gents can browse the newly opened Labelhood Men’s.In a lane off the charming Yuyuan Lu, this petite shop is perfect for bringing home a slice of modern Shanghai. It’s the first brick-and-mortar offshoot of the wildly popular pop-up market Common Rare , founded by Vivian Wong and Tiffany Sze to showcase local makers and independent designers. A small exhibition space on the second floor and an on-site coffee shop offer a peaceful moment in between browsing the selection of candles, prints, postcards and other home accessories.People-watch while browsing this hip new mixed-use complex in Jing’an district. Housed in a former factory and youth hostel on lane 273 in Jiaozhou Lu, Now Space is home to some of the city’s hottest restaurants, bars and stores. At XC273, you’ll find avant-garde fashion – including the likes of Ximon Lee and Eckhaus Latta – showcased alongside dramatic art installations. Explore Park Mall for trendy menswear, vintage designers, and arty books, zines and underground Chinese music on vinyl. Nearby, Swiss brand Freitag occupies a pared-back space designed to minimise carbon impact, with a repair station and workshop on the ground floor and its full range of bags and accessories made from recycled truck tarp above.While there’s still work to do, an eco-conscious movement has been steadily growing in Shanghai. In the heart of the former French Concession, Hong Kong-born entrepreneur Vincent Fong (co-founder and CEO of Raze) has opened 3R Labs on Baoqing Lu street, a shop aiming to be as green as Shanghai’s leafy lanes. Here, you’ll find sustainable beauty, design and home products, like 3D-printed vases made from recycled plastic and bento boxes from coconut fibre. With origins as an app for secondhand goods, Deja Vu on Anfu Lu street bills itself as a “recycle store”. An extensive selection of second-hand Chinese and English books across all genres occupy one floor, while the other sells gently used clothing from brands including Marni and Acne Studios.Many visitors come to Shanghai to shop for ceramics – porcelain is called “china” for a reason, as it was first made in the Middle Kingdom during the Tang dynasty (618-907). Pick up delicately crafted teacups and other fine wares at Chinale, a small shop down Lane 774, Changle Lu, an unassuming alleyway which spotlights the work of contemporary young Chinese artisans. For a whimsical spin on the craft, Brut Cake on Anfy Lu street in the Xuhui District features designer and founder Nicole Teng’s playful hand-painted ceramics alongside her quirky textile pieces.
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