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Walk the Dog, is in an auspicious location for watching the passing motley parade. It is next to the Sex Shop and Burt’s Neighborhood Store, across the street from the Ghost Bar and Mama’s restaurant on Hai Chang Rd in Shekou, a 10 minute from Sea World. This is not to be confused with other establishments that really do wok the dog in Shenzhen. We are talking hot dogs here, tube steaks, weenies, not poodle flambé. Their motto is “Home of the Superdog – best hot dog in town” Read more »

Next, we talked to John Wolford the director of Vauxhall Fashion Scout in London. Last year they brought Shenzhen designers to the London Fashion week. He was in town as a guest of the Shenzhen Garment Industry Association to scout out more designers to bring for next year.

SZP: Where have you done fashion weeks?

JW: In Columbia, Italy, France, Germany, Turkey, Japan…all over the place.

SZP: How long have you been doing this?

JW: About 23 years.

SZP: What lead you to it? Read more »

Afshin Feiz is a Paris based designer with his own line. In addition, he has another line, Reves De Fleurs which is a lower priced luxury brand which is distributed by OZZO.

SZP: What trends do you see in fashion this year?

AF: There is a lot of floral and…we don’t really follow the trends much because we are a luxury brand, we create the trends and I don’t really believe in trends much.

SZP: How did you get started in fashion?

AF: I had been working in fashion for about 15 years working for big brands like Nina Ricci, John Galliano and many big brands before I started my own brand.
SZP: What motivated you to get into fashion? Read more »

With the same flash that you would expect in world fashion capitals, the 10th Shenzhen Fashion Week kicked off. Shenzhen is quickly growing in importance with more than 3,200 apparel companies in the area and more than 30,000 designers working for 800 domestic brands. Add in the international companies and it’s big business.

The main trade show is the 10th China (Shenzhen) Int'l Brand Clothing and Accessories Fair (SZIC) which was held at the Shenzhen Convention and Exhibition Center from July 8-10th featuring more than 4000 booths in 9 halls.

It is one of the largest fashion industry shows in the entire Asia-Pacific region and sponsored by the Shenzhen Garment Industry Association. Read more »

Gaucho - fine dining and grill
Sam’s Club Mall – Nonling Lu - Dong Hai Yuen area - Futian Read more »

For those familiar with the old Shenzhen bar scene, Le Nest is located in what was previously Michelle’s House, and later the Fire Bar.

There’s a new big Mama in the ‘hood, a few minutes away from the bustling hordes of Shekou Sea World. Relocated and expanded, Mama’s (formerly Mama Gelato’s) features outstanding Mediterranean cuisine and undoubtedly the best and most bountiful Doner Kebab this side of Beirut. Read more »