What to see, eat and buy during Shanghai Fashion Week

Days before Fall 2024 Shanghai Fashion Week, Shanghai is in the air for those visiting the city for an eight-day fashion showcase, with Loewe unveiling a groundbreaking exhibition and Supreme opening its first store in China. There are so many things to see and experience.

Here, WWD highlights some of the most exciting new places to see, eat and shop during Shanghai Fashion Week.

retail

supreme shanghai flagship

The long-awaited unveiling of skate brand Supreme’s new Shanghai store means long lines in the short term (shoppers can reserve their slots in advance on the cult label’s WeChat mini program), as well as locations on Changle Road and Fuming Road. There has also been renewed interest in the intersection of A small neighborhood known for its West Village-like charm. This area is home not only to Fly Streetwear, Shanghai’s first full-fledged skate store, but also to Shanghai’s nightlife scene, hotspots like beer store 624Changle, and nightclubs known for offering the best service. Located just a stone’s throw from Club Ohl and Heim. High energy parties and music all over the city.

No. 291, Fumin Road, Xuhui District, Shanghai

house nowhere

Imaginative world-building gets even more surreal at House Nowhere, Gentle Monster’s downtown flagship store, which recently reopened after extensive renovations.

The new 3,350-square-foot, four-story flagship store showcases the latest products from Gentle Monster’s expansive brand universe, including eyewear, hand creams and fragrances, pastries, and most recently, fashion. The third floor features retail corners for four trendy Korean fashion brands, including Eenk, Amomento, Open YY, and Thisisneverthat. For many shoppers, a big draw of Gentle Monster’s retail experience is its museum-like store design, which offers a masterclass in retail theater. This time, Haus Nowhere’s charming in-store installation includes an elderly robot couple, a croissant training station, and a room-height set of moving doll heads.

No.798-802, Huaihai Middle Road, Huangpu District, Shanghai

LMDS

Fashion boutique LMDS, a favorite among fashion insiders, will be hosting a Peter Do pop-up at its Momoeji store during the week. Dubbed by founder Eric Young as a “fashion playground,” his LMDS continues to offer lesser-known brands from around the world in its three-story superstore.

Momoe Road No. 1, Xuhui District, Shanghai

food and lifestyle

Cafe Gray Deluxe at The Middle House

Until the end of April, Café Gray Deluxe at The Middle House has launched a special “Eastern Rhapsody” afternoon tea in collaboration with Chinese fashion designer Shuting Qiu. The set menu includes savory snacks and eight sweets such as blueberry sakura eclairs and cherry rose madeleines. The cafe’s lounge area is decorated with Shuting Qiu prints and colors from the designer’s Fall 2024 collection, creating a lively yet tranquil atmosphere.

No. 366 Shimen Road, Jing’an District, Shanghai

The Harrods Tea Rooms Shanghai

Located on the ground floor of The Cha House, a restored mansion within the HKRI Taikoo Hui development in downtown Shanghai, The Harrods Tea Rooms Shanghai is the British luxury retailer’s first physical project in the city It is. We offer traditional English afternoon tea and special amuse-bouches, sandwiches and freshly baked scones that are updated throughout the year.

No. 420, Weihai Road, Jing’an District, Shanghai

Regent Shanghai on the Bund

Opened in 1984 as one of the earliest hotels and a sailor’s club after China’s economic reopening, Regent Shanghai on the Bund (formerly known as the Seagull Hotel) has long had one of the city’s best locations. has occupied one of the Located on the northern edge of the Bund, the hotel overlooks the historic embankment, where colonial-style buildings now house financial institutions and fine dining, and Pudong, the central business district and source of the city’s iconic skyline. Masu.

The property has undergone a careful expansion to host the Regent Hotel brand’s flagship project in mainland China. The 135 rooms offer stunning views of the city, once known as the Paris of the East. 20 of them are suites with private balconies. It also features a 25-meter indoor swimming pool, a 24-hour fitness center, and a ballroom with 270-degree views of the Shanghai skyline and the Huangpu River.

Le Comptoir de Pierre Gagnère at Capella Shanghai

Shanghai’s one-star Michelin restaurant, located inside the luxury hotel Capella Shanghai, has taken its cuisine a step further with the arrival of new executive chef Ramses Navarro, reinforcing celebrity chef Pierre Gagnaire’s original mission to create We embrace local food culture with an edge. Menu highlights include sunflower chicken from Guangdong, steamed with pig’s bladder seasoned with citrus and ginger, and roasted blue-spotted grouper from Hainan, braised in a rich champagne sauce.

No. 484, Xijianguo Road, Xuhui District, Shanghai

bamboo beets

Exploring the idiosyncrasies of ancient Oriental homewares and cultures, Bamboo Beet is an antique shop known for its Asian scrolls and collectible teacups hand-picked by its discerning millennial founder.

Bamboo Beats recently announced a new exhibition that explores the aesthetics of the writers’ rooms of prominent Chinese and Japanese writers, including Japanese literary giants Ryunosuke Akutagawa, Natsume Soseki, and Chou Shuren, with whom he spent his formative years. focused. As a medical student in Sendai. This store, hidden in a residential area, is open every day except Monday. After the exhibition ends, the space will open by reservation on his WeChat account Bamboobeats.

No. 96, Wuyuan, Xuhui District, Shanghai

yellow river road

Immortalized by Wong Kar-wai’s hit TV series Flowers of Shanghai, Yellow River Road, or Yellow River Road, has become a popular tourist attraction that captures the grand aesthetic of 1990s Shanghai. This street is still a popular area for authentic Shanghainese restaurants, but it is now filled with stalls selling local snacks such as pork ribs, rice cakes, and green onion pancakes.

yellow river road

art

Loewe’s “Crafted World”‘ exhibition

Loewe’s Crafted World exhibition, on view until May 5, explores the Spanish fashion house’s rich 178-year history and creative director Jonathan Anderson’s love of handmade goods from his first 10 years at the brand. It’s something to celebrate.

No. 1000, Yan’an Middle Road, Jing’an District, Shanghai

shanghai pictures

Fotografiska, Sweden’s Museum of Contemporary Photography’s first Asian location, is housed in a former warehouse along the scenic Suzhou River. Currently, a retrospective exhibition of American photographer Elliott Erwitt is being held until June 2nd, and “The Via Combusta” will be on view until April 21st. The latter exhibition is the winning curation concept of the 3rd Jimei x Arles Curatorial Award in the Photography and Video Division. Launched in 2021 by Chanel and the Three Shadows Photography Art Center, this exhibition, curated by Gan Yingying and Zhou Yichen, explores the fusion of technology and spirituality.

No. 127, Guangfu Road, Jing’an District, Shanghai

antenna space

The first solo exhibition in China of Anglo-French duo Daniel Dewar and Gregory Gicquel recently opened at Antenna Space, bringing together works completed over the past few years. The weaving techniques found throughout his six quilts depicting thriving ecosystems and a hand-carved wooden sculpture artfully depicting Grandma’s sweater convey a surreal sense of materiality. The show will run until May 11th.

Room 202, Building 17, No. 50 Moganshan Road.Shanghai

Prada Ronzai

From April 9th ​​to June 9th, Prada Longzai, a restored mansion of an Italian luxury fashion brand in downtown Shanghai, will host the first major exhibition of the year, the famous Belgian contemporary artist Michael. Borremans’ solo exhibition will be held. Titled “The Promise,” it will be Borremans’ first solo presentation in mainland China. Born in 1963, Borremans is best known for his paintings of bizarre and menacing objects that create psychologically tense atmospheres.

No. 186, Shaanxi North Road, Jing’an District, Shanghai