PICK OF THE MIX

CHEN

E-shop， 回首已是百年身 （“When You Look Back， 100 Years Have Already Passed”）， Zhongshan， Guangdong

Item： “This qipao （pictured top right） is representative of what I love about vintage. It looks simple， but the workmanship is extremely complex.”

Wish list： “A vinyl record. I was walking through an antique market and heard it playing， but by the time circled back， the stall owner said it had been sold. I can still remember the melody today.”

LIU KE

Mega Vintage， Beijing

City： Los Angeles

Item： “I like clothes related to music history—Hawaiian shirts， bowling shoes， and souvenir band jackets from the 1950s， made with really good quality material and lots of embroidery.”

Era： “The 1950s. It was a very prosperous era for the American economy； they produced lots of music and movies， and automobile culture.”

Wish list： “Lately， I’ve been into the chimayo， New Mexican wool vests of a distinctive diamond pattern. In the 1930s and 40s they came out with jackets using a cashmere blend， which I’d love to get my hands on， but they’re rare and very expensive.”

SONG ZIHANG （“XIAOYE”）

That Vintage Shop， Chengdu

City： Paris

Item： “At the Hammersmith Fair in London， I bought a leather bag from the Victorian era. There was still a photograph of the original owner inside， from 100 years ago； now we use it on our social media pages.”

Era： “For women’s clothing， the 1950s. The era I’d personally love to revisit is the 1970s. I’m also a big fan of men’s tweeds.”

Wish list： “If I ever see a cape in a European vintage shop， I’ll buy it， and I won’t even look at the price.”

A-MAI

Qing Yuan Vintage Shop， Guangzhou

Era： “I like to mix and match clothing from different eras to create a truly unique look. In the store， we tend to have mostly items from Europe， from the 1960s to 70s， things that are a bit funky.”

Wish list： “I have a soft spot for hand-embroidered beaded clothes—but only to collect， not to sell.”