Gwen Vikkey Miao (Vicki Victoire L. Fashionistaz)

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A fashion blogger of Chinese origin born in Denver, Colorado first started her blog with a review of the ten best in the “Big Four” fashion weeks Spring/Summer 2010 in January, 2010. In the following month, she set up a fan page on Facebook reaching more than 4,000 followers today. Miao has lived a kind of nomadic lifestyle between Hong Kong and Taiwan, Taiwan and Perth, Perth and Europe and so on since she was a child. Her multicultural background has exposed her to various lifestyles and different attitudes towards fashion yet even strengthened her motherland ties and her pride in being Chinese. Having worked in visual merchandising and marketing for the brands such as Ralph Lauren and TSE New York, Miao was trained to have a good eye on fashion and luxury goods. She doesn’t believe fashion as an individual entity, it has got to be linked up with history and culture. Miao is especially keen on the design inspired by oriental aesthetics. She sees it kind of her mission to bring any talented Chinese/Asian designers to the world’s attention.
Realizing the blogging market is so over-saturated, which means fashion bloggers from all over the world are doing more or less the same thing. Miao, being conscious of her Chinese heritage, tends to make her blog unique and genuine by specializing herself in oriental-inspired fashion with eastern motifs cross-fertilizing western styles which brings an exotic feel to it. While most bloggers are keeping an eye on the traditional “Big Four” fashion cities in the West and craving for the latest news about Karl Lagerfeld, Miao is exploring the emerging fashion markets in the East and helps spread the word about the best up-and-coming designers from China, Japan, Korea, Hong Kong, etc. On top of that, La Mode by GV Miao provides a platform for fashionistas to comment on their favorite oriental/ethnic/folklore designs and express their views on fashion of an oriental theme. Followers are also welcome to leave words about what they think “orientalism” may possibly mean, and what necessary elements should be there to make it oriental fashion. Miao, in addition to being a keen admirer of the glitz and glamour of oriental style, celebrates antique and vintage fashion in her blog. What makes each historical piece special and appealing is the story behind them. It is indeed an interesting experience to feel like having gone through a nostalgia phase when blogging about vintage.
#Style.com’s review on Shanghai Fashion Week (#ShanghaiFashionWeek) closed on April 17 (April 10-17) http://www.style.com/stylefile/2013/04/shanghai-fashion-weeks-fall-13-standouts/:
As one of the most anticipated international #fashion and #cultural events in #China, Shanghai Fashion Week Fall/Winter 2013 determinedly impressed the world by featuring the best potential #designers (listen up to their names! They are bound to be stars) – The 2008 Woolmark Prize, and 2011 WGSN Breakthrough Designer Award winner, #QiuHao who presented a sophisticated and well-constructed collection in his first ever #runway show; another show exuding #religious #charm as a result of a #debut #collaboration between #ShangguanZhe for #experimental Xiamen-based #design house #Sankuanz and #artist #ChenTian; London-based Fashion Fringe Award winner #HaizhenWang showcasing his collection from London Fashion Week (#LFW) back to the motherland, just to name a few.
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#Style.com’s review on Shanghai Fashion Week (#ShanghaiFashionWeek) closed on April 17 (April 10-17) http://www.style.com/stylefile/2013/04/shanghai-fashion-weeks-fall-13-standouts/:

As one of the most anticipated international #fashion and #cultural events in #China, Shanghai Fashion Week Fall/Winter 2013 determinedly impressed the world by featuring the best potential #designers (listen up to their names! They are bound to be stars) – The 2008 Woolmark Prize, and 2011 WGSN Breakthrough Designer Award winner, #QiuHao who presented a sophisticated and well-constructed collection in his first ever #runway show; another show exuding #religious #charm as a result of a #debut #collaboration between #ShangguanZhe for #experimental Xiamen-based #design house #Sankuanz and #artist #ChenTian; London-based Fashion Fringe Award winner #HaizhenWang showcasing his collection from London Fashion Week (#LFW) back to the motherland, just to name a few.

#HongKongFashionWeek is inevitably encountering intense competitive pressures.


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In ancient #China, the symbol of the #dragon represented the emperor’s imperial power and strength. In this #summer, the 5-clawed #dragon #motif can be found in #Emilio Pucci’s #shoes and #accessories #design majestifying its female wearers, as if to say #style is the ultimate power in the 21st century. Now watch us beautiful women fly!
 

There’s almost no chance that my dear followers would make a wrong guess on my top favorite looks of #Valentino Fall/Winter 2013 collection. Dated back to three years ago when I first started #blogging, I have on and off expressed my exceptional fondness for #Chinese blue and white Qing Hwa #porcelain inspired designs, and #Delft ceramic tile patterns originated from the #Netherlands through my writing. The extraordinary similarities between the two are due to the mutual #cultural influence between the #East and the #West as a result of #China’s Ming Dynasty’s (1368-1644) flourishing foreign trade with the Dutch East India Company in the early 1600s. Let’s not talk about #history here. I invite you to take a look at my previous blog post http://la-mode-by.gvmiao.com/2010/02/oriental-fascination-the-beauty-of-porcelain-part-ii-designer-brands-get-inspird-by-chinese-blue-and-white-qing-hwa-porcelain/ for a more detailed discussion of this topic if you are interested. Following in the footsteps of #RobertoCavalli and #JohnGalliano for #Dior who got inspired by #Delftware and ceramic blue tiles a few seasons away (early as 2005 Spring/Summer, though I would love to think their collections were a blend of the influence of traditional #Chinese #craftwork and European #Renaissance #art), #MariaGraziaChiuri and #PierpaoloPiccioli revived the “#Delftblue” art in association with the #Dutch master #Vermeer’s most famous painting, Girl with a Pearl Earring for the coming season (so touchingly thrilled to see #Valentino’s version inspired by a painting which has touched me to the bottom of my heart). A tulip embroidered lace gown and a short #Delft-like #china patterned embroidered knit dress with delicate #craftsmanship were beyond wonderful, simply speechless.

On top of that, #Valentino’s #signature lavish embellishments, attention to intricate details, luxurious #leather silhouettes, and unfailing beauty of lace and chiffon gowns were spotted on the runway, which took audiences’ breath away as usual.

Did you get La Mode by GV Miao’s top five favorite looks from #Valentino Fall/Winter 2013 collection? Tell me how you like our picks this season.

Photo courtesy of Style.com 

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Right after the Chinese New Year (#CNY), La Mode by GV Miao #fashion #blog is now entering its third year. Let me take this opportunity to express my heartfelt gratitude to the designers/brands who have sponsored me, editors and my dear readers/followers for their continuous love, support and trust. And if God is willing, I’ll have many, many more blessed years to come. I promise I’ll hold onto the true spirit of #blogging and share my most personal #fashion stories from a daring perspective. To celebrate the 3rd anniversary, La Mode by GV Miao has got a new theme music – Cinematic #China Emperor (and his empire theme). It reminded me of the scene when the last ruling Emperor of #China Puyi and his Empress Wanrong walking in the #ForbiddenCity. Click into my blog http://la-mode-by.gvmiao.com/ and listen to it. La Mode by GV Miao will soon get dressed in a new image so please stay tuned. 


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Right after the Chinese New Year (#CNY), La Mode by GV Miao #fashion #blog is now entering its third year. Let me take this opportunity to express my heartfelt gratitude to the designers/brands who have sponsored me, editors and my dear readers/followers for their continuous love, support and trust. And if God is willing, I’ll have many, many more blessed years to come. I promise I’ll hold onto the true spirit of #blogging and share my most personal #fashion stories from a daring perspective. To celebrate the 3rd anniversary, La Mode by GV Miao has got a new theme music – Cinematic #China Emperor (and his empire theme). It reminded me of the scene when the last ruling Emperor of #China Puyi and his Empress Wanrong walking in the #ForbiddenCity. Click into my blog http://la-mode-by.gvmiao.com/ and listen to it. La Mode by GV Miao will soon get dressed in a new image so please stay tuned.

Good News for My Chinese Readers! La Mode by GV Miao Blog Posts Got Translated Into Chinese by QI Post

Good news for my readers from #Taiwan and #China and #Chinese speakers:
In spite of being born of #Chinese descent, I couldn’t quite write in #Chinese. Thank you QI Post
(#QIPost), the #luxury #lifestyle site covering travel, fine dining, art and design and #lifestyle based in Hong Kong for translating my posts into #Chinese to help expand my readership. From now on, readers from #Taiwan and #China and other #Chinese speakers can read my posts written in the language they know.
I feel truly connected to my people now!

PS Attached is the #Chinese edition of my latest post “Tavi Quits, My Little Thought Triggered…. Distorted Evolution of the Blogosphere” originally published on La Mode by GV Miao fashion blog.

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3 months ago -

It is said that Shanghai will overtake Hong Kong as a financial and trading hub, and she is poised to become China’s leading cosmopolitan city. Though it’s probably not going to happen in a short time according to experts’ analysis considering that China’s legal system and the standard of civilization are not yet mature enough to transform the city completely. In spite of this, it won’t change the fact that many top global fashion brands/boutiques would choose to open their first China store in Shanghai, not in Hong Kong.

The prestigious high-end Milanese fashion concept store/one stop shopping destination 10 Corso Como founded by Carla Sozzani, a prominent Italian gallerist and former Italian Vogue editor in 1990 announced on December 4 that they had signed a deal with China’s Trendy International Group to open a 27,000-square-foot store on Nanjing West Road in Shanghai, its first store in China in the fall of next year. 10 Corso Como is no ordinary fashion boutique. It is dedicated to art, fashion, design and culture. It offers unique and stylish collections of clothes, accessories, books, CDs all in tune with the hottest trends, which guarantees customers an exceptional shopping experience full of fashion chic and artistic beauty.

At least the good thing is starting from next Fall I don’t need to fly across the continent to shop. It only takes me two hours to enjoy some Italian fashion delights, still good news for fashion maniacs stationing in Hong Kong like me.

Photo courtesy of opentravel.com and Fashion One

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La Mode by GV Miao highly recommends young designers/design students from China, Hong Kong and Macau to join the Fashion‧Terracotta Warrior Inspired Fashion Design Competition co-organized by the Leisure and Cultural Services Department (LCSD), the Hong Kong Design Centre (HKDC) and PolyU’s Institute of Textiles and Clothing. It’s a precious opportunity for young designers to make full use of their imagination and creativity to come up with a design which truly reflects their personality while exuding the essence of Chinese culture inspired by the famous Terracotta sculpture army of Chinese Emperor Qin Shi Huang.

Even if you’re not from China, fashion enthusiasts like you should keep up with the contest updates and get ready for the birth of a design star.

Designers let’s get into a time machine and travel back to the Qin Dynasty to experience a creative journey in search of Chinese civilization we inherit.

I give my full support to designers who embrace Chinese culture as always, and to fulfill my blog’s mission, I’m so willing to bring the potential ones to the world’s attention.
 So why wait? Action now!
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La Mode by GV Miao highly recommends young designers/design students from China, Hong Kong and Macau to join the Fashion‧Terracotta Warrior Inspired Fashion Design Competition co-organized by the Leisure and Cultural Services Department (LCSD), the Hong Kong Design Centre (HKDC) and PolyU’s Institute of Textiles and Clothing. It’s a precious opportunity for young designers to make full use of their imagination and creativity to come up with a design which truly reflects their personality while exuding the essence of Chinese culture inspired by the famous Terracotta sculpture army of Chinese Emperor Qin Shi Huang.

Even if you’re not from China, fashion enthusiasts like you should keep up with the contest updates and get ready for the birth of a design star.

Designers let’s get into a time machine and travel back to the Qin Dynasty to experience a creative journey in search of Chinese civilization we inherit.

I give my full support to designers who embrace Chinese culture as always, and to fulfill my blog’s mission, I’m so willing to bring the potential ones to the world’s attention.

So why wait? Action now!

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(Source: itc.polyu.edu.hk)

Just finished an interview with CBNweekly, one of the most popular weekly magazines in China covering issues and stories in business, marketing, branding, etc. about my winning design debut with unitedstyles.com. The post is scheduled to be published next week. Pls stay tuned.
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Just finished an interview with CBNweekly, one of the most popular weekly magazines in China covering issues and stories in business, marketing, branding, etc. about my winning design debut with unitedstyles.com. The post is scheduled to be published next week. Pls stay tuned.

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SURPRISE! get recognized by a fan of my fashion blog (http://la-mode-by.gvmiao.com/) from Xi’an (西安), China

I didn’t expect to get recognized by a fan of my GV Miao fashion blog from Xi’an (西安), China at a friend’s photography exhibition yesterday. I was extremely thrilled it’s like all my hard work has finally paid off. Thank you, Ms. Alice Zhao, you’re the best! I’ll keep it up.

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Bling Duck Chinese New Year 2012 Limited Edition Flip Flops to Celebrate the Year of the Dragon
Chinese New Year is around the corner. When exactly? It’s on the 23rd January.This year is gonna be special because it is the Year of the dragon. Chinese believe that they are the descendents of the dragon. To celebrate this “new year of new years,” I’m gonna get myself a pair of Bling Duck Chinese New Year limited edition flip flops. The red sole with all-over golden dragon prints is simply perfect for this most important festival for Chinese people. Red is the color of happiness and prosperity, and the golden color symbolizes wealth in China. Who wanna dress up oriental and join my big Chinese New Year party? Give me a shout!  www.blingduck.com/2012/01/19/bling-duck-chinese-new-year-limited-edition/

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Bling Duck Chinese New Year 2012 Limited Edition Flip Flops to Celebrate the Year of the Dragon
Chinese New Year is around the corner. When exactly? It’s on the 23rd January.This year is gonna be special because it is the Year of the dragon. Chinese believe that they are the descendents of the dragon. To celebrate this “new year of new years,” I’m gonna get myself a pair of Bling Duck Chinese New Year limited edition flip flops. The red sole with all-over golden dragon prints is simply perfect for this most important festival for Chinese people. Red is the color of happiness and prosperity, and the golden color symbolizes wealth in China. Who wanna dress up oriental and join my big Chinese New Year party? Give me a shout!  www.blingduck.com/2012/01/19/bling-duck-chinese-new-year-limited-edition/

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