The Gloss

Well, in the unlikely event you randomly find yourself spending a day shopping in Shanghai, finding a store with trendy clothing for men can be quite a task. This won't last for long, as in the coming years Shanghai will become the next New York/London/Tokyo, but on my recent trip I was only able to find a few stores that I actually liked. One of these stores was located in the ultra-posh Xintiandi. A place that typically attracts wealthy foreigners looking for a break from Shanghai's madness. But, in this area flooded with coffee shops and sheik cocktail bars, I stubbled accross a little boutique by the name of The Gloss that I was pretty impressed with. The store is apparently swiss owned and was designed with a simplistic, but really cool feel. Labels carried include Boxfresh and 24Fifty SF. They also had a wide variety of denim, handbags, wallets and vinyl toys. Although, be prepared to spend U.S. boutique prices, afterall it IS in Xintiandi. More info on The Gloss at Superfuture.

If you are on a budget, but still in need of some cool graphic tees, try a little shop on Changle Lu by the name of The Thing. Some of the shirts are rip-offs of Threadless tees, but they do have a fairly wide selection of tees for around 10USD. So it's worth a look.