Here is an a small piece of her "beyond the hype" interview on Lookbook.NU.
Tell us a little bit about yourself and where you live.
My name is Shan Shan. Yes, it is my true name; first name is Shan, last name is Shan too. :) Nickname is Dadaya.
I am a 29 old Chinese housewife and textile artist living in Osaka. I have two online shops (one for crafts and one for clothes) and I sometimes write articles in the fashion and textile magazine. Occasionally I am a translator, and next month I will be a craft teacher in my first workshop. I will teach how to make felt gloves and embroider them. :)
How does the Japanese fashion scene compare to the rest of the world?
I think that Japan is the country where the most various fashion styles exist because there are many interesting subcultures in Japan. Besides general fashion there is gal fashion, lolita fashion and punk fashion, which is different from punk-rock style (read a comic named Nana), etc.
Why is fashion important to you?
[Growing up] I wanted to differ from the person of my childhood. I found fashion the clearest form of expression.
Describe your personal style and its influences / inspiration.
Fashion is a means to express my individuality. I have neither beautiful face nor nice body, so I couldn't wear anything that I love! I only choose fashion suitable for my style, not fashion that suits models or other people. Also my style has changed as my knowledge and age grows up. I think it is happy to always change. :) My inspiration comes from anything I can see! Magazines, fashion blogs, comics, movies, streets, music and so on.
I think she deserves to be this month's It Lady because...december is the time of the year where people are said to be the most joyous...and all i get from looking at Shan Shan is pure joy and happiness. Her creativity and uniqueness is rare, she also gives you a sense of sweetness in her looks and pictures, i love Shan Shan...she is so good at what she does!
To see the rest of her "Beyond The Hype" Interview on Lookbook.nu - Shan Shan
Dear Shan Shan,
ReplyDeletecouldn´t find an email, would like to interview you during the Fashion week in Berlin (18.-22.1.2011), just in case you would be there, with a fotographer, found you in style diaries, covering a story about the most important avantgarde fashion bloggers worldwide for Stern Magazine, please send me an email if you would like to meet us, me and the fotographer here in Berlin very soon, best, Viola, v.keeve@gmx.de