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Chinese Printed Blue Nankeen Exhibition Hall
Follow the blue signs through a maze of courtyards until you see bolts of blue cloth drying in the yard. This cotton fabric (sometimes also called blue calico) is similar to batik, and is coloured using a starch-resist method and indigo dye bath. This museum and shop, started by Japanese artist Kubo Mase, displays and sells items made by hand. It has been in business for 20 years, takes pride in quality, and does not give discounts.
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Hong Qi Xiang Fabric Market
Shanghai's fabric market has been shifting locations around town in recent years, but has now hopefully settled permanently near Yuyuan Bazaar. It's a far cheaper source of silk than places like Silk King, with prices no higher than around Y200 per metre. There are many other types of fabric here, both natural and synthetic, but the quality of the material does vary. Most places will do tailoring as well, or they'll know someone nearby who does.
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Huā Yàng Nián Huá
This shop takes its name from the Chinese title of the Wong Kar Wai movie In The Mood For Love , which featured Hong Kong actress Maggie Cheung in an array of stunning qípáos . Appropriately, they make fine tailor-made qípáos here, from around Y1200 , but there's no guarantee you'll look like Ms Cheung once you slip one on.
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Jim Dandies
This cool boutique owned by the artist Yurika Nakae is bizarrely hidden away in a downmarket mini-mall that sees few foreign faces. The funky knitwear, tops, jeans and belts make for a big contrast with the tat on sale in the shops around it. Prices start at around Y300 but go far higher for some items. The shop is inside the Liangzhuang shopping market, which is just south of Shanghai Stadium metro and opposite IKEA.
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La Vie
Local designer Jenny Ji has made a name for herself with her stylish take on street fashion, including patterned jeans and nicely cut shirts. This shop is the flagship for her own brand, La Vie. But none of it comes cheap. The jeans start at around Y6900 and even the T-shirts go for around Y3200 .
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Peace Qipao
This tiny store offers cheaper tailor-made qípáos than most of its nearby competitors. It does silk shirts, dresses and jackets as well. Most of the patterns incorporate large embroidered flowers in their design. Custom-fit clothing only takes two to three days to make, and the qípáos start at around Y880 .
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Shanghai Tang
Hong Kong-based Shanghai Tang flies the flag for the Middle Kingdom in the world of high-end fashion. The designs are classic Chinese with a twist, incorporating fluorescent colours, traditional motifs and luxury fabrics like silk and cashmere into the clothes and accessories. More affordable items include the slinky tops (from around Y1500 ) and the scarves (around Y3000 ), but if you have to ask the price of an item here you can't afford it.
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Shirt Flag
Purveyors of the finest T-shirts on the mainland, Shirt Flag specialise in witty designs, such as their Angry Panda series, and giving an ironic twist to Maoist propaganda and later party slogans such as the 'Four Modernisations'. Prices start at around Y99 and unlike many Chinese T-shirts, these ones are made of good-quality cotton and won't shrink two sizes the first time you wash them.
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Silk King
The city's largest fabric chain sells attractive silks from around Y140 per metre, although prices go far higher depending on what you want. Most branches have in-store tailors who can make you a custom-fit qípáo (or a shirt or jacket) in three to 10 days for around Y1000 . Twenty-four hour rush jobs are also possible.
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Suzhou Cobblers
This cute boutique, right off the Bund, sells exquisite, hand-embroidered silk slippers. Patterns and colours are based on the fashions of the '30s, and as far as the owner, Huang Mengqi, is concerned, the products are one of a kind. Her shop also sells handmade bags, hats and toys.
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