2010年五月到杭州公幹，替 Lee Cooper 於銀泰西湖店及武林店開設專賣店。回程當天。特意到環城西路與游龍路交界的「浪漫一身」（Romanticism）杭州西湖旗艦店（注釋：已拆掉，屬杭州品牌的「浪漫一身」改掉舊名，以「RMEO」重新展示新形象；此連結為「百度地圖」實景。），一看她們這店的設計及裝修工藝。

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這樣「奇異」的設計，當然要現場及近距離感受。店面面對西湖，旁於大道及步行街，位置於優越，定當吸引眼球。

此設計由日本建築師 Keiichiro Sako 與 Takeshi Ishizaka 共同設計，共有地上兩層及地下一層，總面積約為1100平方米，於2007年下旬完工。到訪時已過兩年半，網上可搜尋不少的報導，設計概念是為重最要，據 contemporist.com 的報導：

Keiichiro Sako 說：「客戶只要求設計一座不能被複製的店鋪⋯我便思考一件衣物是人體的第二層皮膚，空間為第三層⋯最後設計出這『有機網狀捲曲造型』，作為衣物與空間的過渡。」

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August 14, 2016January 16, 2017 by tailor.brands.dressier

Part II: About 30s Chinese Style & Lifestyle

There is another monument in Hangzhou which recorded the late and famous Chinese calligrapher Sha Meng-hai (1900-1992). It is blocks away from the Provisional Government of the Republic of Korea Monument in Hangzhou.

Sha Meng-hai Monument is located at 15 Longyou Road, Xiacheng District, Hangzhou, inside which preserved his life during the governmance of Republic of China. It was acknowledged as a historical monument in 2009.

His artworks in exhibits :: Sha Menghai monument in Hangzhou | from drezier’s blog [Part II: About 30s Chinese Style and Lifestyle] dated 2016/8/14

His work table :: Sha Menghai monument in Hangzhou | from drezier’s blog [Part II: About 30s Chinese Style and Lifestyle] dated 2016/8/14

His meeting room :: Sha Menghai monument in Hangzhou | from drezier’s blog [Part II: About 30s Chinese Style and Lifestyle] dated 2016/8/14

His reading armchair :: Sha Menghai monument in Hangzhou | from drezier’s blog [Part II: About 30s Chinese Style and Lifestyle] dated 2016/8/14

His drawing portrait :: Sha Menghai monument in Hangzhou | from drezier’s blog [Part II: About 30s Chinese Style and Lifestyle] dated 2016/8/14

His reading desk :: Sha Menghai monument in Hangzhou | from drezier’s blog [Part II: About 30s Chinese Style and Lifestyle] dated 2016/8/14

front signage :: Sha Menghai monument in Hangzhou | from drezier’s blog [Part II: About 30s Chinese Style and Lifestyle] dated 2016/8/14

statue in the courtyard :: Sha Menghai monument in Hangzhou | from drezier’s blog [Part II: About 30s Chinese Style and Lifestyle] dated

outlook :: Sha Menghai monument in Hangzhou | from drezier’s blog [Part II: About 30s Chinese Style and Lifestyle] dated

door knock :: Sha Menghai monument in Hangzhou | from drezier’s blog [Part II: About 30s Chinese Style and Lifestyle] dated 2016/8/14

outside entrance :: Sha Menghai monument in Hangzhou | from drezier’s blog [Part II: About 30s Chinese Style and Lifestyle] dated 2016/8/14

signage at entrance :: Sha Menghai monument in Hangzhou | from drezier’s blog [Part II: About 30s Chinese Style and Lifestyle] dated 2016/8/14

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July 31, 2016January 17, 2017 by tailor.brands.dressier

About 30s Chinese Style & Lifestyle

To most people, Chinese lifestyle of the 1930’s is a mystery. They were decade of chaos. Archive of that time is rare. Even, Wong Kar-wai’s film “In the Mood for Love” and “Days of Being Wild” both narrated about 1960’s story in Hong Kong. When you feel that they are very nostalgic, you must want to know more about style decades before 1960’s.

In 2010, I have visited the Provisional Government of the Republic of Korea Monument in Hangzhou at 55 Changsheng Road, Shangcheng District, in memorial of exile government temporary based in Hangzhou in 1932. Here they are: