Traveling to china this august

[inthemiX]

whats up I just got our schedule from our tour guide(going on a tour throughout China) and I found out we have a whole free day in Shanghai. I need advice to what good shops there are in Shanghai. I looked on superfuture and found some places, but I'm sure it's not ALL there. So yea.. please post some places that can help me choose where the go with the family. Streetwear is good, exclusive places to Shanghai is also great because I live near NYC so a lot of places like LV, dior, etc are in NYC. Thanks a lot!


oh yeah.. do you guys know if the USD is more powerful than the Chinese yuan( because I've been trying to find out now because if it's more powerful there then I'm probably going to visit dior homme and places like that to get cheaper clothing than at home.

ps: I also posted this in the regional section but more people look through this forum so.. I'd get more help here.

[kankurou]

Although the chinese yuan is not as strong as the dollar you're still going to end paying the same if not more for Dior. Theres a Uniqlo in shanghai though and they had a sale when I was there and they had like tshirts and stuff for $5 each.

[inthemiX]

oooo alright. do you know how much cheaper uniqlo would be over there? Graphic tee's over here are $15. Are those the tee's you're talking about?

[camthraxFHK]

China under values the Yuan, so currency is in your favor. This may not help you at all, because undervaluation is a policy to facilitate exports, and discourage imports. Essentially, if you want something that isn't made in China, it will be the same price or more, while Chinese goods are inexpensive. Damn it feels good to be an economist.

[buddahfingaz]

Luxury brands (LV, Dior etc) in China are much more expensive than they are in any Western country, even taking into account favourable exchange rates. Same goes for streetwear, since anyone buying streetwear or luxury goods are likely to be very rich in China terms.

You might want to check out Soleciety - I think that's the new store Edison Chen opened in Shanghai, but I have no idea exactly where it is.