For the past 35 years the Chinese fashion has gone through a transformation that stands as vivid testimony that the way we look and the way we dress are as pertinent as reminders of where we have come from as the key dates in a history book.
I can't recall a moment when I was fascinated by luxury goods but I remember my instinctive reaction about 15 years ago when a young colleague showed her newly-bought Louis Vuitton handbag - at a price nearly five times her monthly salary.
There was a time in the country when being a model was a thing to be ashamed of