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The Song Dynasty poet Su Dongpo likened West Lake to one of ancient China’s greatest beauties, Xizi — who was also calm, soft, delicate, and enchanting.
Ask a German question, expect a World War II answer, which to those of us with delicate bourgeois sensibilities, risks trivializing the Holocaust.
But the most perfect garment is a sleeveless black dress of tough synthetic net, ornamented with inspired beading and delicate black leather appliqués that rise from the hem in black flames (maybe seaweed) around the thighs and pelvis and descend from the neckline in uneven black clusters of grapes (maybe clouds) over the breasts and shoulders.
The highlight of the collection is an exhibition of Longshan Black Pottery found near Jinan — an elegant, delicate ware fired 4,000 years ago.
Beau Brummell, who invented modern urban cool in the 1790s, would thoroughly approve of such delicate perversity.