Category Archives: Clothing

Clothing Review: Clothing Arts Pick-Pocket Proof® Shirt and Pants

Posted on November 6, 2022 by findingfoodfluency

Have you had issues with petty theft while out for the day? When I lived in China the first time, I was part of a large group of recent college graduates, teaching throughout Shenzhen’s schools. Unusually, it seemed as if a … Continue reading →

Posted in Clothing, Reviews | Tagged clothes, Clothing Arts, crime prevention, fabric, go for a walk, material, nylon, pants, petty crime, Pick-Pocket Proof®, pickpockets, pockets, public transit, shirt, thieves, travel abroad, what should I wear | Leave a comment

Review: Japan’s J!NS (JINS) Eyeglasses

Posted on October 7, 2016 by findingfoodfluency

Note: In exchange for a pair of eyeglasses, I am writing this review about J!NS (JINS) -@jinseyewear – the Japanese eyeglasses company. Even after countless visits to Japan, I only heard about J!NS at a New York event earlier this … Continue reading →

Posted in Clothing, East & Southeast Asia, Japan, Reviews | Tagged brand, California, collaboration, eyeglasses, J!NS, Japan, japanese, Jins, review | Leave a comment

Asian T-Shirts: New York, a Small New Jersey Suburb

Posted on April 12, 2015 by findingfoodfluency

An auspicious walk through a clothing store in Medan, Indonesia briefly left me nostalgic for the New York City subway. Nostalgic not to take a ride on it, oh no, but to compare the system map with that of a weird … Continue reading →

Posted in Clothing, East & Southeast Asia, Indonesia, New York City, T-Shirts of Asia | Tagged clothing, Indonesia, Medan, New York City, T-shirt, weird | Leave a comment

Wild Times with a US Passport

Posted on December 21, 2014 by findingfoodfluency

Perhaps I was being a bit too harsh on my US passport. After all, citizens can travel to a substantial number of countries either without a visa or by getting a visa-on-arrival; furthermore, starting this January Armenia will be the … Continue reading →

Posted in Clothing, North America (non-NYC), Turkey, Southwest Asia/Middle East & North Africa | Tagged Armenia, Cairo, clothing, Engrish, passport, travel | 2 Comments

Buying Socks in China: Tougher Than It Sounds

Posted on September 29, 2014 by findingfoodfluency

Before visiting China for the first time in August 2003, I truly expected to find clothes cleaners (洗染店 xǐrǎndiàn) all over the place. Was this the first thing on my mind as I landed in Guilin? No. It was the second. … Continue reading →

Posted in China & Hong Kong, Clothing, East & Southeast Asia | Tagged China, humor, Shanghai, shoes, sign, socks | 1 Comment

A Brand. A Name. But Never, Ever Together.

Posted on October 19, 2013 by findingfoodfluency

Engrish? Maybe not. Cheeky? Yep. Exclusive to Asia? No, but many of my posts seem to be. Thus, today we’re going to check out a few stores without a care in the world. How did I already jump to that … Continue reading →

Posted in Clothing, East & Southeast Asia, pop culture, South Asia | Tagged Asia, brand, copyright, humor, marketing | 1 Comment

Asian T-Shirts: And That’s Why I Wear Headphones

Posted on August 31, 2013 by findingfoodfluency

Amusing spelling errors notwithstanding, this is a t-shirt I truly regret not buying. Which is to say, nearly every “Asia” t-shirt that I write about on here is not in my closet. Instead, they’re likely being shown off by Tibetan … Continue reading →

Posted in Clothing, East & Southeast Asia, pop culture, T-Shirts of Asia | Tagged Asia, clothing, Engrish, Indonesia, T-shirt | 3 Comments

Zoologically Challenged

Posted on May 15, 2012 by findingfoodfluency

There’s a fair amount of disturbing t-shirts over in China. The next time you’re interested in visiting Sichuan (or 四川, or Szechuan for those restaurant-Chinese linguists) province specifically to scope out and hold a panda, remember, the owners of that facility … Continue reading →

Posted in China & Hong Kong, Clothing, T-Shirts of Asia | Tagged Asia, bears, hong kong, T-shirt | 1 Comment

Great Britain’t: Chinese T-shirts, 2nd Round

Posted on April 20, 2012 by findingfoodfluency

Y’all are lucky today. One clothing store in the Baishizhou (白石洲) section of Shenzhen, China provided me with the one on the right, and my friend the other “Union Abdullah.” You know, I first started noticing the incomprehensible script and … Continue reading →

Posted in China & Hong Kong, Clothing, 随便 (Random), T-Shirts of Asia | Tagged clothing, Engrish, shopping, T-shirt | 1 Comment

They came, they saw

Posted on February 25, 2012 by findingfoodfluency

I’ve known about Engrish.com since their formative years, and still contend that the best stuff comes from Japan…that is, if we’re not talking about what can be found on t-shirts. Subsequent voyages to China and Indonesia have opened up a … Continue reading →