Following the 'fash pack'

Can Beijing join London, New York and Paris as a Fashion Capital? Is the city's style future up there with the fashion big boys?

The East is famed for its etiquette. Yet fashion is notorious for its ability to be mean. Is it cruel enough on the catwalk in Beijing? Is there a "fash pack" pecking order, vying for VIP status and the right to sit on the front row? Chinese women are known for being petite. Is there a "skinny model" debate here?

Join Linda Kennedy as she plays fashion forward in her video column on the China Daily website.