Bright & Chic

Winter fashion brings visual as well as physical warmth to people on the street in China. Tiffany Tan savors the colorful new looks.

Winter in the Chinese capital may be cold and gray, but fashion is providing welcome warmth and color. Eye-catching pieces like red knit caps, neon green sweaters and yellow woolen coats dot Beijing's somber landscape.

Until a couple of years ago, practically everyone was garbed in black during this season - a color associated with the frigid northern Chinese winters.