Unmistakable chic, unmistakably French

China Daily takes a tour around Hermes' new Shanghai Maison

A pair of red and white silk scarves flutters proudly in the gentle breeze of Shanghai's early autumn above the facade of a former police station in what was once the French Concession. Inside the four-story freshly renovated building, a party has been in full swing all morning to celebrate "a new lifestyle landmark in the bustling city", as Cao Weiming, president of Hermes Greater China, hails it.

It's an unmistakable slice of French lifestyle.