German fashion designer Kathrin von Rechenberg built her studio inside a quiet hutong (traditional alley) in the southern part of central Beijing. Over 20 years ago, the Munich-born fabric lover made up her mind to travel to Beijing to seek out a rarely seen fabric that can only be found in China: xiangyunsha, or Tea Silk, a shiny metallic-looking type of silk which once almost completely disappeared from the public eye.
© Provided by Xinhua BEIJING, Sept. 8 (Xinhua) Wearing a beautiful fragrant cloud gauze costume designed by herself, Kathrin von Rechenberg chatted