Shanghainese women are noted for their beauty. You can see them in the shops and walking along Nanjing Road. Many dress in furs and high boots. They wear little makeup and they have pale, almost white, complexions, almost porcelain like. Shanghai also has the best reputation in China for the art of hairdressing.
Shanghai women do pride themselves for their style.
The fashionable shops along Nanjing Road will testify to this. There are also a number of specialty shops along Nanjing Road. As mentioned, Nanjing Road cuts through a section of the former French Concession which was founded in 1862. The area has kept its own character with its French-inspired architecture and the many avenues. Huaihai Lu, formerly Avenue Joffre, once the Champs Elysees of the East and the counterpart of Nanjing Street, with its shade-giving plane trees, is perhaps the more pleasant choice for shopping or just strolling.