Shanghai Fashion Week kicks off

A model presents a creation during the opening ceremony of the 2008 Shanghai Fashion Week that was kicked off on Wednesday on the Captain No. 3 boat on the Huangpu River of Shanghai, east China, on Oct. 29, 2008. (Xinhua/Ren Long)

Models present creations during the opening ceremony of the 2008 Shanghai Fashion Week. (Xinhua/Ren Long)

Models present creations during the opening ceremony of the 2008 Shanghai Fashion Week. (Xinhua/Ren Long)

A model presents a creation during the opening ceremony of the 2008 Shanghai Fashion Week. (Xinhua/Ren Long)

A model presents a creation during the opening ceremony of the 2008 Shanghai Fashion Week that was kicked off on Wednesday on the Captain No. 3 boat on the Huangpu River of Shanghai, east China, on Oct. 29, 2008.