When is Shanghai Fashion Week?

Dates move by edition. The Cast Index AW26 record ran 25 March–1 April 2026 across Huangpu, Jing’an and Pudong. Use the live event page for the current sheet.

Are Chinese models scored differently?

No. Index Rating is Runway 40%, Campaigns 30%, Editorial 20%, Cultural impact 10%, with published time decay. Nationality is a facet, not a bonus.

Does this desk sell rankings into China?

No. Rankings are never for sale in any market. Affiliate money is firewalled from the index.

Shanghai · China / AW26

Shanghai’s own week.

Shanghai Fashion Week runs as a citywide platform across Huangpu, Jing’an and Pudong — not a satellite of Paris. Chinese faces on the index are scored on the same evidence rules as everyone else.

Use this desk for Shanghai Fashion Week and Chinese-nationality faces. Beauty products of Chinese origin are listed only when they are in the archive — the desk does not invent a storefront.

Skip this if you need a K-beauty or J-beauty kit. Those origin markets have their own desks.

City: Shanghai
Beauty lens: Casting first
Faces tracked: 8
Weeks on file: 1

Nationality roster ↗ Full calendar ↗

Who are the China faces?

2 on the Global 50, led by Liu Wen at #4 (94.0/100). Same Index Rating as every other market — nationality is a facet, not a bonus.

#4
Liu Wen
Runway · Campaigns 94.0/100
#22
Xiao Wen Ju
Campaigns · Editorial 89.1/100
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Du Juan
Editorial · Campaigns Watch
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Ming Xi
Runway · Campaigns Watch
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Sui He
Beauty · Runway Watch
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Fei Fei Sun
Runway · Editorial Watch
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Qin Shupei
Campaigns · Runway Watch
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Yilan Hua
Runway · Editorial Watch

What is on the Shanghai calendar?

Shanghai Fashion Week

AW26 · 25 March–1 April 2026 · Shanghai · venues across Huangpu, Jing’an and Pudong New Area

Event page ↗

FAQ

Shanghai, answered

When is Shanghai Fashion Week?: Dates move by edition. The Cast Index AW26 record ran 25 March–1 April 2026 across Huangpu, Jing’an and Pudong. Use the live event page for the current sheet.
Are Chinese models scored differently?: No. Index Rating is Runway 40%, Campaigns 30%, Editorial 20%, Cultural impact 10%, with published time decay. Nationality is a facet, not a bonus.
Does this desk sell rankings into China?: No. Rankings are never for sale in any market. Affiliate money is firewalled from the index.

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