Editor's note: In recent days, if you've hit up any trendy places, you'll probably notice that a lot of style-conscious women are wearing a number of off-the-shoulder blouses, dresses and jumpsuits. Known as cold-shoulder apparel, this kind of chic way of dressing can be worn in many forms, mostly with your skin bare between the strap and sleeve. It's cute, sexy, cool and easy to wear.

Check out how the young women in Sanlitun, Beijing's fashion hub, are riding this new wave of style.

A woman wearing a cold-shoulder dress walks through the Sanlitun streets in Beijing's eastern Chaoyang District with her friend in mid June. [Photo by Guo Yiming / China.org.cn]