In our very first English language episode of 《Good Morning, VOGUE China》VOGUE China Editor-in-Chief, Margaret Zhang, and VOGUE Business China Associate Editorial Director, Yiling Pan, zoom in on the cultural significance of the September Issue in China and zoom in on VOGUE China's celebration of Chinese excellence in sports for this year's September Issue. Turn up the volume on an outstanding line-up of guests: the icon, Dame Anna Wintour; Chinese supermodel and September Issue cover star, He Cong; Olympic Gold Medalist Eileen Gu; and the global CEO of Nike, John Donahoe. Meanwhile, Margaret and Yiling check in on the Barbie phenomenon currently dominating  airwaves in China.

Key timestamps:

01:07 Barbiemania hits Chinese shores

06:12 The significance of the September Issue in China

07:55 Anna’s most memorable September Issue

09:36 Anna’s take on what makes a good September Issue cover

10:58 Anna’s on what Vogue looks for in a September cover star

21:36 Vogue China's 2023 September Issue cover star, model He Cong

23:19 How He Cong’s modeling career started out

25:05 How He Cong and Margaret met

26:13 Vogue Games - the sporting focus of this year's September Issue

30:20 Olympic athlete and fashion fixture, Eileen Gu

31:24 Eileen’s morning routine

32:45 Eileen’s college style

35:45 How Eileen and Margaret met

37:30 Eileen looks back on her 2022 VOGUE+ guest-edit on "code-switching"

44:06 The intersection between fashion and sports

50:45 Eileen’s Met Gala look

59:18 Nike's Global CEO, John Donahoe, on Nike empowering women

01:02:15 John on Nike’s role in supporting the next generation of designers

01:03:54 John’s on the importance of the Chinese audience

01:06:25 The intersection between arts and sports