A look from Shao Yen’s F/W 15 collection. (Courtesy Photo) Out of the top four major global fashion weeks, London Fashion Week tends to feature the most emerging Chinese design talent—which is likely due to the large number of Chinese design students studying at the prestigious Central Saint Martins. One designer that caught our eye…
Month: March 2019
10 Corso Como Gears Up For Beijing Launch This Fall
A sketch of 10 Corso Como’s Beijing location, which is set to open this fall. (10 Corso Como) As multibrand luxury shopping centers proliferate across China, Italian department store 10 Corso Como’s second mainland location is launching this fall in Beijing with a focus on offering shoppers a high-end lifestyle concept experience. One year after…
Chinese Designers Follow Alexander McQueen With Swarovski Collaboration
Backstage looks from Huishan Zhang’s S/S 2015 collection featuring Swarovski crystals. (Courtesy Photo) Following in the footsteps of Alexander McQueen, top Chinese designers Masha Ma and Huishan Zhang teamed up with Swarovski for their spring/summer 2015 collections as part of the jeweler’s program to support emerging designers. Joining the official lineups of London Fashion Week…
Shiseido CEO Masahiko Uotani on Japanese Beauty Brands Going Global
Editor’s note: Martin Moodie at our content partner The Moodie Davitt Report spoke to Shiseido CEO Masahiko Uotani about catering to Chinese consumers, empowering his domestic employees, and more. Uotani-san, it’s been a year since we last talked. Let’s start with an overview of the beauty industry globally. How are things looking from where you stand? Industry-wise it is…
IMG Fashion’s Tencent Partnership Aims To Boost Fashion Week China Exposure
A show by designer Camilla at Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week in Australia. (Flickr/Eva Rinaldi) Designers presenting at the world’s top fashion weeks may not want to give up their runway slots in places like London and Milan, but they’re increasingly working to find ways to expose Chinese consumers to their high-profile fashion shows. While this can…
Gucci Leads as Top Handbag Brand for Chinese Women
Gucci maintains its spot as the number one handbag brand of choice for Chinese women this year, according to a recent survey that found it just barely beat out Chanel and Prada. A report by RBC Capital Markets based on a survey of 411 Chinese women found that Gucci came in first as the handbag…
Interview: Paris Chérie’s Susan Owens Brings Us The China Scoop On Paris Fashion Week
Vogue China Editor Angelica Cheung (R) and Shanghai writer Ya Qi (L) at Paris Fashion Week. (Brandie Raasch) For one week every spring and fall, Paris Fashion Week becomes a global style epicenter, attracting editors, buyers, fashionistas, stars, and press from all over the world. This, of course, includes China—and once again this season, there…
How Paul Smith Stands Apart In China’s Ultra-Competitive Retail Market
Paul Smith’s new store at the Jing An Kerry Center in Shanghai. (Paul Smith) In Shanghai for one night to celebrate the opening of his flagship store at the Jing An Kerry Centre, Sir Paul Smith presented a talk on his eponymous brand’s marketing strategies and China expansion to a group of journalists and fans….
Digital Goes Glam At Burberry’s Star-Studded ‘Trench’ Opening
Supermodel Du Juan poses for photos at the Burberry Art of the Trench opening in Shanghai on August 29, 2013. (Burberry) Last night, Burberry brought its digital platform and very own social media site Art of the Trench to life for the first time in Asia, with an exclusive event celebrating Shanghai and its creative…
Paris Fashion Week Highlights Next Generation Of Top Chinese Designers
Designer Miuki Wen takes inspiration from bamboo and water for her creations. (Brandie Raasch) It’s a young designer’s dream come true. When Jeanette Chang, senior vice-president and international publishing director of Hearst (the publisher of Harper’s Bazaar) swept into the “China in Paris” showroom midway through Paris Fashion Week, her eyes immediately fell on the…