Models show off ski gear at the Ski&Style event in Beijing on November 22, 2014. (Jing Daily) Top tourism destinations across the globe are vying for the business of China’s booming number of affluent outbound travelers, but one type of luxury world-class destination is still hoping to catch up: the ski resort. Since the sport…
Month: March 2019
Chinese Designer Spotlight: Huishan Zhang Talks the Met Gala and His New Barney’s Collection
Chinese designer Huishan Zhang at Barney’s in New York with pieces from his new capsule collection to celebrate the upcoming Met Gala. (Courtesy Photo) Fashion enthusiasts inspired by the upcoming China-themed Met Gala to seek out more pieces by top Chinese designers need look no further than Huishan Zhang, who joins a growing class of…
The Internet Went Wild When This Actress Wore Michael Kors to the Met Gala
Every year, celebrities pair up with the biggest names in fashion to walk the red carpet in custom designs at the Met Gala, one of the most significant events in the industry. These collaborations not only help attendees boost their status as style icons, but also give media exposure to the luxury brands they work with. Chinese actress…
The Devil WeChats About Prada — The Threat of China’s Celebrity Fashion Editors
With the rise of social media, fashion editors have begun building digital empires of their own. According to two sources close to the matter, that is a huge concern publishing house Condé Nast International has about Angelica Cheung, Editor-in-Chief of Vogue China. They’re worried that if she decides to strike out on her own, it…
Pay-to-Play: China’s Young Designers Fight for Fashion Democracy
“Everyone loves Labelhood, it’s like a family reunion every season,” says young Chinese fashion designer, Angel Chen, whose East-meets-West designs have been garnering loads of industry praise lately. The independent fashion showcasing platform Labelhood that Chen is referring to has grown from an underground community of emerging, off-runway designers to a cornerstone of China’s huge…
Vivienne Westwood, K11 Team Up With Chinese Contemporary Artists for Climate Change
K11 has been one of the pioneering shopping malls in China for art and luxury crossovers, but its latest exhibition takes the concept a bold step further. The team’s first direct collaboration with a luxury fashion brand, Get a Life! is an exhibition that shows Chinese consumers how climate change is affecting their world from…
Tickets to Victoria’s Secret’s ‘Invite-Only’ Show Are Selling for $13,700 in China
Whether the fashion lingerie brand Victoria’s Secret can successfully break into China’s lingerie market is an open question, but its upcoming annual fashion show, which the brand has announced will take place in Shanghai on November 28 (its first show in China), is set to be a hit among Chinese consumers. Tickets to the invite-only event are…
London Fashion Week Chinese Designer Spotlight: Renli Su
A look from Renli Su’s Autumn/Winter 2016 collection that was debuted during London Fashion Week. (Courtesy Photo) Ethical fashion is increasingly coming to the forefront of Chinese luxury shoppers’ consciousness, and this is what London-based designer Renli Su counts on when she sources her fabrics from Chinese, Indian, and Tibetan villages. For her Autumn/Winter 2016…
How Chinese Fashion Labels Are Adapting to Their Rapidly Changing Market
A photo from PEACEBIRD’s lookbook. (PEACEBIRD) Until the late 1990s, the notion of fashion brands was an empty shell for the majority of Chinese consumers. A brand was considered to be a “famous name”, a mere expression of status but nothing really specific. In the early 2000s, the living standards of Chinese people dramatically…
China’s Middle Class: the Savior for Coach’s Flagging Sales
Chinese actress Zhu Zhu in an ad for Coach. (Weibo/Coach) While many fashion and leather goods brands are looking to North America as they feel the effects of China’s luxury slowdown, accessible luxury brand Coach is seeing the exact opposite phenomenon with its own sales growth numbers. Although brand recently revealed that it’s in need…