NE-TIGER’s Zhang Zhifeng, Supermodels Featured In China’s “National Image” Advertisement China's self-promotional advertisement "China Red" (Image: Xinhua). This week, a 60 second advertisement, entitled “Experience China,” made its debut in New York’s Times Square, where it will be shown 300 times daily through Valentine’s Day (February 14). The ad highlights a number of Chinese celebrities…
Month: March 2019
Red-Hot Accessories For The Year Of The Rabbit
Handbags, Necklaces, And Sunglasses For Chinese New Year Looking for the perfect accessory for your Year of the Rabbit ensemble? This week, Xinhua lists some of the best red-themed items to make your Chinese New Year that much more auspicious: For the Wife: China-Only Miu Miu Handbag Available only at MixC mall in Hangzhou and…
Shanghai Tang Spring Summer 2011 Runway Webcast (PHOTOS)
Shanghai Tang Follows Chloé In Live-Broadcasting Their Runway Show Shanghai Tang’s runway set, featuring Miao culture symbol, the butterfly Shanghai Tang celebrated their spring summer 2011 Miao culture inspired collection today with a runway show, accompanied by a live broadcast online. On the heels of Chloé’s fifth anniversary show broadcast, Shanghai Tang suggests that runway show…
Ye Qizheng: Brand Acquisitions A Mixed Bag For Chinese Companies
Hong Kong’s Li & Fung Recently Acquired Beleaguered Italian Brand Cerruti Fashion editor Ye Qizheng (叶琪峥) Following the recent takeover of the Cerruti fashion house by Li & Fung, and the observation by WWD late last year that Chinese and other Asian firms are “on the prowl” for recession-dinged Western brands, the Chinese-language media has been…
China Fertile Ground For Domestic Luxury Brands
Impressively Rapid Development Of Home-Grown Fashion, Jewelry, Auto Brands Means Dominance Of Foreign Brands Limited Hong Kong-based Qeelin could become the "Tiffany's of China" as the company snaps up major celebrity endorsements and gains popularity at home and abroad Although foreign luxury brands still reign supreme in the China market, there are indications that things are starting…
Chinese, British Focus On High End In “Brand Desire” Survey
Survey Composed Of 17,000 consumers In UK, US, Germany, Singapore And China BMW has proved a favorite brand among Chinese consumers (Image: 3-series) This week, a wide-ranging survey of 17,000 British, American, German, Singaporean and Chinese consumers shed some light on the most desired brands in each country. Tellingly, respondents in the UK, China and…
Hong Huang Talks Entrepreneurship, Media In China (Video)
Media Figure Recently Branched Into Fashion World With BNC (Brand New China) Boutique In Beijing Recently, Jing Daily covered the opening of the Chinese media figure, publisher and blogger Hong Huang’s Beijing boutique, Brand New China (BNC), which stocks only products created by Chinese designers. With the launch of BNC, Hong has expanded her growing…
“Europe Beckons Chinese Shoppers” On Forbes China Tracker
What Will The Depreciation Of The Euro Mean For Chinese Shoppers? This week, the Forbes China Tracker blog features the article “Europe Beckons Chinese Shoppers” by Jing Daily’s editor, Avery Booker, which looks at the possible benefits a falling euro may have for high-end Chinese shoppers. Take a look at the full article here on…
Will We Soon See “Real Luxury Localization” In China?
Brands Experimenting With Traditional Chinese Ingredients In Cosmetic Lines, Hiring More Chinese Designers Hermes will launch its new Chinese sub-brand Shang Xia this fall We often look at luxury brand localization in China, a trend that has become more noticeable as “post-80s” consumers (those born in the post-economic-reform period of the 1980s and more likely than…
Richemont Eyes Stake In Prada: Could A Partnership Help Both Companies In China?
Rumors Suggest Richemont May Take Passive Stake In Prada Richemont has had great success in China; Taking a minority share of Prada could help it reach a younger demographic while keeping its prized exclusivity intact (Image: China Daily) Switzerland’s Richemont Group, owner of exclusive luxury brands Cartier, Vacheron Constantin, Chloé, Alfred Dunhill and a major shareholder of Shanghai Tang, is rumored…