Report By Nonprofit Group Global Language Monitor Ranks Hong Kong World’s #2 Fashion Capital Behind New York, Shanghai Ranked #12 Shanghainese designers are turning heads in their hometown, and increasingly on the world stage (Image: Designer Jenny Ji, via CNNGo) In today’s list-crazy world, Shanghai may be ranked China’s most luxurious city and one of…
Month: March 2019
Hong Huang Opens Upscale Made-In-China Boutique, “Brand New China” (BNC)
Popular Media Figure’s Store, Located In Beijing’s Sanlitun Neighborhood, Sells And Promotes Local Brands Media mogul Hong Huang (洪晃) We’ve been watching the growing number of domestic Chinese luxury upstarts with a great deal of interest in recent months, from Hermes’ upcoming created-in-China sub-brand Shang Xia to jade and jewelry brands like Zhaoyi, Qeelin and LAN…
Chinese-American Fashion Designers Looking East
Part Two Of Jing Daily’s Fashion Industry Analysis Swarovski Award for Womenswear winner Jason Wu, Menswear winner Richard Chai, and Accessory Design winner Alexander Wang at the CFDA Awards 2010 (Photo: Sherly Rabbani and Josephine Solimene) At this year’s CFDA (Council of Fashion Designers of America) awards, Chinese-American designers Jason Wu and Alexander Wang took home…
Grand Opening Of MixC Luxury Mall Held In Hangzhou (Photos)
Hangzhou Location Second For MixC, Future Malls Planned For Shenyang, Chengdu And Nanning MixC executives and Hangzhou officials cut the ribbon at MixC Hangzhou's opening ceremony, April 22, 2010 Since opening in Shenzhen in 2005, MixC (万像城) has established itself as the city’s top luxury shopping venue. In a city only 30 minutes from both…
Zhao Yunhu: “China Should Reshape The Luxury Ecosystem”
President Of Shenzhen Copais Calls For Cultivating Chinese Design Talent Zhao Yunhu (Image: dbw.cn) Recently, Zhang Zhifeng, the founder and Chief Art Director of the Chinese fashion house NE-TIGER said that Chinese luxury brands need to be bold enough to break with the prevailing Western-centric fashion order and create and play by their own rules if they’re…
Luxury Giants “Burning Bridges” With Chinese Partners
Burberry, Dunhill Among Western Luxury Brands That Bought Back Control Of China Retail Operations Burberry hopes to have over 100 franchises in China within the next five years A developing trend we’ve been watching over the past several months is that of major global luxury brands buying back direct control of their China operations from…
Guangzhou Goes Gucci (Again): Italian Luxury Brand To Re-Debut At La Perle
Gucci Withdrew From Guangzhou In 2004, Has Experienced Delays In Returning Gucci currently operates 31 stores throughout China (Image: Luxuo) After a nearly seven year hiatus, Gucci is set to re-enter Guangzhou with a new store at the city’s La Perle luxury mall. Originally situated alongside other major brands like Louis Vuitton at the Guangzhou…
Fashion And Art Collide At “Beyond Fashion” Gallery Show In Beijing
Beyond Art Space in Beijing (Nov 11-Dec 11), and Future Shows “Beyond Fashion” at Beyond Art Space Last week marked the opening of the Beyond Art Space‘s “Beyond Fashion” show in Beijing, running through December 11, which showcases specially commissioned fashion pieces designed in response to works of fine art. Eight participating artists are paired…
Conspicuous Consumption “Here To Stay” In China: How Will Retailers Take Advantage?
Luxury Market In China A Mixed Bag For Foreign Brands, Who Fight To Get Customers To Buy Inside China Rather Than Traveling Overseas Although Beijing and Shanghai are China's "crown jewels," second-tier cities like Chongqing may ultimately prove the engines for the creation of a more comprehensive Chinese consumer culture We’ve discussed recent reports on…
Luxury Watch Brands Celebrate The Holidays In Shanghai
Vacheron Constantin Puts On Elaborate Exhibition, While Roger Dubuis Opens Its First Store In Mainland China Image courtesy Shanghai Dailyi This holiday season, luxury watchmakers are celebrating in style in Shanghai. As Shanghai Daily writes today, two Swiss brands — Vacheron Constantin and Roger Dubuis (recently acquired by Richemont) — have burst onto the Shanghai…