Visitors “Go Crazy” For Pavilion Shops The Italian pavilion is displaying a 1923 Isotta Fraschini car worth over US$5 million (Photo: Sina) In addition to the high-tech displays and architecture at the Shanghai World Expo, free-spending shopaholics can feast their eyes (and drop their cash) on rare and exclusive products up for grabs at several…
Month: March 2019
Exclusive: First Glimpse Of Li Xiaofeng’s “Porcelain Polo” For Lacoste
On-The-Ground Coverage By Nels Frye (Stylites in Beijing, LifeStyle Magazine) Lacoste is launching its 2010 Collector’s Series, for which it has tapped Chinese contemporary artist Li Xiaofeng (best known for his “porcelain shard” creations), this week in Paris at the famed Hôtel Costes. In the run-up to the official launch tomorrow, Jing Daily will be posting…
Phillip Lim’s “4 x 3.1” Project For Lane Crawford Hits Beijing (Photos)
Beijing Event Attracts City’s Fashion And Media Elite Phillip Lim and attendees at the 4 x 3.1 unveiling in Hong Kong earlier this month This weekend, New York designer Phillip Lim was in Beijing for the mainland China launch of his “4 x 3.1” multimedia fashion project for the high-end Hong Kong department store Lane…
Designer Vega Wang: “I Want To Encourage Chinese Girls To Become Stronger, More Confident, And Independent”
Wang Studied Fashion Design At Central Saint Martins In London Vega Wang (Photo: Stylites in Beijing) Emerging talent and new fixture of the Beijing fashion scene, Vega Wang recently spoke to the Shanghai-based publication BundPic (外滩画报) about her design philosophy and upcoming collections. Wang, a graduate of Central Saint Martins College of Art & Design in…
China Fashion Week: Was It A Success?
International Young Fashion Designer Competition, Marisfrolg, Nuit Blanche, Jefen By Frankie Attract International Attention Jefen by Frankie Last week saw the 13th annual China Fashion Week kick off in Beijing. With around 50 events, including fashion shows, professional competitions, conferences and forums held during the week, schedules were definitely packed. As fashion week winds down…
China Progress Report: Diane Von Furstenberg
DVF Opened First Beijing Boutique Last Year, Planning Larger Rollout DVF – “Journey of a Dress” is one of the most eagerly anticipated art/luxury events of the year Perhaps no western designer made more direct overtures to the Chinese market last year than Diane von Furstenberg, whose DVF brand recently debuted in Beijing and Shanghai….
Hong Kong Fashion Extravaganza 2011 (Jan 17-20)
Hong Kong’s Fashion Week to Feature Asia’s Emerging Designers and Brands L-R: Well-known local fashion designers Sandy Johannsson, Ika's May Wong, Bonita Cheung, Gary Tsang, Lucy Shih, Qinyi Fashion's Cynthia Hui, HKDTC Director Benjamin Chau, designers Michelle Miao, Greenie Chau, Do Do Leung, and Hin Lee. (Courtesy HKDTC) Next week, the fashion industry will look…
What Premium Luxury Brands Are Made (Or Soon To Be Made) In China?
Acquisitions Of Several Western Luxury Brands Reflects Desire To Shift From Low-Cost Manufacturing To High-End Goods Pierre Cardin, one of the first foreign brands to enter China in the late 1970s, enjoys huge popularity and brand loyalty there, mainly among middle-aged consumers 2009 has been a pivotal year for many Chinese companies hoping to take…
Shanghai Fine Jewellery and Art Fair Kicks Off This Weekend
Event To Take Place From May 16-23 At Newly Opened Rockbund Art Museum SFJAF — May 16-23, 2010 at the Rockbund Art Museum This weekend, the Shanghai Fine Jewellery and Art Fair (SFJAF) will kick off for the second time, giving visitors a chance to get their hands on antiques, modern and contemporary art and…
Cartier To Open 3 New Locations In Shanghai This Month
Company Plans To Have 60 Locations In China By 2014, Currently Has 32 Illustration of Cartier's Hong Kong Plaza location (Courtesy Luxee) Cartier appears to be well on its way to achieving its goal, announced by CEO Bernard Fornas last fall, of doubling the number of the company’s boutiques in China within the next four to…