1,200 Square Meter Flagship At Sparkle Roll Plaza To Open December 16 Burberry's flagship at Sparkle Roll Plaza will be its largest in Asia It’s been a good year for Burberry in China, with the British luxury brand expanding at a breakneck pace throughout the country and sales rising 25% since July, when Burberry bought…
Month: March 2019
Will London Luxury Boutiques Soon Stock Chinese Yuan?
British Retailers Buoyant About Increasing Chinese Tourist-Shoppers, But Limitations Remain Coming to a luxury boutique near you? This week, the New York Times covered the gradual internationalization of China’s currency, the renminbi (RMB) or yuan, noting that the country has taken several tentative steps towards making the RMB a global currency in recent years, from…
Japanese Lingerie Brand Peach John Launches In Shanghai
Bund Retail Location Is Brand’s First In Mainland China Mika Noguchi (L) and "Angelababy" (R) (Photo courtesy OnlyLady) While it may be virtually unknown in the West, the Tokyo-based lingerie brand Peach John has quietly become Japan’s answer to more established companies like Victoria’s Secret or Triumph. Focused primarily at the teen-20s demographic and priced…
Hermès Launches Shang Xia In Shanghai: Jing Daily’s Exclusive Coverage
Media Event Attended By Jing Daily, Noblesse, Hong Kong Journal, Time Out Magazine, FHM And More Shang Xia, three years in the making Today in Shanghai, Jing Daily had the privilege of attending a media event hosted by Hermès’ new “created in China” luxury brand Shang Xia, the first-ever Chinese high-end lifestyle brand built from the ground…
China’s Middle Class: The Luxury Market’s Long-Term Engine
Already Numbering Over 100 Million, The Chinese Middle Class Is Powering China’s Luxury Market Luxury brands like Louis Vuitton often employ larger-than-life marketing techniques in the Chinese market, as their Shanghai location reflects China’s luxury market has gained a lot of attention this year, mainly because it remains one of the few global markets where…
Shanghai Tang Channels Miao Minority Culture In S/S 2011 Collection
“Metamorphosis” Heavy On Butterfly Imagery, Key To Miao Culture Shanghai Tang "Metamorphosis" collection S/S 2011 The Hong Kong-based, Richemont-controlled luxury fashion house Shanghai Tang, which recently turned heads with its Mongolian-influenced “Devastating Beauty” Autumn/Winter 2010 collection, pulls inspiration from the Miao minority of southern China with its upcoming “Metamorphosis” Spring/Summer 2011 line. Numbering around 10…
No Clear Consensus Among Chinese Designers On “China Style”
Japan Has The Kimono, Korea The Hanbok; What’s China’s Most Representative Apparel? Many designers have sought to modernize traditional Chinese fashion design in recent years Although China now has no shortage of home-grown fashion designers, some of whom studied at the best design schools in the world, the sheer vastness of the population and dramatic…
Shanghai Tang Collaborates With LUXE City Guides On “White Tiger Chest”
Limited Edition Of 70 Boxes Designed To Celebrate Year Of The Tiger Collaborations between Chinese designers and international brands continue to gain steam, as this week it was announced that Shanghai Tang (previously on Jing Daily) has collaborated with LUXE City Guides — specialists in global guides for jet-setting luxury travelers — on a limited-edition…
In China, Bespoke Is “In”
Style Survives The Financial Crisis As Bespoke Thrives In China’s Fashion Capitals Demand for luxury tailoring services has skyrocketed in China's top-tier cities over the past 10 years Recent events such as China Fashion Week in Beijing have given China’s burgeoning home-grown fashion industry a chance to be seen on the global stage. China’s fashion industry,…
Chloé Celebrates Five Years In China With Limited Edition Handbag
China-Only Anniversary Edition Limited To Run Of 78 Bags Chloe China anniversary edition handbag, limited to a run of 78 To celebrate its fifth anniversary in the China market — where it currently operates boutiques in Beijing and Shanghai — the French fashion house Chloé has unveiled a China-only Marcie handbag, limited to a run of…