Exhibition Is Chanel’s Latest Attempt To Branch Out In China’s Most Cosmopolitan City Shanghai's Pudong area provided the backdrop for Karl Lagerfeld's "Metier d'Arts" show for Chanel last December Chanel’s recent obsession with Shanghai has been well documented over the past year, with the city providing the backdrop for Chanel’s Metier d’Arts collection in the…
Month: March 2019
Diane Pernet Interviews Jun Takahashi At JOYCE, Hong Kong (Video)
Hong Kong Retailer Celebrating 40th Anniversary Hypebeast points us to an interview between Diane Pernet and Japanese designer Jun Takahashi, founder of UNDERCOVER, recorded at JOYCE in Hong Kong. As Jing Daily wrote recently, JOYCE is currently celebrating its 40th anniversary, and in recent months has collaborated with American designer Anna Sui on a butterfly USB…
Wong Kar-Wai Attends Louis Vuitton “Journeys Award” Ceremony
Hong Kong Director Wong, Other Filmmakers And LVMH Representatives Take Part In Ceremony At Canton Road Maison, Hong Kong Wong Kar-Wai with winners of this year's Louis Vuitton Journeys Award and LVMH representatives (Photo: Luxury Insider) Last Friday, luxury and culture once again collided in Hong Kong as the Louis Vuitton Journeys Awards were handed…
NE-TIGER Designer Zhang Zhifeng: “The Only Chinese High End Brand Is Mine”
BBC Profiles Chinese Luxury Industry And Growing Asian Demand NE-TIGER's first Shanghai boutique recently opened at Lippo Plaza Today, the BBC looks at the rise in demand for high-end goods among Asian consumers, driven primarily by the world’s second-largest luxury market, China. Although it should be no surprise to regular Jing Daily readers, major luxury…
Don’t Miss: Fourth Annual Wenzhou International Luxury Expo (June 5-7)
Luxury Expo To Be Largest In Event History, With Upwards Of 30,000 Guests Expected To Attend This year's 4th annual Wenzhou International Luxury Expo will be the largest in event history. Anyone interested in the Chinese luxury market is undoubtedly very familiar with the southeastern city of Wenzhou. Long famous as the hometown of millions…
Coach’s China Ambitions
American Brand Expanding Rapidly In Second- And Third-Tier Chinese Cities, Trying Harder To Compete In Top-Tier Cities Coach China Region President Andre Cohen (Image: Butterboom) Virtually every major global luxury brand is expanding into smaller second- and third-tier Chinese cities, opening new flagships in Beijing or Shanghai, kicking up their digital outreach and generally trying…
FT: “New Self-Confidence” Fuels Luxury Demand In China
New Boutiques In Shanghai Read Like A “Who’s Who” Of Global Luxury Brands Chanel's China-only "Take Away" handbag was designed for the Shanghai World Expo The Financial Times has posted a good article on Shanghai’s ongoing luxury boom (covered extensively by Jing Daily), which has seen brands like Tiffany, Omega, Blancpain, Breguet, Louis Vuitton, and…
Air Jordan Gets Commemorative “Year of the Rabbit” Treatment
2011 Air Jordans To Have Chinese New Year Commemorative Release Air Jordan 2011 "Year of the Rabbit" Packaging Preview Following Nike’s Kobe VI China-Only shoe, the eagerly awaited 2011 Air Jordans are the next to have a Chinese New Year commemorative release, with a special colorway for the China market. This week, Sneaker News had a…
NetEase Launches Luxury Online Shopping Site, NetEase Premier
“NetEase Premier” Touts “Global Brands,” “100 Percent Authentic Products,” “7 Day Return Policy” NetEase Premier (l.163.com) While Taobao maintains a dominant lead in the nascent Chinese e-commerce industry, several startups are looking to get a piece of the burgeoning market by specializing in international luxury brands. Following the lead of Shouke, a members-only flash sale site…
Burberry To Double Presence In China By 2012
Chief Executive Tells Journalists That Burberry Looks To Have 100 Franchises In China Within “Next Few Years” Burberry hopes to have over 100 franchises in China within the next five years as the company taps into the country's growing middle- and upper-middle class consumer class Although there are signs that the global luxury market is…