A Selection Of Headlines From The Week In Fashion Retailers in Hong Kong recently saw a flood of pre-Chinese New Year consumers Jing Daily has often highlighted the fashion industry’s focus on China, which is now so prevalent that it can no longer be called a new trend. This week, fashion industry trade journal Women’s…
Month: March 2019
Fashion Industry “Waiting For China’s Karl Lagerfeld”
Fashion Insiders Foresee Chinese Designers Influencing Global Trends In Coming Years Shanghai Tang has gone global, but its designs have yet to make a splash in Western markets We’ve covered the gradual appearance of Chinese design cues in recent collections by top Western fashion and luxury houses, but what’s the status of China’s home-grown designers?…
Actress Chen Ran Customizes Jeans For Chloé, Benefiting Soong Ching Ling Foundation
Chloé Said To Be Looking At More Collaborations With Chinese Artists Chen Ran customizes Chloe jeans in Beijing (Image: Chloe) Recently, the French fashion house Chloé invited the Chinese actress and socialite Chen Ran (陈燃) to customize a pair of jeans to be sold at auction, benefiting the China Soong Ching Ling Foundation. The customized jeans were…
Shanghai Tang Debuts Handbags Inspired By Miao Minority Culture
Shanghai Tang’s Collection Bags Feature Tassels, Jade Embellishments The Jade Sling Bag from Shanghai Tang S/S 2011 (Image Courtesy of Shanghai Tang) The Hong Kong-based, Richemont-owned brand Shanghai Tang presents itself as the “global ambassador of contemporary Chinese chic.” Reflecting its mission to put Chinese design on the global map, Shanghai Tang has recently debuted…
“Xue Song For Salvatore Ferragamo” Nears Launch In Hong Kong
Line Includes Two Day Bags, Small Leather Goods And A T-shirt "Xue Song for Ferragamo" will incorporate Xue's newest tiger painting (pictured) Luxury-art partnerships between Chinese contemporary artists and major global luxury houses are becoming more common, particularly as Chinese art makes a robust recovery and brands try to create China-focused lines aimed at cashing…
Cartier Gives Nod To China, BRICs In “L’Odyssée” Short Film
Film Includes Great Wall, Dragon Imagery Along With St. Petersburg and India L'Odyssée de Cartier Making its small-screen debut this weekend, Cartier’s new three and a half minute advertisement/short film “L’Odyssée de Cartier” is the French luxury brand’s attempt to not only dazzle established (and jaded) customers, but also to introduce its history and heritage…
Jing Picks: Shanghai-via-Beijing Indie Style Mecca, Triple-Major
Shaoxing Lu Location Inspired By Chinese Calligraphy Triple-Major Shanghai Following in the pioneering footsteps of Dong Liang, fellow Beijing-based indie fashion boutique Triple-Major (previously) has staked out its own bit of Shanghai with a cozy second location, located on Shaoxing Lu. First launched by Ritchie Chan in Beijing’s sleepy Baochao Hutong, Triple-Major stocks a curated selection…
Vogue China Holds Star-Studded “Vogue Talents Corner” Event In Beijing
Event Marks Debut Of Five Chinese Designers On E-Commerce Site thecorner.com Vogue China’s “New Chinese Energy” January 2012 issue, featuring model Ming Xi Jointly organized by Vogue China and the Yoox-owned e-commerce site thecorner.com, today an event was held at Beijing’s Central Academy of Fine Arts Museum celebrating the “Vogue Talents Corner” creative boutique project….
Shanghai Couture Event Shows Dior Banking on Slower Growth, “Stealth Wealth” Clientele
“Step-By-Step” Expansion Plan Reflects Rising Consumer Taste For “Refinement And Sophistication” Image: WWD Paris came to Shanghai last Friday evening as Christian Dior presented its Spring-Summer 2013 haute couture collection at Bund 5, its second annual show in the city. Some 300 ultra-VIPs, including a scattering of celebs like actresses Zhang Ziyi, Shu Qi, Sun Li,…
Dior To Hold Second Spring Couture Event In Shanghai
Luxury House Held First Shanghai Couture Event Last Year At House of Roosevelt Dior's first couture event in China was held last spring in Shanghai Nearly a year after holding its first couture event in Shanghai at the city’s swish House of Roosevelt, Christian Dior is set to launch its second such private show later this…