Ad Campaign Featuring Brand Ambassador Fan Bingbing Actress Fan Bingbing is the face of the Alma handbag in China (Image: iFeng) One month after appointing actress Fan Bingbing as the brand ambassador for its Alma handbag, this week Louis Vuitton began promoting four color schemes aimed squarely at the mainland China market. The brand’s official…
Month: March 2019
VOGUE Fashion’s Night Out Set For Shanghai Debut
Pre-Event Exhibition Taking Place At Xintiandi Style Through September 11 Pre-event exhibition at Xintiandi Style Kicking off in less than two weeks, VOGUE’s global late-night shopping event “Fashion’s Night Out” is set to make its Shanghai debut on September 11, with nine malls on Huaihai Lu and a smattering of local boutiques taking part in the…
Event Watch: Lady Dior Multimedia Exhibition (Shanghai, May 13-June 15)
Click:EGP nicotine pouches Participating Artists Include Liu Jianhua, Martin Parr And David Lynch Image: Peter Lindbergh for Dior Dior’s traveling multimedia exhibition comes to Shanghai this week, featuring interpretations of the classic Lady Dior handbag by some of the world’s best-known photographers, filmmakers and visual artists. Taking place between May 13-June 15 in the central…
Luxury News Roundup: Etro’s Largest China Flagship, La Mer In Chengdu, Tory Burch Preview
Artist Huang Zhiyang Creates Exclusive Scarf Line For Etro Flagship In Beijing A roundup of news from China’s luxury retail market, from the grand opening of the Italian brand Etro’s largest China flagship to La Mer’s third location in Chengdu and a media preview of Tory Burch’s Holiday 2011 collection in Beijing. Etro’s Largest China Flagship…
Topshop Pops Up In Shanghai
Britain’s Fast Fashion Powerhouse Latest Pop-Up Shop In Shanghai Topshop's new pop-up on Changle Lu (Image: Time Out Shanghai) After sharing space at the Fumin Lu mainstay Madame Mao’s Dowry, British fast-fashion powerhouse Topshop moved into its very own digs this week in Shanghai. The city’s first dedicated Topshop pop-up, the new store on Changle Lu…
10 Things You Might Not Know About The Chinese Luxury Market
10 Findings From Market Research Firm Huicong D&B Zhai Shuqing of Huicong Market Research This week, the Chinese market research firm Huicong D&B (慧聪邓白氏研究) released its annual R.CHC (Chinese High-End Consumers) report on trends currently shaping the Chinese luxury market. Started in 2008 with a pilot research program in Beijing, Huicong’s annual survey now covers ten cities throughout China…
With E-Commerce Surging In China, Who Needs Brick-And-Mortar?
Nearly 40 Percent Of China’s E-Commerce Market Devoted To Fashion & Accessories Chinese shoppers are drawn to online retailers like Taobao for lower prices and greater selection Though not without its own very particular (and ever-changing) set of challenges, China’s booming e-commerce market is convincing some aspiring fashion and luxury retailers to skip brick-and-mortar stores…
The Creators Project Set For Beijing Return
Music From Real Estate, FM3, LCD Soundsystem Frontman James Murphy Image: Time Out Beijing Beijingers: Don’t miss this one. Running from September 8-9 at the Ullens Center for Contemporary Art (UCCA), the Creators Project makes its triumphant return to the Chinese capital with a two-day-long explosion of rock ‘n roll, film, fashion and art. Headlined by former…
Gucci Owner PPR On The Hunt For Chinese Luxury Brand
PPR CEO Francois-Henri Pinault “Uber Optimistic” On Company’s China Prospects PPR may be on the hunt for its own Shang Xia, a Chinese brand cultivated and supported by Hermes In the hopes of expanding further into the jewelry space and increasing its already significant footprint in the mainland China market, the French luxury giant PPR is…
Event Watch: Sixth Annual China Online Retail Conference (Chengdu, Nov. 8-9)
Focus On Booming But Young High-End E-Commerce Market One of China’s many new luxury e-commerce sites, Ju Fengshang Taking place this year with the theme of “Practice/Fashion,” the sixth annual China Online Retail Conference will run from November 8-9 at Chengdu’s Century City New International Convention & Exposition Center (成都世纪城新国际会展中心). The two-day event is organized…