Chinese Consumers More Aware Of Smaller, Less Visible Fashion & Luxury Brands Paul Smith's second attempt at cracking China will launch this winter For brands that prematurely jumped into an underdeveloped China market, worked with the wrong local partners, or simply botched their initial forays into the country, the explosion in home-grown Chinese social media is…
Month: March 2019
Fashion Designer Judy Hua: “I Want To Build A Premium Chinese Brand”
Hua Has Created Designs For Chinese Artists Like Zhou Chunya, Yue Minjun, Ding Yi Shanghai fashion designer Judy Hua (华娟) Since establishing her eponymous fashion label in 2004, Shanghai designer Judy Hua (华娟) has gradually built up a respectable following as one of the city’s most promising home-grown talents. After getting past a rough first…
Jing Daily Interview: Chef & Restaurateur David Laris (Part Two)
“The Trend Right Now…Is Going Back To Really Honest Eating” Chef & Restaurateur David Laris In part one of Jing Daily’s interview with celebrated Shanghai-based Greek-Australian chef David Laris, we discussed his newest restaurant venture, Le Sheng, the particularities of the Chinese fine dining scene, and the possibility of expanding his Shanghai-based empire into international markets. In…
Social Shopping Trends In China Influencing US Startups
E-Commerce Trends In China Influence Startups Outside Of Country Monogram (Image: TechCrunch) We hear (and write) a lot about what’s happening in China’s booming yet contentious e-commerce market, but one story that’s flown largely under the radar is how trends in China are starting to influence startups outside of the country. Today, PandoDaily looks at…
Neiman Marcus Eyes China Stores, E-Commerce
Dallas-Based High-End Retailer Currently Has 42 Stores Off to China? As major luxury brands continue to open new locations throughout the Chinese interior, another trend that appears to be picking up steam in the country’s larger cities is the spread of multi-brand luxury retailers. In recent years, venerable Hong Kong names like JOYCE and Lane…
Fashion And Football: Brand Beckham Sets Eyes On China
Victoria Beckham Set To Promote Fashion Line In Mainland China Victoria Beckham at Lane Crawford in Hong Kong last year Having made promotional appearances last year in Hong Kong (hyping her fashion line) and Beijing (with her special-edition Range Rover Evoque), singer-turned-designer Victoria Beckham is reportedly set to make her biggest attempt at cracking mainland…
Hong Huang: “We’ve Been Brainwashed By Luxury”
Hong Founded Brand New China (BNC) In 2010 Brand New China, Beijing Since founding her Beijing multi-brand boutique Brand New China (BNC) in 2010, highly influential Chinese media figure, publisher, and blogger Hong Huang has become one of the country’s top advocates for home-grown fashion design, promoting up-and-coming names through in-house collections and collaborations. (As well as…
Jing Picks: Spring Collections And Emerging Designers On Our Radar
A roundup of new collections and designers on our radar, including Vega Zaishi Wang, b+ab, and Renli Su. On Our Radar: London-based Chinese Designer Renli Su Emerging Chinese fashion designer Renli Su is catching the attention of Londoners (and fashion media) with her fresh take on approach and form. A graduate of the prestigious China Central…
China News Roundup: G.O.D. Taunts D&G, Jackie Chan Jets, Grey Goose Says “I Do” In Beijing
HK Brand Goods Of Desire (G.O.D.) Satirizes D&G’s Recent PR Disaster A roundup of news coming out of China this week, from one Hong Kong retailer’s response to D&G’s photo fiasco to Jackie Chan’s role in building Embraer’s brand and Grey Goose’s big-screen debut in Beijing. Hong Kong Retailer G.O.D. Welcomes Photographers In D&G Send-Up…
Four Things To Know About China’s Luxury E-Commerce Market
Brands Should Tap Luxury-Hungry Second-Tier Consumers Expected to become the world’s largest by 2015, China’s luxury e-commerce market is becoming as profitable as it is overcrowded. But how are consumer attitudes changing and adapting to the growth of online retail? Recently, the China E-Commerce Research Center (中国电子商务研究中心) released a survey of 1,762 potential online luxury shoppers…