Traditions And Culture Collide Ji Cheng Award-winning Chinese designer Ji Cheng (Jenny Ji) has been showcased at Shanghai Fashion Week so many times, you would need more fingers to count her appearances. Yet in London, the designer is still a relatively fresh face. This week, Jing Daily was invited to see Cheng present her A/W…
Month: March 2019
Persol Taps Chinese Video Artist Yi Zhou For “8 Days” Campaign
“Beauty Is In The Details: Murmur Woods” Part Of “8 Days Of Persol” Series Shanghai- and Paris-based Chinese multimedia artist Yi Zhou, whose work was seen last year as part of Phillip Lim’s “4 X 3.1″ project and at Nicola Formichetti’s “Nicola’s” Pop-Up in New York, recently linked up with another big name, Persol, creating…
Jing Picks: Masha Ma + Swarovski “Winter Garden”
Click:ecolchi “Winter Garden” Supported By Swarovski Collective Following her recent appearance at Paris Fashion Week, showing alongside heavy hitters like Louis Vuitton, Miu Miu, and Elie Saab, Masha Ma — one of Jing Daily’s favorite young Chinese designers — continues to see her reputation grow worldwide. In recent years, Ma has become a sartorial sensation, attracting the attention of publications…
BCBG Inks Exclusive Deal With Chinese E-Commerce Platform VIPstore
VIPstore To Be BCBG’s Exclusive Online Retail Partner For China Market VIPstore is China’s answer to Gilt and other flash sale sites Having already built up a respectable presence in the Chinese retail market, with around 15 locations in the mainland and four in Hong Kong, BCBGMAXAZRIA is now looking to jump on the e-commerce…
Beijing Designer Xander Zhou Shows A/W 2013 Collection In London
One of China’s best-known young fashion designers, Beijing-based Xander Zhou, showed his Autumn/Winter 2013 collection today at the London Collections: Men show, organized by the British Fashion Council. Featuring dozens of looks, Zhou’s new collection, “Homies,” ranged from billowy graphic hoodies to theatrical, angular capes, with the palette shifting from muted grey to periwinkle and brown, shimmering blacks…
Following English Counterparts, Scottish Fashion Brands Look To China
“We Think This Could Be The Start Of Something Very Exciting” A special tartan was created in January 2012 to welcome two giant pandas to the Edinburgh Zoo Whisky makers and cashmere labels, golf evangelists and salmon salesmen aren’t the only ones angling to get a bigger piece of the China market. At the end…
As Beijing Cracks Down On Outdoor Advertising, Luxury Giants Go Digital
Ban On “Hedonistic” Advertisements Took Effect In Chinese Capital On April 15 Beijing’s “Virtual Runway” was one of the highlights of its recent Beijing blowout (Image: Labdaily) Over the past weekend, Beijing’s much-hyped ban on outdoor advertisements that promote “hedonism, lavishness and the worship of foreign things” took effect. As Jing Daily wrote last month,…
Luxury Briefs: Kusama & LV Hong Kong Pop-Up; Marc Jacobs Goes Weibo; Louboutin In Beijing
Louis Vuitton x Yayoi Kusama Pop-Up To Hit Hong Kong’s Pacific Place A roundup of news from China’s fashion and luxury market, from a Pacific Place pop-up store showcasing Louis Vuitton’s collaboration with Yayoi Kusama to Marc Jacobs’s new Weibo page and Christian Louboutin (finally) launching in Beijing. Louis Vuitton x Yayoi Kusama Pop-Up Store To…
Event Watch: Louis Vuitton Shanghai Maison Grand Opening (July 21)
Exhibition Of Louis Vuitton Express Traveling From Paris To Shanghai, On Show From July 18-August 8 The Louis Vuitton Express is on the way to Shanghai from Paris Coming just in time to celebrate the brand’s 20th anniversary in China, on July 21 Louis Vuitton will open its first-ever mainland China “Maison” at Shanghai’s Plaza…
Event Recap: Hong Kong Luxury Retailer JOYCE’s “Art-Spirations”
Shopping Experience Ran At JOYCE Stores From March 17-April 9 "Art-Spirations" by JOYCE Now entering its 42nd year in business, the Hong Kong high-end retailer JOYCE recently wrapped its latest art-infused event, “Art-Spirations,” a collaboration with five emerging artists and illustrators from around the world. Continuing its tradition of bringing together art, culture and design…