Company Plans 13 Stores In China By End Of 2016 Marimekko opened its first China standalone retail store in Hong Kong this week (Image: WGSN) This week, the popular Finnish textile & clothing design house Marimekko made its first official foray into the China market, launching its inaugural retail location in Hong Kong. According to a company…
Month: March 2019
Workwear Brand Ospop. & JUE Festival Hold NEXT GEN Photo Awards In Shanghai
Event Held At Central Studios In Shanghai Ospop. shoes displayed at the event This past weekend, Jing Daily Shanghai correspondent Erica Ji attended the JUE NEXT GEN Photography Competition closing party and awards ceremony, jointly organized by the Shanghai-based footwear and apparel brand Ospop. and the JUE Music + Art Festival 2012. As we noted last…
Artist Yi Zhou & Gripoix Launch Capsule Collection In London (Interview)
Click:EGP nicotine pouches “Pineapple’s Secret” First Capsule Collection For Gripoix Multi-talented artist Yi Zhou (Image: Alessa Beatriz for Jing Daily) Shanghai- and Paris-based Chinese multimedia artist Yi Zhou, who has been involved in projects like Phillip Lim’s “4 X 3.1″, Nicola Formichetti’s “Nicola’s” Pop-Up, Persol’s “8 Days of Persol” ad campaign, and Chanel’s “Little Black Jacket” exhibition, recently collaborated with…
Event Watch: Chanel “Little Black Jacket” Exhibition, Hong Kong
Hong Kong Stop Follows Tokyo, New York & Taipei "The Little Black Jacket" in Hong Kong Following its pit-stops in Tokyo (March 24-April 15), New York (June 8-15) and Taipei (June 16-July 8), Chanel is set to show its “The Little Black Jacket” exhibition in Hong Kong starting on July 7. Featuring 120 black-and-white photographs of…
Here Come The Abs: Abercrombie & Fitch Set To Launch Hong Kong Flagship
American Retailer To Open First China Flagship On August 11 A&F's "Hot Guys" are set to fan out through Hong Kong on August 11th Brace yourselves for one of the hottest events of the summer: the opening of Abercrombie & Fitch’s Hong Kong flagship. On August 11th at 11:00 AM, A&F will open its doors…
Coach Set For China E-Commerce Launch: Is It A Game-Changer?
E-Commerce “Soft Opens” As Brand Launches Official WeChat Account Coach soft-launched its e-commerce functionality on November 1 Following recent entrants to China’s fast-growing — yet crowded and largely untested — e-commerce market, among them Ferragamo, Zara, J. Crew, and Yoox, today American “affordable luxury” brand Coach made final moves to launch its long-discussed official China online store. Built completely in-house, the new…
How Far Off Are Local Chinese Luxury Brands?
Government Pushing Support Of Local Brands To Compete With International Giants NE-TIGER founder Zhang Zhifeng recently claimed “the only high-end Chinese brand is mine.” Following the release of the Chinese government’s 12th five-year plan, which prominently advocates the nurturing of domestic Chinese brands that can compete on a global level and move up the value chain, we’ve…
What Could French Label Cacharel’s New Chinese Artistic Directors Bring To The Table?
Liu Ling And Sun Dawei To Manage Womenswear, Menswear, Children’s Clothing And Accessories Liu and Sun launched their own label, Belle Ninon in 2009 Women’s Wear Daily reports this week that the French fashion house Cacharel has appointed the Paris-based Chinese designers Liu Ling and Sun Dawei as the new artistic directors for its accessories…
Following Shanghai & Beijing, “Culture Chanel” To Hit Guangzhou
Third Installment To Take Place At Zaha Hadid-Designed Opera House Guangzhou Opera House by Zaha Hadid The traveling Culture Chanel exhibition, which swept through Shanghai in early 2011 and the National Art Museum of China (NAMoC) in Beijing last November, is set to make its third China pit-stop at Guangzhou’s Zaha Hadid-designed opera house. Running from January 16 through…
Social Media Week HK: New Membership Models Could Crack China Luxury Market
Cosmetic Membership Concept Glamabox, Culinary Concept Gourmei Finding Fans Wine sellers may soon experiment with curated membership models in the mold of Glamabox and others This week, Jing Daily is taking part in several events during the ongoing Social Media Week Hong Kong, which consists of panels, workshops and activities throughout the city. Yesterday,…