Xinhua Reports 12.7% Rise In Imports In First Half Of 2009 To $300 Million As China Eyes Top Spot In Global Diamond Consumption Diamonds are becoming more popular — and accessible — every year in China Good economic news in China this year has translated to good news for diamond producers, if figures released recently by…
Month: March 2019
Second-Tier Strategy: Louis Vuitton Launches In Zhengzhou
Yuda Shopping Center Spent Millions On Renovation Louis Vuitton Zhengzhou (Image: LVMH) Louis Vuitton’s massive expansion in China continues unabated in 2011, as the French luxury powerhouse moves further beyond saturated markets like Beijing and into even more second- and third-tier cities. Now operating locations in 29 cities, from Shanghai to Shenyang, Hangzhou to Harbin,…
New Figures On Mainland Chinese Spending Bode Well For Luxury Retailers
Pao Principle Study Shows That Luxury Market Has Less To Fear In The Next Year Than Expected "Tiffany is King" in mainland China, according to Pao Principle. Tiffany opened boutiques in Beijing & Shanghai in 2006 With luxury retailers looking for any good news in a still-tough market, studies by several organizations in recent…
What To Look For At 2011 S/S Shanghai Fashion Week
Fashion Week Continues Through October 25 Uma Wang was one of the first designers to show at this year's Shanghai Fashion Week (Image: Imaginechina) Shanghai Fashion Week is back, officially kicking off yesterday with shows by the multi-label boutique SEVENDAYS, local superstar Uma Wang and Japanese designer Atsutot Ayama. Running through October 25, this year…
New Hermès Paris Flagship “A Way Station On A New Silk Road”
14,500-Square-Meter Store On City’s Left Bank Expected To Entice Well-Heeled Chinese And Other Tourist-Shoppers Hermès expects Chinese tourist-shoppers to be regular shoppers at its vast new flagship in Paris (Image: Pinkmemo) This week, Suzy Menkes of the New York Times takes a look at the new, super-sized Hermès flagship in Paris, a temple to international…
Chanel “Paris-Shanghai” Exhibition At Plaza 66 (Photos)
Chinese Lantern-Inspired Exhibition Spaces Include Shanghai-Infused Fashion, Karl Lagerfeld Videos The world may still be “waiting for China’s Karl Lagerfeld,” but Shanghai residents don’t have to wait for Karl Lagerfeld. Running until July 13 at Plaza 66 (恒隆广场), Chanel’s “Paris-Shanghai” exhibit — which was displayed in Beijing last month — includes enough China-infused sights and…
Dior’s “Lady Blue Shanghai,” Directed By David Lynch (Video)
Short Film Latest Example Of Major Brands Using Shanghai As Backdrop Following Chinese artist Yang Fudong’s short film “First Spring” for Prada, which premiered earlier this year, Dior has released David Lynch’s “Lady Blue Shanghai,” a short promotional film in a similar vein starring the French actress Marion Cotillard. Take a look:
Bypassing Japan, Spanish Fashion Brand ‘by basi’ Makes Asia Debut In Beijing
Beijing Boutique First Asian Location For Brand, Joining Stores In Europe, Russia, UK, USA The Spanish brand by basi has recently entered the China market with its debut Beijing boutique (Image: by basi) While the trend last year in the fashion industry was to close down stores in stagnant markets like Japan and open new…
Fashion News: Supermodel Liu Wen’s Official Debut As Estée Lauder Spokeswoman; Vogue‘s Growing Interest In China
Estée Lauder Celebrates Make-up Series In Beijing; Anna Wintour Arrives After Vogue’s December Issue Features Asian Models Tom Pecheux and Liu Wen in Beijing (Image: China Daily) Over the weekend in Beijing, Estée Lauder celebrated the unveiling of the new Pure Color Metamorphosis make-up series, a limited edition series designed to appeal to the modern…
China’s Japan Shopping Spree Continues As Shandong Ruyi Acquires Renown
Investment Would Be Largest Investment By Chinese Investor In A Public Japanese Company Shandong Ruyi's planned investment in Renown is a first for a Chinese textile maker (Image: Ruyi logo) Despite Japan’s traditional resistance to foreign takeovers of its companies, investment in Japanese companies by Chinese ones has increased by leaps and bounds, particularly in…