What Will The Depreciation Of The Euro Mean For Chinese Shoppers? This week, the Forbes China Tracker blog features the article “Europe Beckons Chinese Shoppers” by Jing Daily’s editor, Avery Booker, which looks at the possible benefits a falling euro may have for high-end Chinese shoppers. Take a look at the full article here on…
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Will We Soon See “Real Luxury Localization” In China?
Brands Experimenting With Traditional Chinese Ingredients In Cosmetic Lines, Hiring More Chinese Designers Hermes will launch its new Chinese sub-brand Shang Xia this fall We often look at luxury brand localization in China, a trend that has become more noticeable as “post-80s” consumers (those born in the post-economic-reform period of the 1980s and more likely than…
Richemont Eyes Stake In Prada: Could A Partnership Help Both Companies In China?
Rumors Suggest Richemont May Take Passive Stake In Prada Richemont has had great success in China; Taking a minority share of Prada could help it reach a younger demographic while keeping its prized exclusivity intact (Image: China Daily) Switzerland’s Richemont Group, owner of exclusive luxury brands Cartier, Vacheron Constantin, Chloé, Alfred Dunhill and a major shareholder of Shanghai Tang, is rumored…
Here Come The Outlets: Italian Retail Group Investing $910 Million In Chinese “Shopping Villages”
Italian Retail Giant RDM Will Build Five “Florentia Village” Outlet Centers The first "Florentia Village" near Tianjin (Graphic: Value Retail News) With pawn shops and second-hand shops specializing in luxury goods growing in number, and a handful of upstarts adapting the “flash sale” model for the Chinese market, it was only a matter of time…
New York Fashion Week: Chinese Supermodel Standouts, But “Whitest In Years”
New York Fashion Week Stacks Up As Least Diverse In Recent Years Liu Wen in Jason Wu’s Fall 2011 Show. Photo: Marcus Tondo / GoRunway.com This week, Jezebel released their seasonal report on New York Fashion Week, and found that this year was the least diverse since 2008. While white models walked an 84.8 percent…
Does Japan’s Horiyoshi The Third Have A Chance In The China Market?
Year-Old Company Produces Clothing & Accessories With Designs By Japanese Tattoo Artist, Yoshihito Nakano (Horiyoshi III) Horiyoshi the Third is designed and manufactured in Japan (Image: PR) Only one year after its founding, and weeks after securing $5 million in financing from the Milan-based investment group, Zyndy Trade Corp., the Japanese fashion company Horiyoshi Worldwide…
Weekend Event Roundup: Calvin Klein, Minsheng Art Museum In Shanghai
Increasing Number Of Cultural Events Hope To Strike Balance With Shanghai’s Business Reputation Calvin Klein's Fall collection was debuted in Shanghai this weekend Although Shanghai’s status as a global business hub has been on the rise for years, only recently has the city seriously sought to contend with Beijing for the crown of China’s arts…
A Chinese Demographic Not To Neglect: Trendy, Big-Spending Men
80% Of Wealthy Male Chinese Consumers Between 18-44 Years Of Age One of the faces of "he fashion" in China: athlete Liu Xiang (Image: 163.com) This May, Jing Daily translated an interesting Chinese-language article that outlined an emerging trend it called “he fashion” in major Chinese cities, exemplified by a growing number of relatively wealthy,…
Looking Back: A Decade Of Change In The Chinese Luxury Market
China’s Profile Grows From Insignificant To Industry Driver Within 10 Years Cartier's Treasures exhibition took place at the Forbidden City in Beijing from Sep. 5 – Nov. 22, 2009 (Image: Cartier) This week, the Chinese site Fashion & Beauty takes a look back at the last decade in the Chinese luxury market, illustrating how quickly it’s come…
Video: Chanel’s “Maison d’Arts” Show In Shanghai
Show Puts China’s Burgeoning Fashion Scene On A Global Stage We covered Chanel’s Shanghai fashion show, a follow-up to last year’s Metier d’Arts show in Moscow, last week. According to the following videos (more viewable on Luxuo), the show was a great success, and has given Chanel’s brand new Shanghai boutique some incredibly valuable press. As…