Jing Daily Attends Mercedes-Benz Fashion Night Out Schumacher’s S/S 2012 collection at Mercedes-Benz Fashion Night Out Running from October 24 to November 2, Mercedes-Benz China Fashion Week S/S 2012 launched this week at 751 D-Park in Beijing’s 798 Art Zone. Last night, members of the Jing Daily team attended the event’s opening ceremony, the Mercedes-Benz-sponsored…
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LONDON show ROOMS To Introduce Rising Stars Of British Fashion To Hong Kong
Event, Supported By Li & Fung And British Fashion Council, To Run October 31 – November 1 Dress by designer Mary Katrantzou Running for two days next week, the British Fashion Council‘s (BFC) LONDON show ROOMS event will introduce some of London’s rising stars to Hong Kong’s fashion crowd. Supported by local trading powerhouse Li…
Chinese Menswear Brands Harbor International Ambitions
Chinese Designers Seek Greater Visibility Overseas VOLV-Qingqing Wu S/S 2012 collection debuted in New York Male fashion trends in China aren’t limited to luxury man-bags and polo shirts. At the recently concluded Mercedes-Benz China Fashion Week S/S 2012, menswear brands and designers enjoyed a higher profile, with the likes of VLOV-Qingqing Wu, Zuoan, Zeng Fengfei,…
Higher-End H&M Imprint COS Opens First Asia Location In Hong Kong
COS Currently Has 51 Locations In Europe COS lands in Hong Kong (Image: Divia Harilela/The D'Vine) This week, COS (Collection of Style), the more sophisticated sister brand of Swedish retail giant H&M, unveiled its first Asian location on one of Hong Kong’s main shopping arteries, Queen’s Road Central. The two-story, 6,000-square-foot boutique is COS’s first…
Hong Kong’s Goods of Desire (G.O.D.) Goes International
G.O.D.’s First Foray Into International Markets G.O.D. founders Benjamin Lau and Douglas Young at the grand opening of their Singapore flagship Beloved in its native Hong Kong for tongue-in-cheek interpretations of local design and culture, Goods of Desire (G.O.D.) recently made its first foray into international markets, opening a flagship at Singapore’s Central. Firmly establishing…
Ralph Lauren Takes (Another) Shot At China, Targets Europe-Bound Chinese Tourists
American Brand Looking To Lift Prospects Amid Sluggish European Demand Ralph Lauren's 4D show took place in New York and London in 2010 Much-discussed but long-delayed, Ralph Lauren’s China expansion push may finally take place this year, with the American brand announcing this week plans to open 60 stores in the Greater China region within the next…
Bally Launches Chinese “Online Flagship” To Tap Growing E-Commerce Market
Bally Cooperates With Yoox On Chinese E-Commerce Platform Bally’s new online store Two companies that are looking to expand in the China luxury market, the Swiss luxury footwear and accessories brand Bally and Italy’s e-commerce powerhouse Yoox, have teamed up for Bally’s first official Chinese-language “Online Flagship,” which launched this week. The new online platform,…
Online To Offline: Neiman Marcus Promotes E-Tail With Shanghai Runway Show
Company Launched Chinese E-Commerce Site In December 2012 Neiman Marcus fashion show at Three on the Bund A little over a year after the Dallas-based luxury retailer Neiman Marcus announced its entrance to the China market via a $28 million investment in Glamour Sales Holdings, and nearly four months after launching its Chinese-language e-commerce site,…
In China, Is Brand Image More Important Than Sales?
Louis Vuitton Voyages exhibition at the National Museum of China, 2011 Every brand wants a pristine image and strong sales. (Who wouldn’t?) But amidst the complexities of a developing China, can they have both? If not, which one should they prioritize? Watching the frenetic shopping scrum from my perch in Hong Kong, I say “brand…
Only In China: Paper Gucci Insert Causes Vogue-Buying Frenzy
Folders Showing Up On Taobao For 4x Original Price, At Some Stores For 10x The Gucci folder in question This week, one of the more “only in China” stories we’ve noticed is a run on the August issue of Vogue China, owing not to the popularity of its cover model Ming Xi or its actual…