American Designer Phillip Lim Received Award In 2010 Uma Wang was profiled earlier this year by VOGUE Italia Beijing’s fashionable crowd was out in full force this past weekend, as Uma Wang–one of Jing Daily’s top emerging Chinese designers to watch–received Audi’s Progressive Designer 2011 award at the Audi showroom on East Chang’an Avenue. Known…
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Exception, Home-Grown Chinese Fashion Brand, Has Its “Jason Wu Moment”
Peng Liyuan’s Exception Outfit Goes Viral On Sina Weibo Peng Liyuan, with Exception jacket and handbag This week, a photo of China’s new first lady, Peng Liyuan stepping out of a jet on a state visit to Russia, wearing a dark trench coat and toting a leather handbag, went viral on Sina Weibo, as users speculated on…
Indie Fashion Boutiques & Designers Band Together For Shanghai Pop-Up
Multi-Brand Boutiques Increasing In Number And Quality In Shanghai theINSIDER If there’s one development in the Chinese fashion world that we’ve felt couldn’t come quickly enough, it’s the growing number of independent multi-brand boutiques appearing in Shanghai and Beijing. Carrying designers otherwise unavailable in China and exposing local shoppers to some of the world’s most…
Fashion Off The Beaten Path: Shanghai Indie Boutique “B.Y.”
Shanghai Leading China’s Multi-Brand Boutique Movement BY, located at Xintiandi Style mall (Image: Fashion Trend Digest) Though the subject of China’s high-end fashion scene often conjures up images of vast, sparsely populated shopping malls, a subset of fashion-forward shoppers and entrepreneurs is leading a burgeoning multi-brand boutique movement that has sprung up in major Chinese…
Bottega Veneta’s Chinese-Language Website Goes Live
Relative Latecomer Among Global Luxury Brands Bottega Veneta’s new Chinese-language site A long nine months after the debut of Gucci’s Chinese-language website, fellow Gucci Group-owned brand Bottega Veneta (previously on Jing Daily) has launched its own China-facing site. Designed to showcase the brand and its products while integrating with Chinese social media platforms and “offering…
Don’t Miss: Chi Zhang Haute Couture Event (Beijing, May 28)
Beijing Avant-Garde Fashion Designer Will Share In-Depth Fashion Views Chi Zhang Haute Couture Party flier Organized in collaboration with the Chinese high-end social network Nexus of Elegance (当代名士), Chinese fashion designer Chi Zhang — one of Jing Daily’s emerging Chinese designers to watch — will hold a “Haute Couture Party” at the Beijing 798 Zone’s…
Armani’s China “Pivot” Aimed At Inland Middle Class
Brand Recently Held “One Night Only In Beijing” Fashion Event Armani's "One Night Only in Beijing" event preceded the launch of #ArmaniTweetTalks This week, Giorgio Armani’s “One Night Only in Beijing” event took place at the New Tank in the Chinese capital’s 798 Art District, the largest such fashion happening at that venue. The event…
Stars Turn Out For Launch Of Montblanc’s Largest Global Flagship In Beijing
Jessica Alba, Naomi Watts, Yao Chen And Maggie Cheung Join Opening Event Montblanc's largest global flagship in Beijing The latest in a series of large-scale luxury brand events to hit the Chinese capital in recent weeks, among them “Lanvin Loves Beijing,” the grand opening of Alexander Wang’s first Beijing store, the 3D “New Dimension Beijing” Hugo…
Jing Daily “Year Of The Dragon” Gift Guide: From Blowout To Budget (Part Two)
Limited Edition Items Commemorating The Year Of The Dragon With the new year approaching, over the past few months we’ve seen companies previewing their limited-edition collections celebrating the Year of the Dragon on the Chinese calendar. From ostentatious to understated, blowout to budget, here’s Jing Daily’s guide for anyone looking for that perfect dragon-themed gift….
Brand To Watch: Daydream Nation
“This Is A Story About Adventure” “Great fashion is storytelling and creating something that is just beyond a piece of garment or accessory,” designer Kay Wong recently told Inverted Edge, a company that seeks and sells high-end and unique brands in the Asia-Pacific region. Along with her brother Jing Wong, Kay — a graduate of Central…