S/S 2012 Collection Shot By Feng Zhikai Alexa Chung for ME&CITY British “It Girl” Alexa Chung returns for another season as the face of the Chinese fast fashion label ME&CITY. (The more upmarket sister company of mass-market brand Metersbonwe.) Having previously modeling for the Autumn/Winter 2011 collection, photographed by Feng Zhikai (冯志凯), the TV figure and…
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China News Briefs: Top 20 Fashion Influencers, Lafite’s Fake-Fighting Label, Outbound Student Boom
A roundup of news coming out of China this week, from the Business of Fashion’s list of top 20 media, business and cultural influencers to Lafite’s new counterfeit-busting label and the booming business of outbound Chinese education. The Top 20 Movers, Shakers and Decision-Makers in China Fashion (Business of Fashion) Supermodel Liu Wen Today on…
Speak Mandarin Only? No Problem, As Long As You Shop…
Chinese shoppers are becoming a steady source of income for London retailers I still remember the first time I landed at London Heathrow airport at the age of 11; I spoke little English. At customs, the officer looked down at me and asked questions, but I refused to say a word. I’m not sure if…
Second-Tier Spotlight: Nanning A Blank Slate For Luxury Brands
More Than 40% Of Luxury Shoppers From Outside Nanning Nanning’s first Louis Vuitton store, at Dream Island shopping mall Jing Daily’s Second-Tier Spotlight” series looks at some of the key trends shaping China’s provincial capitals, often referred to as the country’s “second-tier” cities. Previously in the series, we’ve highlighted Xi’an’s surprisingly young luxury consumers, a “Goldfinger”-worthy…
Coach To Launch China E-Commerce Site “By Year’s End”
China Expected To Be Biggest Luxury E-Commerce Market By 2015 Coach expects China to become its leading market by 2014 Following recent entrants to China’s fast-growing — yet crowded and largely untested — e-commerce market, among them Ferragamo, Zara, J. Crew, and Yoox, American “affordable luxury” brand Coach is set to launch its long-discussed e-commerce site in China by…
Hugo Boss Goes High-Tech For 3D “New Dimension Beijing” Fashion Show
Brand To Go 3D Online, Through iPhone Apps & Social Networks BOSS Black "New Dimension Beijing" Coming a little over a year after Burberry’s game-changing fashion bash in Beijing, which included virtual image technology combining live models, holograms and live-streaming via Burberry.com, on May 18 Hugo Boss is set to launch its 3D “New Dimension Beijing” event. For…
Featuring Qiu Hao, Shanghai Fashion Week Rises To New Level
Award-Winning Designer’s Runway Show Sets High Standards Qiu Hao’s Shanghai Fashion Week 2013 runway show. (Shanghai Style File) The recently-completed Shanghai Fashion Week appears to have stepped up its game this year, featuring notable Chinese designers previously covered by Jing Daily such as La Vie and Helen Lee. Qiu Hao, one of the week’s standouts, had…
10 Minutes With…Fashion Fringe-Winning Designer Haizhen Wang
“The Essence Of Haizhen Wang Is A Feminine Woman With A Strong Sense Of Creativity And Style” Haizhen Wang (Image: My Soul is Raining Clothes) Winner of the prestigious 2012 Fashion Fringe and — like fellow designers Vega Zaishi Wang, Yang Du and Uma Wang — a graduate of Central Saint Martins, Dalian-born, London-based fashion designer Haizhen Wang recently…
Jing Daily Q&A: Shanghai Lifestyle Concept Store, Alter
Store Caters To Shanghai’s Fashion-Forward Interior design of Alter (Photo: Erica Ji/Fossilized Seed) Although China’s home-grown fashion industry is still in its infancy, a new generation of internationally trained young designers and digitally savvy fashion followers in the country could gradually transform it into a global player. With the emergence of Chinese independent designers and a…
New York’s Museum Of Chinese In America Puts Fashion Front And Center
Impressive Set Of Events Lined Up This Winter Female, Fashionable, NY Since 1980, The Museum of Chinese in America (MOCA) in New York City has served as a beacon of Chinese-American history, “preserving and presenting the history, heritage, culture and diverse experiences of people of Chinese descent in the United States.” Beginning as the New…