Click:Skin Care Device Four-Day Tour Amps New Stores in Beijing, Shanghai, Hong Kong Tan Yuan, Stella McCartney, and Bonnie Chen at the designer’s Shanghai black-tie event. (Women’s Wear Daily) This week, British fashion designer Stella McCartney wraps up a four-day event-filled Asia visit as she expands her label’s presence in China. With her brand’s number…
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Stylist Nicola Formichetti And Artist Yi Zhou Promote Chinese Designers In New York
Formichetti Teams Up With Zhou And Modern Weekly For “Nicola’s” Pop-Up A screenshot of Yi Zhou’s “East-Meets-West” short film Jing Daily regularly spotlights some of China’s up-and-coming young designers, from Beijing’s Vega Zaishi Wang to Shanghai’s Jenny Ji, and now it seems that interest in Chinese designers is spreading in major fashion hubs like New…
Carolina Herrera Sets Sights On China
New Shanghai Boutique Planned For Fall Solidifies Designer’s Asia Push A look from Hererra’s Fall 2013 collection. (Women’s Wear Daily) Carolina Herrera will be expanding her China presence as part of a push into Asia with the Shanghai opening of her first China boutique planned for this fall. Although the move comes at a time…
Following Shanghai, Alexander McQueen Hits Hong Kong
Third New Concept Store After Miami & Shanghai Alexander McQueen Hong Kong Coming right on the heels of the label’s new concept store at Shanghai’s Réel Mall, British fashion house Alexander McQueen recently opened its newest boutique in Hong Kong. Conceived by Sarah Burton and the late Alexander McQueen and designed by David Collins Studio,…
Gucci Takes Shanghai: Luxury House Holds China Events, Taps Actress Li Bingbing
Gucci Creative Director Frida Giannini Holds First Shanghai Events Li Bingbing for Gucci A superstar at home and a veteran of the American talk show circuit, Chinese actress Li Bingbing (李冰冰) is now taking on her newest role as the face of Gucci’s accessories ad campaign. This past weekend, Gucci creative director Frida Giannini presented Li…
Net-A-Porter May Find It Difficult To Cross The Great (Tax) Wall Of China
Chinese-Language Site To Launch This Month Net-A-Porter's new Hong Kong distribution center should cut down already short delivery times to China As Jing Daily noted last week, the wildly successful Richemont-owned British luxury e-tailer Net-A-Porter is set to launch a Chinese-language version later this month, part of a stronger effort to tap the Asian market…
Jing Daily Interview: Leading Chinese Designer Boutique, Dong Liang
“Sometimes Business Has Its Bright Side” Tasha with her favorite design by Liu Qingyang (Image: Erica Ji for Jing Daily) Established in Beijing three years ago with a singular focus on stocking and promoting the work of China’s up-and-coming designers, Dong Liang Studios (栋梁) — which has expanded from a tiny 20 square meter location in Wudaoying…
Fashion (In The) Capital: JOYCE Launches Second Beijing Location
Leading Hong Kong Avant-Garde Fashion Retailer Hits Shin Kong Place JOYCE Shin Kong Place Coming one year after the launch of its first Beijing flagship store at China World Mall, Hong Kong fashion powerhouse JOYCE recently launched its second location in the Chinese capital at Shin Kong Place. Mirroring the same multi-brand concept seen at…
Second-Tier Spotlight: “Rich Second Generation” Fueling Ningbo Luxury Market
Luxury Shoppers In Eastern Chinese City Younger Than National Average He Yi Avenue Shopping Center 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 publicity stunt in Changsha, jade…
Will China’s E-Commerce Market See An Industry Shakeout In 2012?
Industry Expecting To Surpass 750 Billion Yuan (US$118 Billion) This Year Taobao’s T-Mall is increasing its luxury offerings Although China’s e-commerce market continues to gain strength, with 173 million Chinese currently shopping online and the industry projected to surpass 750 billion yuan (US$118 billion) in gross merchandise value this year, an increasingly crowded playing field and…