Grand Opening Slated For December 6 Piaget new concept store, Shenyang Though Piaget‘s massive Asia flagship in Hong Kong is a hard act to follow, on December 6 the Swiss luxury watchmaker and jeweler will unveil its first new mainland China concept store in Shenyang. Opening its doors at Forum 66 (sister property of Shanghai’s landmark Plaza…
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Jing Daily’s Top 10 Interviews Of 2011
Leading Figures From The Worlds Of Art, Design, Luxury And Culture Jiang Qiong’er Jiang Qiong’er, CEO & Artistic Director of Shang Xia (Part One / Part Two) (September 22, 26) Wang Qingsong Wang Qingsong, Contemporary Chinese Photographer (January 28) Jean-Claude Biver Jean-Claude Biver, CEO of Luxury Watchmaker Hublot (Part One / Part Two) (April 20-21)…
2013 Luxury Forecast: A Men’s Market In China
Click:Plastic bag machine Tastes Extending Beyond Cars And Watches Dunhill opened its first Shanghai "Home" in 2009 The Chinese male shopper has long been the backbone of China’s luxury market, as government officials and businesspeople alike have continued to propel the controversial tradition of high-end gift-giving. But while we anticipate male consumers to maintain their perennial…
Two Years After Entering Market, Yoox Launches Chinese Site
Site Tailored To Particularities Of China Market Chinese supermodel Xiao Wen Ju is featured on Yoox's China and global sites Two years after entering the China market with the launch of emporioarmani.cn, this week Milan-based designer discount e-commerce site Yoox launched a new Chinese site, Yoox.cn. Offering discounted end-of-season accessories and apparel from the likes…
Fashion Footwear Brand, Catalog To Debut In Sanlitun Village
Hong Kong Brand Ready For Beijing Close-up Fashion footwear brand catalog will debut concept store in Sanlitun village (Image: MSN) Catalog, a fashion footwear brand based in Hong Kong, will make its mainland China debut this month at Beijing’s Sanlitun Village. Established in 2000, Catalog quickly caught the eyes of fashion lovers in Hong Kong,…
Former Armani Designer Looks To Take Chinese Cashmere Brand Global
Home-Grown Chinese Brands Have Global Aspirations, But Also Need To Convince Chinese Shoppers Graeme Black (Image: WWD) While a new generation of independent designers kicks up their activity in Beijing and Shanghai, pumping out a steady supply of avant-garde-leaning collections, influential home-grown Chinese brands still remain a rarity. With the notable exception of Chinese brands supported by major international…
Louis Vuitton Pairs With Jiepang For “The Meaning of Travel” Campaign
Louis Vuitton Express Travels From Paris To Shanghai, Arriving Tomorrow The Louis Vuitton Express arrives in Shanghai tomorrow To mark the brand’s 20th anniversary in the China market, the journey of the Louis Vuitton Express from Paris to Shanghai and its arrival on July 19, and the grand opening of the first LV Maison in…
Chinese Shoppers At Home And Abroad Account For One-Third Of Hermès Sales
Chinese Buyers Accounted For 30 Percent Of Hermès Sales Worldwide Last Year Chinese shoppers wait outside an Hermes store in Hong Kong (Image: Bon Brand) Shifting consumer demand in China and the broader effects of slower economic growth in the second half of 2012 may have dented some brands last year, but the Paris-based, family owned…
“Designed In China” Boutique BNC Celebrates First Anniversary
Brand New China (BNC) Founded In 2010 In Beijing Brand New China Established in August 2010 by the highly influential Chinese media figure, publisher and blogger Hong Huang and situated in Beijing’s popular Sanlitun Village (also home to brands like Maison Martin Margiela, Balmain and Lanvin), over the past year Brand New China (BNC) has…
Chinese Fashion Influencers Predict 2013 Trends
Fresh off his recent collaboration with Susie Bubble and Yoox.com, Chinese fashion blogger Han Huohuo recently joined jewelry-designing “Red Princess” Wan Baobao to predict 2013 fashion trends for NOWNESS: Predictions Week 2013: Wan Bao Bao and Han Huo Huo on Nowness.com.