Winner Of China’s Answer To Project Runway Talks Design And Branding With Jing Daily Designer Chico Wang with his winning designs on Creative Sky. Three years ago, Chico Wang was a successful visual merchandiser at Lane Crawford, where he designed the visual displays for top global designers such as Alexander McQueen, Christian Dior, and Yves Saint…
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“The Book of Love” At JOYCE: A Pop-Up With A Cause
Hong Kong Retailer Raising Funds For Bring Me A Book Organization The Book of Love Fresh off the grand opening of its second Beijing location, and just in time for the upcoming holiday season, Hong Kong retailer JOYCE (previously) recently launched new charity-focused programs combining cutting-edge fashion with philanthropy. Consisting of three separate components, “The…
Luxury Brands Kick Up Perks For Chinese VIPs
Major Luxury Players Jetting Chinese Big Spenders To Paris, Giving Access To Fashion Shows Private shopping sprees, flights to Paris for fashion shows, custom-made one-of-a-kind items — for major luxury brands looking to lavish perks on notoriously brand-disloyal Chinese VIPs, the sky’s the limit. This week, the Wall Street Journal looks at what some of…
China’s Female-Driven Luxury E-Commerce Market To Surpass $3 Billion In 2012
China Expected To Become World’s Largest Luxury E-Commerce Market By 2015 Chinese shoppers look to online retailers like Taobao for lower prices and greater selection China’s luxury e-commerce market may still be young, but it’s anything but boring. Following record investment in 2011 and a raft of new entrants joining the market, 2012 has seen…
Jeweler Qeelin’s XiXi Collection Celebrates Traditional Lion Dance
French-Chinese Jewelry Brand Founded In 2004 Qeelin Xixi Collection We’ve long been fans of the French-Chinese fine jewelry house Qeelin, which has, since its founding in Hong Kong in 2004, positioned itself as one of China’s most promising high-end brands. Recently, Qeelin unveiled its latest collection, “XiXi,” which celebrates the central role played by the lion…
New York Plays Second Fiddle As Derek Lam Launches New Collection In Shanghai
Lam Debuts Resort Collection Of 10 Crosby Line In China’s Commercial Capital Derek Lam and model in Shanghai (Image: Divia Harilela) China’s quietly booming mass contemporary fashion market, while less glitzy and glamorous than its luxury counterpart, continues to entice an ever-increasing number of designers to debut new lines in Beijing or Shanghai rather than…
Chinese Retailer Bosideng Goes Global While Luxury Brands Seek Acceptance
Bosideng To Launch “Premium Menswear Brand” In London On July 26 Bosideng's first overseas location will open this July in London As major international mass-market retailers like Uniqlo, H&M and Zara continue to expand in the China market, some Chinese fast-fashion brands are setting their sights on overseas markets. Taking a different approach than competitors…
Abercrombie & Fitch Wins Hong Kong Retail Bidding War Over Shanghai Tang
Abercrombie & Fitch Wins Central District Space For Brand’s Hong Kong Debut The Pedder Building, where Abercrombie & Fitch will debut in Hong Kong The retail market in Hong Kong continues to boom, and since space is a precious commodity in the notoriously jam-packed city, a real estate battle recently broke out between Hong Kong’s…
As China’s Luxury Market Evolves, Who’s Winning And Who’s Losing?
Aggressive Expansion In Recent Years May Cause Short-Term Pain, Long-Term Gain Dior's prospects look good as China's tastes evolve Though China’s red-hot luxury market — which has helped the global industry weather tougher times since 2008 — has slowed from high growth-rate estimates in the range of 35 to 40 percent in 2011 to anywhere from 13…
Upcoming Dior Homme Beijing Show Continues Emphasis On Upscale Luxury
As French Retailer Expands In China, High End Remains Focus Of Efforts Dior Homme’s fall show in Paris. (Women’s Wear Daily) Dior’s menswear division recently announced plans to hold its first runway show in China later this month, continuing the French fashion retailer’s measured and luxury-oriented China expansion plan. The April 25 Dior Homme show…