“I’ve Always Had A Very Special Relationship With China” Armani's "One Night Only in Beijing" event will precede the launch of #ArmaniTweetTalks This week, Giorgio Armani will be the latest fashion heavyweight to drop into Beijing, stopping by the city to celebrate more than a decade of Armani in China. Coming years after previous China…
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LONDON show ROOMS Brings Britain’s Rising Fashion Stars Back To HK
British Fashion Council-Supported Event Runs November 6-8 Agi & Sam Returning to Hong Kong for the second year, the British Fashion Council‘s (BFC) LONDON show ROOMS event is set to introduce more of London’s rising design stars to the city’s style set. Taking place at The Space Gallery on 210 Hollywood Road, the showroom has some serious shoes…
Gossip Girl Stars To Inaugurate China’s First Harry Winston Flagship In Shanghai
Actors Ed Westwick & Leighton Meester To Attend Ribbon-Cutting Harry Winston's new China flagship is located at 188 Tai Cang Road On Friday, April 27, luxury jeweler Harry Winston is set to open its largest global flagship in Shanghai, a sprawling 5,800 square meter space in the city’s plush Xintiandi neighborhood. Outfitted with two main…
In Fashion And Social Media, What Is Hong Kong’s Position?
Part Of Jing Daily’s Coverage Of Social Media Matters, Hong Kong Hong Kong singer G.E.M. performs at Social Media Matters 2012 September is a busy month for both the fashion and social media industries. Coinciding with the launch of major fashion weeks around the world, this month Hong Kong played host to several social media events….
What Burberry is Doing Right in China
Click:chinese novel Digital Strategy And Targeted Expansion Lead To Profit Turnaround Burberry’s 2011 Beijing runway show. (Burberry) After initially issuing its September profit warning and then reporting a dramatic turnaround last month, Burberry is back in a big way with its recently reported 20 percent sales growth for the year ending March 31, as well…
For Prada, Surge In China Sales Defies Burberry Blues
Prada Posted 60 Percent Surge In Net Profit In First Half Of 2012 Prada store at Qingdao's Hisense Plaza Despite Burberry’s highly publicized difficulties this year, the Greater China luxury market remains a much-needed bright spot for brands like Prada and Hermès, as well as major groups like LVMH and PPR. Amid a broader economic slowdown in…
Net-A-Porter Buys Into Crowded, Contentious China Luxury E-Commerce Market
Company To Acquire Shouke Limited From Owner Adrienne Ma Shouke's flash sales include brands like Marni and Shiatzy Chen A little over one year since its establishment by Adrienne Ma — daughter of Joyce Ma, founder of the Hong Kong multi-brand retailer Joyce — the Chinese e-commerce platform Shouke Limited is set to be acquired by…
Mercedes-Benz China Fashion Week Shows Beijing’s Potential, Shortcomings
Beijing Can’t Yet Rival Paris, But City Has Clear Potential MAGIC FUR at China Fashion Week (Image: Zandie Brockett for Jing Daily) When thinking of the world’s fashion epicenters, Beijing usually does not come first to mind. Although not quite to the extent it would have in the fad-laden cities of Paris and New York,…
Actress Fan Bingbing Wows Cannes In Dress By Chinese Designer Bo Kewen
Actress Wears Traditional Dress By Chinese Designer Bo Kewen Fan Bingbing on the red carpet at Cannes Following her red carpet debut last year’s Cannes Film Festival, at which she stunned in a slinky gold gown, Chinese actress Fan Bingbing stepped her fashion game up a notch this year at the festival opening in a…
Zegna Can’t Afford To Move Slowly In A Shifting China Market
Nearly 1/3 Of Stores Brand Opened In 2012 Are In China Zegna entered the China market in 1991 Following five years of blistering growth, Ermenegildo Zegna — one of the first high-end international fashion brands to enter China, having opened its first store there in 1991 — is adjusting profit forecasts amid an overall slowing…