Click:全国楼凤论坛 Tucked away in a Beijing alleyway, the artsy studio and boutique of fashion designer Kathrin von Rechenberg stands out in a city filled with shiny new malls and mega-brand flagships. Her intricate, contemporary silk pieces in earthy colors are created using a fabric-dyeing technique which dates back to the Ming dynasty called xiangyunxia, or…
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Fashion Pioneer Helen Lee Reflects On Decade Of Design In China
Helen Lee. (Erica Ji) Ten years ago, Chinese fashion designer Helen Lee founded insh, a brand aimed at expressing the spirit of Shanghai, and was invited to attend the first Shanghai Fashion Week. Today, her namesake brand Helen Lee, which delivers a modern metropolis style, has transformed into a Shanghai Fashion Week focal point. This…
Chinese Model On The Rise: Ming Xi
If there was one model who commanded the global fashion world spotlight over the past week, it was Chinese model Ming Xi. The darling of fashion label Michael Kors, she walked the runway at the label’s recent Shanghai extravaganza with Miranda Kerr and Rosie Huntington-Whiteley, which highlighted her current rapid ascent toward veritable supermodel status….
Chinese Fashion Dazzles New York Fashion Week At Charity Gala
Fashion designer Vivienne Tam, the honoree of the night. In an event which brought the fashion world together to celebrate the success and development of the Chinese fashion industry, the China Beauty Charity Fund (CBCF) hosted its China Fashion Night Gala on September 6 at the Pierre Hotel. In addition to honoring Chinese fashion pioneer…
Peng Liyuan’s Lauded Style Delivers ‘Glory For The Motherland’
Since her debut arrival in Moscow with her husband Xi Jinping in March, China First Lady Peng Liyuan has made waves online every time she has stepped off a plane. Now, she has China’s netizens buzzing once again after being honored in Vanity Fair’s 2013 International Best-Dressed List. Overall, Weibo users’ responses to the news were overwhelmingly positive. A…
Here Are the Top Tactics Chinese Lingerie Start-Ups Use to Win Over Millennials
With Victoria’s Secret set to launch its next fashion show in Shanghai in November, the American giant of intimate apparel is creating loads of buzz and taking advantage of the Chinese lingerie market’s rapid rise (in 2016, it saw a 20-percent increase year over year) and its colossal potential. But the American brand, which is…
Video: Galeries Lafayette Teams Up With Designer Simon Gao For Beijing Debut
For Parisian department store Galeries Lafayette’s Beijing opening on September 28, it teamed up with a Chinese designer for the first time ever to produce a special China-only collection entitled Simon Gao for Galeries Lafayette. Beijing native Simon Gao has made a name for himself as a major force among up-and-coming young Chinese designers. The choice…
Luxury Retailers Adapt to ‘Oversaturated’ China Market
Shanghai’s Kerry Center. (Shutterstock) As China’s luxury sales slow, a new report finds that brands’ rush to open new retail spaces has tapered off as well. Instead of rapid expansion, retailers are now focusing on quality over quantity when it comes to retail real estate in China as they adopt new strategies such as opening…
Interview Mag Criticized for ‘Racist’ Chanel Photoshoot
Photographer Billy Kidd is being criticized for a photo shoot he did in the August issue of Interview Magazine that people say reinforces Asian racial stereotypes. Entitled “Coco Served Hot,” the images portrayed an Asian woman in a traditional Asian farmer’s hat walking in New York’s Chinatown lifting a bindle stick on which were hung bags that…
Can an “Autocratic” Chinese Owner Give Lanvin a Second Life?
A great number of high-end European luxury brands like Gucci, Saint Laurent, Hermès, and Dior are having substantial success in the Chinese market. However, Lanvin, France’s oldest high-fashion brand, is struggling. Back in the late 2000s and early 2010s, Lanvin was one of the world’s hip luxury fashion brands. From fashion professionals and retailers, to…