Lakers player Kobe Bryant receives a gift from Hublot CEO Ricardo Guadalupe in Beijing on October 13, 2013. (Hublot) Los Angeles Lakers player Kobe Bryant is in China for several exhibition games right now, but took the time Sunday night to make an appearance at a special VIP dinner hosted by Swiss watchmaker Hublot for…
Category: Fashion
Why Brick-And-Mortar Retail Doesn’t Mean ‘Low-Tech’ In China
As China’s e-commerce market rapidly develops, some brands see brick-and-mortar retail as a “low-tech” form of shopping. That is quickly changing, however, as new tech developments make their way into the traditional retail sphere. This week’s episode of Thoughtful China talks to retail experts about the development of “social shopping,” or high-tech in-store features that…
Chinese Activist Says He Was Arrested for Investigating Ivanka Trump Factory
The Chinese activist who made global headlines for his undercover probe at Ivanka Trump’s shoe factory in China and his subsequent arrest by Chinese law enforcement spoke up for the first time after his release. He told the South China Morning Post that the factory’s ties to the Ivanka Trump brand was possibly a “factor that…
2017 in Review: Gucci’s Smart KOL Strategies in China
2017 has been treating Gucci well. After first revealing its “Year in Search” report for 2017, Google announced the top 10 most searched fashion brands of the year, among which Gucci claimed the number one spot. In the meantime, Kering, Gucci’s parent company, strives to increase its e-commerce market share in China, even dropping its…
Can Zhang Zetian Fix JD.Com’s Luxury Image Problem?
When American fashion designer Phillip Lim hosted his 2018 Spring/Summer Fashion Show on September 11 during New York Fashion Week, there was a new noteworthy guest seated in the front row: Zhang Zetian, the unofficial face of JD.com, China’s second-largest e-commerce company. JD.com was the chief partner of the runway show, according to Chinese news site…
Armani Fashion Set To Star In Stylish Chinese Film
A still from Gone With the Bullets. The arts of Italian fashion and Chinese cinematography are set to come together later this year in a glamorous new film directed by Jiang Wen and styled by Giorgio Armani. Women’s Wear Daily reports that earlier this week at Cannes Film Festival, Armani teamed up with the Chinese…
Interview: DFO Showroom Supports Up-And-Coming Fashion Brands’ China Debut
Emerging fashion brands on display at the DFO showroom in Shanghai. (The Marginalist) Thanks to a growing emphasis on individual style and the expansion of multi-brand boutiques and department stores such as 10 Corso Como, Galeries Lafayette, and and Lane Crawford, small niche fashion labels are taking off in China. As a result, emerging lifestyle…
Crossover | Shanghai Tang & Moleskine ‘Year Of The Horse’ Diary
Chinese New Year won’t start until the end of January in 2014, but the special-edition zodiac product deluge has already begun. To celebrate the year of the horse, Shanghai Tang and Moleskine have just announced their new limited-edition zodiac notebook in honor of the next animal in line. This upcoming year’s iteration of the “Feng…
Ask Hung Huang | Guo Pei and the Future of Chinese Couture
A gown by Guo Pei. (Courtesy Photo) Following the recent announcement that Chinese couture designer Guo Pei was chosen this year to be on the “Invited Members” list of the Chambre Syndicale de la Haute Couture, we sent questions to Hung this week about Chinese couture. We received great submissions over the past week on…
Event Watch: Fashion’s Night Out In Four Chinese Cities
Vogue China Editor-in-chief Angelica Cheung poses with top China fashion figures at last year’s Fashion’s Night Out. (Vogue China) Along with global fashion centers such as New York, Paris, Milan, and London, worldwide nighttime shopping extravaganza Fashion’s Night Out Night Out will be hitting China in September with events in Shanghai, Beijing, Hong Kong, and…