Mainland Chinese shoppers in a Hong Kong jewelry store. (Shutterstock) Mainland Chinese shoppers in search of avoiding high tariffs on luxury goods are a mainstay for Hong Kong retailers, who are currently panicking as Hong Kong’s government mulls curbs on Chinese visitor numbers. With a growing number of duty-free shopping alternatives for Chinese travelers, Hong…
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Condé Nast’s New Shanghai Center Brings ‘Real-World’ Teaching Approach to China’s Rising Fashion Industry
As Vogue publisher Condé Nast expands beyond its traditional magazine business into the world of fashion and design education, China is front and center in its global business plan. The publisher’s Condé Nast Center of Fashion & Design started classes at its newly opened Shanghai location last fall, marking the school’s second global location after…
International Woolmark Prize Marks Year of the Sheep With First Ever China-Based Finals
Looks by Chinese entry VMajor at the International Woolmark Prize womenswear finals in Beijing on March 17, 2015. (Jing Daily) The top global fashion prize that launched the careers of Karl Lagerfeld, Yves Saint Laurent, Donna Karan, Ralph Lauren, Dolce & Gabbana, and Giorgio Armani held its global womenswear finals in Beijing on Tuesday, marking…
Flashy Logos Are Making a Comeback in China
Over the past few seasons, logos have made a return to the runway. Even in China, where the industry consensus was that countless fakes and shallow status projection had created serious logo fatigue, people are no longer ashamed to flash luxury logos from head to toe. In the West, the recent renaissance in flashy logos is…
Guo Pei and Laurence Xu Lead Foreign Invasion at Paris Couture Week
Paris haute couture closed Thursday with China’s two inimitable designers—Guo Pei and Laurence Xu—leading the increasingly ‘foreign invasion.’ The Chambre Syndicale de la Couture, the industry’s governing body, welcomed five new names who debuted on day one—two from the US, and the rest from Europe. And couture week was extended by an extra day this year….
10 Minutes With…Roy Zhang Of Street Style Blog ShanghaiExpress, China’s Answer To ‘The Sartorialist’
Roy Zhang highlights China’s rapid style transformation through his Shanghai street style images. (Roy Zhang/ShanghaiExpress) As a clear admirer and student of renowned Western counterparts Bill Cunningham (The New York Times), Scott Schuman (The Sartorialist), and Tommy Ton (Jak & Jil), Shanghai-based Roy Zhang is one of China’s most famous street style photographers. In addition to his contributions to…
Shanghai Fashion Week Shakes Things Up with Consumer-Facing Initiatives
In its unrelenting pursuit to be regarded as one of the main events on the global fashion calendar, Shanghai Fashion Week showcased another season bigger than the last, with its continual expansion attracting international attention from buyers, including Lane Crawford, Selfridges, and Machine-A. However, one of the key trends at SFW Autumn/Winter 17, which took place…
World’s Top Eco-Fashion Award Gears up for Fifth Anniversary in Hong Kong
The EcoChic Design Award fifth-year anniversary exhibition. (Courtesy Photo) China is estimated to produce more than 26 million tons of textile waste each year. Up against it all is a growing league of designers promoting environmental friendliness and sustainability through the fashion cycle, all the way from their initial sketches to the purchasing decisions of…
Paris Fashion Week Interview: China in Paris Links Retailers with Rising Chinese Labels
The China in Paris showroom. (Courtesy Photo) The French retail market is notoriously frigid toward Chinese designers who hope for a small break in a Paris boutique. But China’s Christine Zhao, a director of fashion showroom InLife International, is proving to be the maverick they need as she opens the gateway for designers like Laurence…
Valentino and Vera Wang for 400 RMB: China’s Fashionistas Flock to Online Luxury Rental
Formal school dance events like prom and homecoming don’t exist in China, but that hasn’t stopped hundreds of young women from renting luxury gowns without an occasion to wear one. These women don’t need a reason for donning Vera Wang and Valentino—just a selfie stick and a social media following. This describes a significant portion…