Hong Kong’s Fashion Week to Feature Asia’s Emerging Designers and Brands L-R: Well-known local fashion designers Sandy Johannsson, Ika's May Wong, Bonita Cheung, Gary Tsang, Lucy Shih, Qinyi Fashion's Cynthia Hui, HKDTC Director Benjamin Chau, designers Michelle Miao, Greenie Chau, Do Do Leung, and Hin Lee. (Courtesy HKDTC) Next week, the fashion industry will look…
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China Progress Report: Diane Von Furstenberg
DVF Opened First Beijing Boutique Last Year, Planning Larger Rollout DVF – “Journey of a Dress” is one of the most eagerly anticipated art/luxury events of the year Perhaps no western designer made more direct overtures to the Chinese market last year than Diane von Furstenberg, whose DVF brand recently debuted in Beijing and Shanghai….
Shanghai Fine Jewellery and Art Fair Kicks Off This Weekend
Event To Take Place From May 16-23 At Newly Opened Rockbund Art Museum SFJAF — May 16-23, 2010 at the Rockbund Art Museum This weekend, the Shanghai Fine Jewellery and Art Fair (SFJAF) will kick off for the second time, giving visitors a chance to get their hands on antiques, modern and contemporary art and…
What Premium Luxury Brands Are Made (Or Soon To Be Made) In China?
Acquisitions Of Several Western Luxury Brands Reflects Desire To Shift From Low-Cost Manufacturing To High-End Goods Pierre Cardin, one of the first foreign brands to enter China in the late 1970s, enjoys huge popularity and brand loyalty there, mainly among middle-aged consumers 2009 has been a pivotal year for many Chinese companies hoping to take…
Cartier To Open 3 New Locations In Shanghai This Month
Company Plans To Have 60 Locations In China By 2014, Currently Has 32 Illustration of Cartier's Hong Kong Plaza location (Courtesy Luxee) Cartier appears to be well on its way to achieving its goal, announced by CEO Bernard Fornas last fall, of doubling the number of the company’s boutiques in China within the next four to…
2011 Trend Watch: Pop-Up Shops in Mainland China
Temporary Retail Goes Upmarket In China’s Stylish Cities Nouveau Riche Pop Up Store in Sanlitun Village (Beijing) Temporary retail spaces have been a popular trend state-side for quite a while, with big brands using them to promote new collections and collaborations or small scenes of selectively curated items. With more mainland Chinese consumers becoming not…
Luxury “Created In China” May Come Sooner Than You Think
Chinese Luxury Brands No Longer Content To Imitate Western Trends, Looking Inward To Develop Unique Style Although European luxury brands are counting on China to power profits for years to come, Chinese brands have their own plans to crack their home market Last year, Jing Daily wrote about the gradual emergence of home-grown Chinese luxury…
Shanghai Tang Previews Autumn/Winter 2010 Line In Hong Kong
“Devastating Beauty” Line Reflects China’s Rapid Economic Growth And Optimism Of The Chinese People Luxury Insider has posted a number of photos today from this week’s Shanghai Tang Autumn/Winter 2010 press preview in Hong Kong. Called “Devastating Beauty” and originally announced earlier this year, the new line is very much in line with the brand’s…
Chinese Models Rising In The Ranks
Part One Of Jing Daily’s Fashion Industry Analysis China's top models graced the cover of Vogue China's September issue As new Chinese consumers claim a growing share of the luxury market, Jing Daily has been looking at what global luxury brands have been doing to court these consumers. With the luxury industry continuing to look…
2011 Trend Watch: Fashion Celebs Personally Making the Scene in Beijing and Shanghai?
Diane von Furstenberg: “I’d Like To Sell Every Chinese A T-Shirt” Diane von Furstenberg in front of a new Zhang Huan artwork. (Photo: Doug Kanter for the New York Times). In the midst of a recent trip to Beijing, Belgian-American fashion designer Diane von Furstenberg, spoke to the New York Times about her plans for…