Rumors Began Circulating Earlier This Year Prada's potential Hong Kong IPO could be a game-changer Once again, rumors are flying that Prada may be considering an IPO in Hong Kong rather than its home base of Milan, attracted by the prospect of a higher price in the red-hot Asian consumer market. We heard similar rumblings…
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Lane Crawford To Open 3 New Mainland China Locations By 2014
HK-Based Department Store Recently Hosted Phillip Lim Event In Beijing High-end department stores like Lane Crawford are thriving in cities like Beijing This week, the Hong Kong-based retailer Lane Crawford announced plans to open three new locations in mainland China by the end of 2014. According to new Lane Crawford head Andrew Keith, the company…
5 Things We Know About Hèrmes’ New China Brand, Shang Xia
China-Designed, Managed Luxury Brand To Launch In Shanghai This September, With Future Plans For Beijing, Paris Locations Shang Xia, Hermes' new China sub-brand The September launch of Shang Xia, Hèrmes’ China-designed, manufactured and managed luxury sub-brand, is a little over a month away, yet despite close to a year’s worth of outside speculation we’ve heard very…
Will Chinese Luxury Shoppers Embrace The “Logo-Less” Trend?
New Collections By Louis Vuitton, Gucci, Chanel Eschew Conspicuous Logos For More Understated Look Will Chinese shoppers still shell out for a "logo-less" LV bag? (Image: LVMH) This week, Britain’s Telegraph reported on the recent luxury industry trend towards subtler, “antibling” collections that minimize conspicuous logos in favor of more low-key designs. According to the…
Chinese, Indians Going From Brand Worshippers To Brand Purchasers
Chinese, Indian Companies Increasingly Acquiring Pedigreed Western Brands To “Leapfrog” Ahead Some Chinese brands like Trands are hoping to break into the international mainstream without acquisitions With the possible exception of the Warren Buffett-feted Trands, Shanghai Tang, and JNBY, which recently set up shop in New York’s Soho district, higher-end Chinese fashion brands are virtually unknown…
Beijing Roundup: Gap in China, Tiffany & Co Celebrates, Beijing Vs Shanghai Fashion Week
Gap’s First Stores Set To Open, Tiffany & Co’s “Blue Book Collection,” and Pitting Beijing Vs Shanghai Fashion Weeks Gap's China Print Ad featuring bloggers Momo Wang and Julia Frakes Will Gap Be Too American For China? Over the summer, Gap unveiled plans to open four China branches, with two retail locations in Shanghai and…
Don’t Miss: Triple-Major Concept Store Grand Opening and Inaugural Exhibition In Beijing (Oct. 29)
Store Stocks Over 20 Designers From More Than 10 Countries, Including Finland, Austria And The Netherlands Triple-Major is a breath of fresh air in Beijing's commercialized fashion market Tomorrow night (October 29, 8-10 PM), fashion and/or art lovers in Beijing should be sure to check out the grand opening of the vintage and avant-garde concept…
Luxury Brands, Designers Continue To Look East For Fashion Week Inspiration
Western Designers Continue To Use Chinese Design Cues; But Will Chinese Designers Do The Same In Shanghai? The Fall/Winter fashion shows have come to an end and, once again, China was heavy on the minds of those in the luxury realm. Jing Daily has reported on the China-inspired collections of Ralph Lauren this season, as…
Chinese Luxury Brands On The Rise
Hotels, Fashion Brands Becoming Increasingly Global; Competing with Well-Established Foreign Brands In Chinese Market Chinese luxury brand Liwai has gained recognition over the last 10 years — Will it eventually learn how to appeal to consumers at home and abroad? Home-grown Chinese luxury brands have been in the news lately, with articles focusing on how…
Chanel Shows Metier d’Arts Collection In Shanghai
China Show, Taking Place On December 4 At New Boutique, Follows Last Year’s Debut In Moscow Chanel's new Shanghai boutique is located in the Peninsula Hotel Shanghai, arguably China’s most fashionable and cosmopolitan city — and inarguably its largest — will be the center of the fashion world’s attention this week, as Karl Lagerfeld shows…