Armani Is Latest Brand To Add Online Shopping To Chinese-Language Site Emporio Armani's Chinese online store launched on November 26 A relatively strong yuan, duty free shopping and better selection are among the top reasons that visitors from mainland China give for their cross-border shopping sprees in Hong Kong. While Hong Kong retailers have welcomed…
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Chinese Consumers Continue To Embrace Luxury Brands (Video)
Imported Luxury Brands Still Dominate, Though Home-Grown Luxury Is On The Rise One of the biggest challenges facing domestic Chinese luxury brands is convincing high-end buyers to choose them over famous imported brands Earlier this month, we ran an interview with Zhang Zhifeng, the founder and chief designer of the domestic Chinese luxury brand NE-TIGER,…
Do Savile Row Suitmakers Really Want To Be Seen As “Coal Boss” Brands In China?
Trinity Ltd., Owner Of China Retail Rights For Savile Row Suitmaker Gieves & Hawkes, Plans To Add 50 Stores In Smaller Chinese Cities Not the best advertisement for LV (Image: Stylites in Beijing) This week, Bloomberg reported that Trinity Ltd., which owns the China retail rights for brands like Cerruti 1881, Intermezzo, and Savile Row…
Chinese Supermodel Liu Wen Makes Vogue Italia Debut
“Blue Time” Shot By Miles Aldridge Liu Wen for Vogue Italia: “Blue Time” (Image: Vogue Italia) As one of China’s top models, Liu Wen (刘雯) has become a fixture at events like New York and London Fashion Week as well as the face of Estee Lauder in Asia. But until now, Liu has yet to…
Comite Colbert And Sina Jointly Develop Site Promoting French Luxury Brands In China
Site Designed To Tap In To China’s Budding Luxury Consumer Culture By Showcasing Many Of France’s Top Brands Comite Colbert's site was launched this week at the Chinese embassy in Paris to much fanfare. (AP Photo/Christophe Ena) While French luxury goods remain popular among China’s high-end shoppers, France has struggled over the last two years…
Diane Pernet Interviews Jun Takahashi At JOYCE, Hong Kong (Video)
Hong Kong Retailer Celebrating 40th Anniversary Hypebeast points us to an interview between Diane Pernet and Japanese designer Jun Takahashi, founder of UNDERCOVER, recorded at JOYCE in Hong Kong. As Jing Daily wrote recently, JOYCE is currently celebrating its 40th anniversary, and in recent months has collaborated with American designer Anna Sui on a butterfly USB…
MoCA Shanghai To Hold “Culture Chanel” Exhibition In January
Exhibition Is Chanel’s Latest Attempt To Branch Out In China’s Most Cosmopolitan City Shanghai's Pudong area provided the backdrop for Karl Lagerfeld's "Metier d'Arts" show for Chanel last December Chanel’s recent obsession with Shanghai has been well documented over the past year, with the city providing the backdrop for Chanel’s Metier d’Arts collection in the…
NE-TIGER Designer Zhang Zhifeng: “The Only Chinese High End Brand Is Mine”
BBC Profiles Chinese Luxury Industry And Growing Asian Demand NE-TIGER's first Shanghai boutique recently opened at Lippo Plaza Today, the BBC looks at the rise in demand for high-end goods among Asian consumers, driven primarily by the world’s second-largest luxury market, China. Although it should be no surprise to regular Jing Daily readers, major luxury…
Wong Kar-Wai Attends Louis Vuitton “Journeys Award” Ceremony
Hong Kong Director Wong, Other Filmmakers And LVMH Representatives Take Part In Ceremony At Canton Road Maison, Hong Kong Wong Kar-Wai with winners of this year's Louis Vuitton Journeys Award and LVMH representatives (Photo: Luxury Insider) Last Friday, luxury and culture once again collided in Hong Kong as the Louis Vuitton Journeys Awards were handed…
Don’t Miss: Fourth Annual Wenzhou International Luxury Expo (June 5-7)
Luxury Expo To Be Largest In Event History, With Upwards Of 30,000 Guests Expected To Attend This year's 4th annual Wenzhou International Luxury Expo will be the largest in event history. Anyone interested in the Chinese luxury market is undoubtedly very familiar with the southeastern city of Wenzhou. Long famous as the hometown of millions…