“Changle Road Is Dead” Helen Lee Fumin Lu Boutique (Image: Smart Shanghai) Over the past year, Fumin Road (富民路), a once-sleepy street in Shanghai’s French Concession, has become something of a hotbed of activity for young local designers, several of whom have opened boutiques there as rents in fashion districts like Changle Road (长乐路) have…
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Interview: Chinese Tastemaker, Ye Qizheng Of Fashion Trend Digest
Ye: China’s Fashion Industry Has Only Just Begun Fashion Trend Digest Editor Ye Qizheng China’s fashion industry may only be in its infancy, but with Chinese designers increasing their presence and visibility at events like the recent China International Fashion Week and Shanghai Fashion Week, and even expanding overseas, it may eventually become a…
Shanghai Tang Launches Charity Polo Shirt At London Event
Retailer Has 45 Boutiques In Asia, North America, Middle East And Europe Refaeli and Becker pose with the new Shanghai Tang polo shirt in London One of the most actively philanthropic high-end brands in Asia, this week the Hong Kong-based, Richemont-owned fashion house Shanghai Tang (previously on Jing Daily) debuted a new polo shirt created…
Recent China Launches: Bottega Veneta, Piaget, Breguet, Givenchy And More
A roundup of recent luxury boutique openings in the mainland China market, where brands are expected to continue modest expansion to chase the emerging Chinese middle class while seeking to maintain exclusivity: Bottega Veneta Opens Two Southwest China Boutiques Currently with over 20 locations in mainland China, PPR-owned Bottega Veneta recently opened two new southwest…
Bottega Veneta Opens Second Men’s Store In Shanghai
142 Square Meter Store Stocks Full Range Of Mens’ Apparel & Accessories Bottega Veneta Men's Store Shanghai As some in Shanghai got ready to unwrap presents earlier this week, Bottega Veneta was busy unveiling its second men’s store in China at Shanghai’s Plaza 66. Designed by creative director Tomas Maier, the 142 square meter store…
Berluti Opens Its First Maison In China
Click:Tricycle Electric Bikes China Major Focus Of LVMH Menswear Subsidiary’s Year Of Global Expansion The interior of Berluti’s new Shanghai location. (Berluti) Berluti opened its first store in China carrying its entire product offering at the Shanghai IFC mall last week. The 3,700-square-foot boutique features leather bags, small leather goods, shoes, and ready-to-wear. A private lounge…
American Fashion Brands Hitting “Emotional Sweet Spot” In Hong Kong
Younger Consumers Fueling Recent American Brand Influx Grand opening of the A&F Hong Kong flagship, August 2012 Since American traders moved to Hong Kong in 1842 in the wake of the First Opium War, USA-born-and-bred brands have proliferated in the city to include Levi’s, Calvin Klein, Gap and DKNY. The enthusiasm for the country’s apparel…
ASOS Hopes To Launch Chinese-Language Site “Within A Year”
International Customers Account For 65 Percent Of Group Sales ASOS will have to duke it out with dozens of local and international competitors in China The battle for China’s burgeoning e-commerce devotee is set to get even more intense, as fast-growing British online fashion retailer ASOS plans to launch a Chinese-language site within the next…
It All Starts In Shanghai For Saint Laurent Paris
Creative Director Hedi Slimane’s First Step In A New Direction Saint Laurent Paris Shanghai (Image: PR) Already with a notable presence in multibrand stores and malls across Shanghai, Hong Kong, Chengdu, Guangzhou, Hangzhou, Harbin, and Wuhan, today French luxury fashion house Yves Saint Laurent, led by creative director Hedi Slimane, launched the brand’s first ready-to-wear…
Will Luxury Art Exhibitions Face A Backlash In China?
Louis Vuitton “Voyages” Exhibition Currently Up In Beijing “Voyages” at the National Museum of China (Image: PR) Last week, Jing Daily profiled Louis Vuitton’s “Voyages” exhibition, which opened this weekend at the National Museum of China in Beijing and will run through August 30. Marking LV’s 20th anniversary in mainland China, “Voyages” is the second…