Louis Vuitton’s Gingko Center Flagship Is Largest In Southwest China Louis Vuitton’s new Kunming flagship will be its largest in southwest China Jing Daily’s ongoing “Second-Tier Spotlight” series looks at some of the key trends shaping China’s provincial capitals, often referred to as the country’s “second-tier” cities. Previously in the series, we’ve highlighted Xi’an’s…
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Eco-Friendly Designer Janko Lam Creates “Salvage Chic”
Hainan-Born, Hong Kong-Based Designer Won 2011 Ecochic Design Award Janko Lam receives the 2011 Ecochic Design Award Though the fashion industry in China is more often associated with excess than eco-friendliness, Hainan-born, Hong Kong-based designer Janko Lam is showing that recycling can be chic. Winner of last year’s Ecochic Design Award in Hong Kong, for which she…
Jing Picks: Tangram Collection #2
This month, Hong Kong-based womenswear and accessories label Tangram, the brainchild of husband-and-wife team Paola Sinisterra (Jing Daily interview) and Ignacio Garcia, released their highly anticipated second collection. Since launching last year, Tangram has established itself as one of the city’s most promising new labels, offering fresh, vividly colored and unique designs that have found new…
Home-Grown Designers Shine At China Fashion Week S/S 2012
China Fashion Week Launched This Week As Jing Daily reported earlier this week, Mercedes-Benz China Fashion Week S/S 2012 is currently in full swing, with 50 fashion brands and agencies, more than 40 fashion designers and 180 design graduates expected to take part in the 10-day event. So far, who have been some of the…
China Gives First-Quarter Boost To Slowing Hermès Growth
Click:Journal DIY Set Despite Lagging Demand For Watches, China Remains Brand’s Highest Growth Region Chinese shoppers wait outside an Hermès store in Hong Kong. (Bon Brand) In the midst of a global economic slowdown and unfavorable currency effects in Europe, French luxury goods company Hermès reported today that China’s market was its most dynamic area…
Fan Bingbing’s Global Glamour Boosts Luxury Brands at Cannes
Chinese Mega-Star Gives Red-Carpet Lift to LV, Chopard, L’Oreal Fan Bingbing wears a Louis Vuitton gown to the Opening Ceremony of the Cannes Film Festival. Fan Bingbing has been turning heads all week at Cannes Film Festival as she shows off her style to a global audience while simultaneously officially promoting L’Oreal and Chopard. In…
Second-Tier Spotlight: Hangzhou’s Rapidly Evolving Luxury Market
Hangzhou Residents Go From “Fake Foreign” Brands To Top-of-the-Line In One Decade Hangzhou’s largest shopping mall, MixC, opened last spring Previously in Jing Daily’s “Second-Tier Spotlight” series, we’ve looked at some of the major trends shaping China’s provincial capitals, more commonly referred to as “second-tier” cities. While many observers of mainland China’s consumer market focus…
Exclusive: Jing Daily Interviews A Chengdu Luxury Insider
Chengdu One Of China’s Fastest-Growing Luxury Markets Luxury shopping mall in Chengdu Arguably the most important economic, cultural and fashion hub in western China, the luxury market in Chengdu has taken off in recent years, with the city regularly cited as a key new market for top high-end brands. Last year, Louis Vuitton registered record sales of…
Global Brands, Engage Your Global Chinese Customers
Giving Chinese customers a top-quality service experience is critical, regardless of location Despite the proven purchasing power and attractive spending patterns of traveling Chinese consumers, brands dramatically underinvest in this global customer segment in their home markets. Many brands that led the pack in executing China market-entry strategies in recent decades have subsequently missed the…
Alexander McQueen Takes Shanghai
“Reach[ing] More People Than We Imagined Was Possible Through The Store Network” Alexander McQueen Shanghai Following the opening of the inaugural Beijing Sanlitun boutique in October 2011, Alexander McQueen — under the creative direction of Sarah Burton — is making a second foray into China with the launch of a womenswear store in Shanghai. Realized by architecture…