The Swank Has 4 Hong Kong Boutiques & 1 In Beijing The Swank will double its locations by 2015 Multi-brand retailer The Swank, which currently operates four boutiques in its native Hong Kong and one in Beijing, is set for a a mainland China expansion that should see its locations double within the next five…
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Chinese Labels Capture Woolmark Prize Nominations
Emerging Designers Take Place On World Fashion Stage The prestigious international Woolmark Prize has nominated several Chinese designers for its 2013/14 award, which each year propels emerging local talent from Asia, Europe, North America, the Middle East, and Australia into the global spotlight. The prize is famous for taking notice of Karl Lagerfeld and Yves…
Chinese City Adopts “Milan Plan” In Attempt To Become Int’l Fashion Hub
“Bringing Together Designers, Retailers, Raw Material Suppliers, Manufacturers And Service Providers In One Location” Shishi hopes to become a fashion epicenter Recently, China Daily reporters Lv Chang and Hu Meidong published a story about a small coastal city in China’s southern Fujian province, Shishi, that has set its eyes on becoming China’s version of Milan….
Brand To Watch: Book Of Deer
Hong Kong Label Started In 2010 By Young Designer Eilidh Ho Eilidh Ho of Book of Deer (Image: Time Out HK) Lovers of whimsical prints, airy fabrics and Peter Pan collars rejoice: Hong Kong’s Book of Deer is set to become your new favorite label. Founded in 2010 by Edinburgh-born, Hong Kong-raised, Central Saint Martins-educated designer…
Nicola Formichetti’s NicoPanda Pop-Up Shop To Hit Hong Kong & Beijing
Hong Kong Retailer Regularly Works With Designers, Artists Lane Crawford x NicoPanda mahjong set Following up his collaboration with the Chinese video artist Yi Zhou on an exhibition of work by nine young Chinese designers in New York last September, Nicola Formichetti (best known as Lady Gaga’s stylist) is set to launch a collaborative pop-up shop…
For Shanghai Tang, Two Heads Are Better Than One
Collaboration With Shourouk Latest For China-Influenced Label Shourouk for Shanghai Tang This season, Hong Kong-born, Richemont-owned luxury retailer Shanghai Tang launches yet another creatively resourceful collaboration, this time with Parisian jeweler Shourouk, the eponymous label founded by Tunisian-bred Parisian designer Shourouk Rhaiem. The fine jewelry collection, inspired by ancient Chinese symbols and contemporary pop influences,…
Alexander Wang’s China Expansion: Right Place, Right Time
Wang Will Have Opened One Store In Beijing, Two In Shanghai And One In Hong Kong This Year Alexander Wang store, Beijing One of the brightest young stars on the American fashion scene, Alexander Wang has already had a busy year in China, and doesn’t appear to have any intention of slowing down. Though the…
Gucci Set To Open Southwest China Flagship In Chongqing
Two-Story, 800 Square Meter Flagship To Open June 18 Golden Eagle's Gucci flagship will be the second in the city (Image: Piero Cruciatti) The mega-metropolis may have been in the news more for political controversy and intrigue than business over the past several months, but on June 18 the massive Chinese municipality of Chongqing —…
Culture Chanel Exhibition Launches In Beijing (Photos)
Traveling Exhibition On View At NAMoC Through December 13 Culture Chanel at NAMoC (Photo: Zandie Brockett for Jing Daily) The traveling Culture Chanel exhibition, which swept through Shanghai earlier this year, hit the National Art Museum of China (NAMoC) in Beijing this weekend, and Jing Daily was there to take a peek. Wading through the…
More Luxury Brands Rolling Dice With Hong Kong IPOs, But Who’ll Benefit Most?
HK Jeweler Chow Tai Fook Plans To Raise US$3.5 Billion In Massive IPO This Week Hong Kong jeweler Chow Tai Fook has over 1,300 locations, mostly in mainland China Despite an IPO environment described by the BBC this summer as “faltering,” nearly six months after debuts by the likes of Samsonite and Prada, it seems…