“For Fearless Contemporary Women Who Are Independent Yet Sexy & Feminine” Designer Vivienne Hu Former investment banker Vivienne Hu is a case study in following one’s muse, having left the finance game to study her true calling: fashion. Fresh off her graduation from Parsons The New School for Design in New York, last year Hu…
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Chinese Retailer Bosideng Chases London Dream (Video)
Established Brand In China, Unknown Player In Europe Bosideng hits London on July 26Last month, Jing Daily looked at the global ambitions of Bosideng — a Chinese fashion juggernaut with over 10,000 retail outlets in its home country — as it prepared to launch its first overseas flagship in London. Despite the brand’s massive investment,…
Saudi Royals Take Interest In Chinese Design
Subcontractor-to-Design House NE·TIGER Goes International With Traditional Chinese Styles NE·TIGER, which produces gowns featuring traditional Chinese design elements, hopes to compete with international high-end fashion brands. (NE·TIGER) As Chinese designers struggle to gain credibility in both their domestic and global fashion industries, one high-profile buyer has taken interest: a member of the Saudi royal family. According…
Eye On Shanghai, Part One: The Fakes
“Hello, Lady. Do You Like Some Louis Vuitton?” "Birkin," anyone? (Image: Sara White Wilson) A fashion industry veteran with more than six years in Paris under her belt, writer/photographer and Shanghai newcomer Sara White Wilson fills us in on her induction into the Shanghai luxury scene. In her first dispatch, Sara takes us into the…
Jing Daily Interview: Up-And-Coming Shanghai Fashion Brand, Front Row
“I Generally Stick To Making The Kinds Of Clothes That I Will Wear And Want To Wear” Front Row founder and designer Wendy (Image: Erica Ji) One noteworthy highlight that stood out among the usual runway shows at the recently concluded Shanghai Fashion Week was a “Tao Fashion Show,” held by a group of six…
Hogan Taps Artist Yi Zhou For “Interactive Lives” Short Film
Short Film Spans Shanghai & London Yi Zhou with Andrea Della Valle and Stephen Dorff at the Hong Kong premiere Premiered earlier this month at events in Hong Kong and Shenyang, recently the Italian luxury brand Hogan commissioned Chinese artist Yi Zhou (previously on Jing Daily) to develop a short film, “Interactive Lives.” Depicting a…
Chinese Buyers New Fixture At London Fashion Week
Designer Paul Smith Plans To Open 20 China Stores In Next Four Years Popular Chinese fashion bloggers are now a regular sight at Paris Fashion Week. Now buyers are flocking to London The latest installment of London Fashion Week, which wraps today, featured the same runway shows, major designers and groups of fashion rubberneckers we’ve…
Tod’s Targets China For Store Openings, E-Commerce
Group Owns Three Luxury Brands: Tod’s, Hogan And Roger Vivier Tod's has over 30 locations in mainland China Owner of three luxury brands that have turned their attention to the China market in recent years — Tod’s, Hogan and Roger Vivier — Italy’s Tod’s Group S.p.a. is set to further intensify its China efforts for its flagship Tod’s…
Luxury E-Commerce Site 5Lux Links With Air China To Stay Competitive
Consumers Expect Same-Day Delivery, Easy Exchanges, Cash-on-Delivery Options, Authenticity Guarantees 5Lux offers 5 Air China kilometers for every 10 yuan spent If there’s one thing that sets China’s burgeoning luxury e-commerce market apart from its counterparts in the West, it’s the fact that consumers not only demand more, they now expect a wide range of perks. Along…
Jing Daily Interview: Fan Bingbing’s Stylist Christopher Bu
Click:Fish Cat Toy with Catnip Celebrity Stylist Christopher Bu Opens First Store Chinese actress Fan Bingbing in Christopher Bu at the Opening Ceremony of the 2011 Cannes Film Festival. (Shutterstock) Days before leading Chinese actress and fashion icon Fan Bingbing attends the 2013 Cannes Film Festival, where she will be honored by The Hollywood Reporter…