Bally Cooperates With Yoox On Chinese E-Commerce Platform Bally’s new online store Two companies that are looking to expand in the China luxury market, the Swiss luxury footwear and accessories brand Bally and Italy’s e-commerce powerhouse Yoox, have teamed up for Bally’s first official Chinese-language “Online Flagship,” which launched this week. The new online platform,…
Category: Fashion
In China, Is Brand Image More Important Than Sales?
Louis Vuitton Voyages exhibition at the National Museum of China, 2011 Every brand wants a pristine image and strong sales. (Who wouldn’t?) But amidst the complexities of a developing China, can they have both? If not, which one should they prioritize? Watching the frenetic shopping scrum from my perch in Hong Kong, I say “brand…
Only In China: Paper Gucci Insert Causes Vogue-Buying Frenzy
Folders Showing Up On Taobao For 4x Original Price, At Some Stores For 10x The Gucci folder in question This week, one of the more “only in China” stories we’ve noticed is a run on the August issue of Vogue China, owing not to the popularity of its cover model Ming Xi or its actual…
Video: Demand For (Some) Luxury Brands Holding Up In China
Is Worst Of Slowdown Over For Likes Of Burberry? As Jing Daily noted last month, a slowdown in China’s red-hot luxury market — which is still expected to register double-digit growth in 2012 — has been far from uniform for major brands, with some (Dior, Prada, Hermès) showing continued strength while others (Hugo Boss, Burberry) have…
Designer Vega Wang: “I Want To Stand At The Forefront Of Fashion”
Wang Plans To Expand Into Standalone Mall Boutiques Vega Wang (Image: Rayli) Young Beijing-based designer, Vega Zaishi Wang (王在实), one of Jing Daily’s favorite emerging Chinese designers, is quickly establishing herself as one of the most innovative and interesting figures in China’s burgeoning home-grown fashion scene. Since returning to China from London in 2008, following…
VOGUE Fashion’s Night Out Set For Shanghai Debut
Pre-Event Exhibition Taking Place At Xintiandi Style Through September 11 Pre-event exhibition at Xintiandi Style Kicking off in less than two weeks, VOGUE’s global late-night shopping event “Fashion’s Night Out” is set to make its Shanghai debut on September 11, with nine malls on Huaihai Lu and a smattering of local boutiques taking part in the…
Going Local: How Louis Vuitton Promotes Its Alma Handbag In China
Ad Campaign Featuring Brand Ambassador Fan Bingbing Actress Fan Bingbing is the face of the Alma handbag in China (Image: iFeng) One month after appointing actress Fan Bingbing as the brand ambassador for its Alma handbag, this week Louis Vuitton began promoting four color schemes aimed squarely at the mainland China market. The brand’s official…
Luxury News Roundup: Etro’s Largest China Flagship, La Mer In Chengdu, Tory Burch Preview
Artist Huang Zhiyang Creates Exclusive Scarf Line For Etro Flagship In Beijing A roundup of news from China’s luxury retail market, from the grand opening of the Italian brand Etro’s largest China flagship to La Mer’s third location in Chengdu and a media preview of Tory Burch’s Holiday 2011 collection in Beijing. Etro’s Largest China Flagship…
Event Watch: Lady Dior Multimedia Exhibition (Shanghai, May 13-June 15)
Participating Artists Include Liu Jianhua, Martin Parr And David Lynch Image: Peter Lindbergh for Dior Dior’s traveling multimedia exhibition comes to Shanghai this week, featuring interpretations of the classic Lady Dior handbag by some of the world’s best-known photographers, filmmakers and visual artists. Taking place between May 13-June 15 in the central atrium at Shanghai’s Plaza…
10 Things You Might Not Know About The Chinese Luxury Market
10 Findings From Market Research Firm Huicong D&B Zhai Shuqing of Huicong Market Research This week, the Chinese market research firm Huicong D&B (慧聪邓白氏研究) released its annual R.CHC (Chinese High-End Consumers) report on trends currently shaping the Chinese luxury market. Started in 2008 with a pilot research program in Beijing, Huicong’s annual survey now covers ten cities throughout China…