Hong Kong Companies Have Acquired Many International Brands In Recent Years Alexa Chung in Maje spring 2013 ad campaign Following other high-profile fashion acquisitions by Hong Kong companies — among them Trinity’s purchase of Gieves & Hawkes and Kent & Curwen, and more recently YGM Trading’s purchase of Aquascutum — Cathay Pacific owner Swire is…
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Emporio Armani Banks On Watches And Jewelry Rebound In China
Look For Diffusion Lines, Affordable Luxury To Win This Year Emporio Armani watches & jewelry flagship in Hong Kong Following the grand opening of its first Hong Kong flagship exclusively for watches and jewelry in February, Giorgio Armani diffusion line Emporio Armani is setting its eyes on the Mainland. Launched in 1997 and 2002, respectively,…
Ralph Lauren’s China Adventure: Too Little, Too Late? Or Right Time, Right Place?
Is Ralph Lauren A Late Mover? Roger Farah, president of Polo Ralph Lauren, eyes on China (Image: Reuters) Jing Daily has previously noted Ralph Lauren’s plans to open 15 new stores annually in China over the next several years as part of an extended rollout. Considering the popularity of Americana-infused style — and the ubiquity…
Exception, Home-Grown Chinese Fashion Brand, Has Its “Jason Wu Moment”
Peng Liyuan’s Exception Outfit Goes Viral On Sina Weibo Peng Liyuan, with Exception jacket and handbag This week, a photo of China’s new first lady, Peng Liyuan stepping out of a jet on a state visit to Russia, wearing a dark trench coat and toting a leather handbag, went viral on Sina Weibo, as users speculated on…
Uma Wang Wins Audi Progressive Designer 2011 Award
American Designer Phillip Lim Received Award In 2010 Uma Wang was profiled earlier this year by VOGUE Italia Beijing’s fashionable crowd was out in full force this past weekend, as Uma Wang–one of Jing Daily’s top emerging Chinese designers to watch–received Audi’s Progressive Designer 2011 award at the Audi showroom on East Chang’an Avenue. Known…
Fashion Off The Beaten Path: Shanghai Indie Boutique “B.Y.”
Shanghai Leading China’s Multi-Brand Boutique Movement BY, located at Xintiandi Style mall (Image: Fashion Trend Digest) Though the subject of China’s high-end fashion scene often conjures up images of vast, sparsely populated shopping malls, a subset of fashion-forward shoppers and entrepreneurs is leading a burgeoning multi-brand boutique movement that has sprung up in major Chinese…
Indie Fashion Boutiques & Designers Band Together For Shanghai Pop-Up
Multi-Brand Boutiques Increasing In Number And Quality In Shanghai theINSIDER If there’s one development in the Chinese fashion world that we’ve felt couldn’t come quickly enough, it’s the growing number of independent multi-brand boutiques appearing in Shanghai and Beijing. Carrying designers otherwise unavailable in China and exposing local shoppers to some of the world’s most…
Don’t Miss: Chi Zhang Haute Couture Event (Beijing, May 28)
Beijing Avant-Garde Fashion Designer Will Share In-Depth Fashion Views Chi Zhang Haute Couture Party flier Organized in collaboration with the Chinese high-end social network Nexus of Elegance (当代名士), Chinese fashion designer Chi Zhang — one of Jing Daily’s emerging Chinese designers to watch — will hold a “Haute Couture Party” at the Beijing 798 Zone’s…
Bottega Veneta’s Chinese-Language Website Goes Live
Relative Latecomer Among Global Luxury Brands Bottega Veneta’s new Chinese-language site A long nine months after the debut of Gucci’s Chinese-language website, fellow Gucci Group-owned brand Bottega Veneta (previously on Jing Daily) has launched its own China-facing site. Designed to showcase the brand and its products while integrating with Chinese social media platforms and “offering…
Armani’s China “Pivot” Aimed At Inland Middle Class
Brand Recently Held “One Night Only In Beijing” Fashion Event Armani's "One Night Only in Beijing" event preceded the launch of #ArmaniTweetTalks This week, Giorgio Armani’s “One Night Only in Beijing” event took place at the New Tank in the Chinese capital’s 798 Art District, the largest such fashion happening at that venue. The event…