Dallas-Based High-End Retailer Currently Has 42 Stores Off to China? As major luxury brands continue to open new locations throughout the Chinese interior, another trend that appears to be picking up steam in the country’s larger cities is the spread of multi-brand luxury retailers. In recent years, venerable Hong Kong names like JOYCE and Lane…
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Jing Picks: Spring Collections And Emerging Designers On Our Radar
A roundup of new collections and designers on our radar, including Vega Zaishi Wang, b+ab, and Renli Su. On Our Radar: London-based Chinese Designer Renli Su Emerging Chinese fashion designer Renli Su is catching the attention of Londoners (and fashion media) with her fresh take on approach and form. A graduate of the prestigious China Central…
Hong Huang: “We’ve Been Brainwashed By Luxury”
Hong Founded Brand New China (BNC) In 2010 Brand New China, Beijing Since founding her Beijing multi-brand boutique Brand New China (BNC) in 2010, highly influential Chinese media figure, publisher, and blogger Hong Huang has become one of the country’s top advocates for home-grown fashion design, promoting up-and-coming names through in-house collections and collaborations. (As well as…
China News Roundup: G.O.D. Taunts D&G, Jackie Chan Jets, Grey Goose Says “I Do” In Beijing
HK Brand Goods Of Desire (G.O.D.) Satirizes D&G’s Recent PR Disaster A roundup of news coming out of China this week, from one Hong Kong retailer’s response to D&G’s photo fiasco to Jackie Chan’s role in building Embraer’s brand and Grey Goose’s big-screen debut in Beijing. Hong Kong Retailer G.O.D. Welcomes Photographers In D&G Send-Up…
Report: European Luxury Handbags Dominate In China
China Accounts For 3rd-Largest Volume Of Luxury Handbag Searches China is the third-largest country in terms of luxury handbag search volume This week, the Digital Luxury Group (DLG) and the Luxury Society published the 2012 WorldHandbagReport, analyzing over 120 luxury handbag brands in 10 of the world’s top luxury markets, including Brazil, China, France, Germany, India, Italy,…
Four Things To Know About China’s Luxury E-Commerce Market
Brands Should Tap Luxury-Hungry Second-Tier Consumers Expected to become the world’s largest by 2015, China’s luxury e-commerce market is becoming as profitable as it is overcrowded. But how are consumer attitudes changing and adapting to the growth of online retail? Recently, the China E-Commerce Research Center (中国电子商务研究中心) released a survey of 1,762 potential online luxury shoppers…
China’s Luxury Market All About “Stealth Wealth” In 2013
Bottega Veneta, Loewe Likely To Gain From Changing Demand Bottega Veneta is expanding quickly into second-tier cities 2012 was, to say the least, a turbulent year in China’s red-hot luxury market, with Chinese buyers showing more restraint in their luxury spending and several high-end watch and wine brands recording a drop in sales. Owing to…
Shanghai Tang Gets Charitable With “Save China’s Tigers” Collection
Brand Has Collaborated With Tiger Charity Since 2008 Boys' Polo (US$86) Get ready to coo over Hong Kong-bred, Richemont-owned luxury brand Shanghai Tang’s newest furry additions: Shang Yi (尚逸) and Tang Yi (瑭逸), two male tiger cubs Shanghai Tang recently adopted to continue its commitment to the Save China’s Tigers charity organization. Since 2008, Shanghai Tang has…
China In Paris Showroom 2012 Launches At Salons France-Amériques
More Chinese Designers Going International China in Paris opening ceremony Taking place during Paris Fashion Week for the third year running, last night the China In Paris showroom 2012 launched at Salons France-Amériques in the French capital. Jointly organized by the China National Garment Association (CNGA) and Fashion in Life, China in Paris 2012 again…
Online Scandals: Good Or Bad For Luxury Brands In China?
Brands May See Sales Bumps From Online Scandals, But At What Cost? Guo Meimei shows off her luxury handbags (Image: Sina Weibo) Conspicuous consumption may be very slowly going the way of the dodo among China’s more sophisticated luxury consumers as disdain towards overt extravagance grows in major urban centers, but that hasn’t stopped some…