Luxury Shoppers In Eastern Chinese City Younger Than National Average He Yi Avenue Shopping Center Jing Daily’s Second-Tier Spotlight” series looks at some of the key trends shaping China’s provincial capitals, often referred to as the country’s “second-tier” cities. Previously in the series, we’ve highlighted Xi’an’s surprisingly young luxury consumers, a “Goldfinger”-worthy publicity stunt in Changsha, jade…
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Fashion (In The) Capital: JOYCE Launches Second Beijing Location
Leading Hong Kong Avant-Garde Fashion Retailer Hits Shin Kong Place JOYCE Shin Kong Place Coming one year after the launch of its first Beijing flagship store at China World Mall, Hong Kong fashion powerhouse JOYCE recently launched its second location in the Chinese capital at Shin Kong Place. Mirroring the same multi-brand concept seen at…
Brand To Watch: Ground Zero
Hong Kong-Based Brand Recently Showed At Paris Fashion Week Ground Zero F/W 2013-14 Founded in 2003 by brothers Phillip and Eri Chu, the Hong Kong fashion label Ground Zero has steadily gained exposure and accolades worldwide, with the duo recently showing their second collection at Paris Fashion Week. Initially coming to the attention of Hong Kong…
Will China’s E-Commerce Market See An Industry Shakeout In 2012?
Industry Expecting To Surpass 750 Billion Yuan (US$118 Billion) This Year Taobao’s T-Mall is increasing its luxury offerings Although China’s e-commerce market continues to gain strength, with 173 million Chinese currently shopping online and the industry projected to surpass 750 billion yuan (US$118 billion) in gross merchandise value this year, an increasingly crowded playing field and…
Shanghai Scene: Avant-Garde Boutique ALTER Celebrates Second Anniversary
Multi-Brand Boutique Stocks Designers Ranging From Jason Wu To Simone Rocha Overseen by specially made scarecrow mannequins, fashion lovers in Shanghai recently packed into the independent multi-brand boutique Alter (Jing Daily interview) to celebrate the store’s second anniversary. DJed by store owner Sonja, the invitation-only runway show and after-party — the timing of which coincided…
Dior Caps Successful 2011 With Grand Opening Of New Beijing Flagship, Lady Dior Exhibition
Wrapping Up A Busy Year In China With Fashion Show, “Lady Dior As Seen By” Exhibition Bernard Arnault, Maggie Cheung and other VIPs cut the ribbon French fashion giant Dior has had a very busy year in China. In May, the brand brought a traveling multimedia exhibition to Shanghai, featuring interpretations of the classic Lady Dior…
Asia’s Next Design Hub: The Battle For Leadership
World Runway 2011 in Singapore Flight TR2967 to Singapore. I am on my way to Blueprint, the first large-scale designer trade show in Southeast Asia. Part of the Singapore Fashion Festival, Blueprint was launched two years ago with the support of multiple local government offices. As for my involvement this year, I’ve got several meetings…
Brand To Watch: Nisiss
Hailing from Zhuhai, over the past several years the Chinese fashion label Nisiss has gradually established itself as one of the more interesting domestic brands to watch. Known for its stripped-down approach to fashion and eye-popping price tags, Nisiss currently operates boutiques in some of the country’s leading shopping hotspots, among them Xintiandi Style in Shanghai,…
Shiatzy Chen CEO, Harry Wang: “The Chinese Customer Wants To Buy Western Things From Western Brands”
Taiwanese Fashion House Plans To Open 100 Mainland China Locations By 2020 Taiwan’s Shiatzy Chen is trying to position itself as one of Asia’s top premium fashion houses (Image: PR) The Business of Fashion speaks this week to Harry Wang, CEO of the Taiwanese fashion house Shiatzy Chen. Founded in 1978 by designer Wang Chen…
Are Westerners Ready To Accept A “Made In China” Luxury Brand? (Video)
Shang Xia, Qeelin, Zhaoyi, Shanghai VIVE Strive To Become Household Names Though foreign brands have dominated the China luxury market since its first stirrings in the early 1980s, in recent years domestic brands have appeared on the scene, intent on leveraging their understanding of traditional Chinese craftsmanship, cultural cues and aesthetics to create “luxury, made…