Chinese celebrities and fashionistas flock Lanvin’s creative director, Alber Elbaz (Image: Divia Harilela) A few weeks ago, I had the privilege of interviewing Lanvin’s creative director, Alber Elbaz, on the eve of his 10th anniversary celebrations in Beijing. Lanvin is one of many fashion houses that are flocking to the Chinese capital – this month alone,…
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Jing Daily Interview: Top Chinese Fashion Designer Guo Pei
“I’m Not Part Of Pop Culture, Although What I Do May Coincide With Pop Culture” Fashion designer Guo Pei Following her recent Chinese Brides exhibition in Beijing and a relaxing vacation in Morocco, Beijing-based fashion designer Guo Pei (郭培) is radiant, sporting a thick mane of glossy wine-red hair and looking right at home in a stunning Issey…
Augmented Reality, Intelligent Mapping: Fashion And Tech Collide In China
Brands Experiment With Dress-Up Gamification, Intelligent Mapping, Augmented Reality Rendering of 360Fashion's "Zone" at CHIC 2013 As China’s young, tech-savvy and mobile-obsessed middle-class consumers develop an interest in fashion, brands are finding that digital marketing via Weibo or WeChat might not be enough to drive shoppers to stores or boost online sales. In tandem with…
Hong Kong Retailer I.T Brings Popular Fashion Festival To Shanghai
i.t. One Of China’s Most Successful Multi-Brand Retailers The i.t Festival at Raffles City in Shanghai Holding the distinction, along with Joyce, as being one of Hong Kong’s most successful and influential multi-brand retailers, since 1988 the fashion group I.T has collected and presented some of the world’s most interesting designers to Chinese fashion lovers…
Guangzhou: No Longer A Third-Rate Luxury Market?
First-Tier City Long Associated With Third-Rate Luxury Market This week, Louis Vuitton opened its largest China flagship at Guangzhou’s Taikoo Hui mall While it may be very much a top-tier city, with an annual GDP of over 1 trillion yuan (US$152 billion) — placing it in an elite group that also includes Beijing and Shanghai…
Is China The Future “France” Of Fashion?
Chanel is dominant in the China market, but could a potential rival be around the corner? (Image: La Bella Mia) Coco Chanel dared to suggest French women wear trousers during a time of great social, economic and political transformation, not unlike what is happening in China today. It makes me wonder – is there a…
Zegna Opens National China Flagship In Second-Tier Shenyang
Shenyang Location Zegna’s Fourth Flagship In China Actors Nicky Wu (2nd right) and Tong Liya (2nd left) attend the grand opening in Shenyang Coming off its 20th anniversary in the China market, this past weekend the premium Italian brand Ermenegildo Zegna held the grand opening of its fourth China flagship — and new national flagship…
Diane von Furstenberg’s China Expansion: “I Love Being Here”
Fourth DVF Location In Mainland China Recently Opened In Beijing Diane Von Furstenberg's "Red Ball" in Shanghai last year Perhaps no Western designer made more direct overtures to the Chinese market over the past few years than Diane von Furstenberg, whose DVF brand currently operates four mainland China locations in Beijing, Shanghai and Chengdu. Though…
Unknown But Ubiquitous, China’s Fashion Elite Take Place At Paris Fashion Week
“Ten Years Ago We Didn’t Have Any Chinese Citizens In Our Industry” Actress Jiang Yuqi at Paris Fashion Week (Image: Abaophoto) Names like Huo Siyan, Li Xiaolu, Wan Baobao and Lin Peng might not rank among the best-known in the global fashion industry, but the presence of these women and other members of the Chinese…
Hugo Boss Launches China Online Store
Follows Zara And Coach In Launching Independent Branded Shop Coming off a tougher 2012 in China, this week Chow Yun Fat-fronted German fashion house Hugo Boss launched its official Chinese online store, following the lead of Coach and Zara in going it alone rather than partnering with a major international e-tailer. Stocking the brand’s full menswear, womenswear…