High-End Demand Rising For Everything From Faucets To Handmade Shoes Watermark in Brooklyn has seen rising demand boost exports to China Going against the decades-long trend of lower-priced Chinese imports flooding the US market, a growing number of American manufacturers, fashion brands, leathergoods makers, and family-run wineries are looking to China’s luxury consumer as a…
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Thomas Pink “Made To Order” Event Makes Beijing Debut
Thomas Pink Execs Take Part In Event At Shin Kong Place Thomas Pink debuts “Made to Order” at Shin Kong Place This past weekend, the British high-end shirt-makers Thomas Pink launched an exclusive “Made to Order” event at Beijing’s Shin Kong Place. With senior Thomas Pink execs in attendance, including CEO and global brand director Jonathan Helbron,…
“Culture Chanel” Exhibition To Hit Beijing’s National Art Museum Of China In November
Exhibition Slated For National Art Museum Of China (NAMOC) From November 5 – December 13 Culture Chanel Following its successful run at Shanghai’s Museum of Contemporary Art (MoCA) earlier this year (Jing Daily coverage), the brand-exalting “Culture Chanel” exhibition will hit the National Art Museum of China (NAMOC) in Beijing from November 5th to December 13….
Armani Turns To China For “One Night Only In Beijing” & #ArmaniTweetTalks
“I’ve Always Had A Very Special Relationship With China” Armani's "One Night Only in Beijing" event will precede the launch of #ArmaniTweetTalks This week, Giorgio Armani will be the latest fashion heavyweight to drop into Beijing, stopping by the city to celebrate more than a decade of Armani in China. Coming years after previous China…
Gossip Girl Stars To Inaugurate China’s First Harry Winston Flagship In Shanghai
Actors Ed Westwick & Leighton Meester To Attend Ribbon-Cutting Harry Winston's new China flagship is located at 188 Tai Cang Road On Friday, April 27, luxury jeweler Harry Winston is set to open its largest global flagship in Shanghai, a sprawling 5,800 square meter space in the city’s plush Xintiandi neighborhood. Outfitted with two main…
LONDON show ROOMS Brings Britain’s Rising Fashion Stars Back To HK
British Fashion Council-Supported Event Runs November 6-8 Agi & Sam Returning to Hong Kong for the second year, the British Fashion Council‘s (BFC) LONDON show ROOMS event is set to introduce more of London’s rising design stars to the city’s style set. Taking place at The Space Gallery on 210 Hollywood Road, the showroom has some serious shoes…
What Burberry is Doing Right in China
Click:chinese novel Digital Strategy And Targeted Expansion Lead To Profit Turnaround Burberry’s 2011 Beijing runway show. (Burberry) After initially issuing its September profit warning and then reporting a dramatic turnaround last month, Burberry is back in a big way with its recently reported 20 percent sales growth for the year ending March 31, as well…
In Fashion And Social Media, What Is Hong Kong’s Position?
Part Of Jing Daily’s Coverage Of Social Media Matters, Hong Kong Hong Kong singer G.E.M. performs at Social Media Matters 2012 September is a busy month for both the fashion and social media industries. Coinciding with the launch of major fashion weeks around the world, this month Hong Kong played host to several social media events….
Net-A-Porter Buys Into Crowded, Contentious China Luxury E-Commerce Market
Company To Acquire Shouke Limited From Owner Adrienne Ma Shouke's flash sales include brands like Marni and Shiatzy Chen A little over one year since its establishment by Adrienne Ma — daughter of Joyce Ma, founder of the Hong Kong multi-brand retailer Joyce — the Chinese e-commerce platform Shouke Limited is set to be acquired by…
For Prada, Surge In China Sales Defies Burberry Blues
Prada Posted 60 Percent Surge In Net Profit In First Half Of 2012 Prada store at Qingdao's Hisense Plaza Despite Burberry’s highly publicized difficulties this year, the Greater China luxury market remains a much-needed bright spot for brands like Prada and Hermès, as well as major groups like LVMH and PPR. Amid a broader economic slowdown in…