Government Pushing Support Of Local Brands To Compete With International Giants NE-TIGER founder Zhang Zhifeng recently claimed “the only high-end Chinese brand is mine.” Following the release of the Chinese government’s 12th five-year plan, which prominently advocates the nurturing of domestic Chinese brands that can compete on a global level and move up the value chain, we’ve…
Category: Fashion
Coach Set For China E-Commerce Launch: Is It A Game-Changer?
E-Commerce “Soft Opens” As Brand Launches Official WeChat Account Coach soft-launched its e-commerce functionality on November 1 Following recent entrants to China’s fast-growing — yet crowded and largely untested — e-commerce market, among them Ferragamo, Zara, J. Crew, and Yoox, today American “affordable luxury” brand Coach made final moves to launch its long-discussed official China online store. Built completely in-house, the new…
Following Shanghai & Beijing, “Culture Chanel” To Hit Guangzhou
Third Installment To Take Place At Zaha Hadid-Designed Opera House Guangzhou Opera House by Zaha Hadid The traveling Culture Chanel exhibition, which swept through Shanghai in early 2011 and the National Art Museum of China (NAMoC) in Beijing last November, is set to make its third China pit-stop at Guangzhou’s Zaha Hadid-designed opera house. Running from January 16 through…
What Could French Label Cacharel’s New Chinese Artistic Directors Bring To The Table?
Liu Ling And Sun Dawei To Manage Womenswear, Menswear, Children’s Clothing And Accessories Liu and Sun launched their own label, Belle Ninon in 2009 Women’s Wear Daily reports this week that the French fashion house Cacharel has appointed the Paris-based Chinese designers Liu Ling and Sun Dawei as the new artistic directors for its accessories…
China’s Menswear Market (Quietly) Booming
Driven By Male Consumers, Calvin Klein Expects To Maintain 50 Percent Growth In 2012 Home-grown Chinese menswear brand Sundance hopes to move up the value chain As some of the more ambitious home-grown Chinese menswear brands start to look overseas for new markets, international brands are finding ever greater success in China. Though fashion consumption…
Social Media Week HK: New Membership Models Could Crack China Luxury Market
Cosmetic Membership Concept Glamabox, Culinary Concept Gourmei Finding Fans Wine sellers may soon experiment with curated membership models in the mold of Glamabox and others This week, Jing Daily is taking part in several events during the ongoing Social Media Week Hong Kong, which consists of panels, workshops and activities throughout the city. Yesterday,…
Which Luxury Brands Will Benefit From China’s “Savvy” Shoppers?
Escada Survey Found Willingness To Buy Fakes Fell From 31% In 2008 To 12% In 2010 Logo-light brands like Proenza Schouler may attract the attention of more sophisticated Chinese shoppers This week, the FT writes that a renewed push to drive domestic consumption in China is creating a new generation of increasingly savvy and demanding…
Q&A: Charles Wang Of Avant-Garde Beijing Boutique, Dong Liang
Boutique In Wudaoying Hutong Exclusively Stocks Pieces By Chinese Designers In recent years, a new fashion revolution has taken hold in China as a surge of avant-garde boutiques have opened in fashion-conscious cities like Beijing, Shanghai and Guangzhou. Harnessing popular digital platforms like Sina Weibo and Douban, some of these small concept stores have managed…
Dior Launches New Shanghai Boutique With Runway Show
Renovated Location Includes 327 Sq. Meter Women’s Store And 122 Sq. Meter Men’s Store Dior's Jerome Baudy (L) and Andrew Wu (R) with actor Dou Xiao and actress Dong Jie (second right) Last weekend, Dior marked the opening of its newly renovated location at Shanghai’s IFC mall with an exclusive fashion show and grand opening…
Brioni Doubles Down On China’s Menswear Market
Italian Brand Expanding Rapidly Via Monobrand Stores Brioni Suzhou PPR-owned Italian menswear and accessories brand Brioni still sees gold in China’s evolving luxury market, having nearly doubled its locations in the country over the course of this year. Coming on the heels of its grand openings in Wuhan, Guangzhou, Shenyang and Hangzhou earlier this year,…