Tommy Hilfiger’s fashion show in Beijing. (Weibo/Tommy Hilfiger) This week, U.S. fashion brand Tommy Hilfiger launched an event in Beijing celebrating 30 years in the business, coinciding with the opening of the brand’s largest store in China. This marked the first time the brand had also held a seasonal runway show launch outside of the…
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A Colorful Mind: In The Studio With Shanghai’s Crochet Queen Celia Bernardo
Celia B.’s vibrant designs. (Erica Ji) “China” and “design” are today’s two hottest keywords. While more and more Chinese designers are seeking to shine on the international stage, many Western designers have decided to set foot in Asia, choosing China to embark on their journeys to build their independent design careers. When it comes to…
3 Generations of Chinese Women Under One Fashion Roof
China’s First Lady Peng Liyuan received worldwide attention when she was spotted wearing Chinese label Exception, a brand popular with an older generation of Chinese women. Westerners studying the fashion preferences of Chinese women invariably report their penchant for rich ornamentation, like sequins, pearls, and embroidery, and disinterest in minimalism. The preference for cuteness is…
Chinese Consumers Are Driving the High-End Athleisure Market, Which Is Poised to Overtake Luxury by 2020
Maia Active founder Lisa Ou remembers a time in China, just five years ago, when exercising was an all-out event. Getting a workout meant buying all the right gear, piling into a Jeep and driving to the side of a mountain and doing a day-long hike. It also meant big-name, all-encompassing sports brands, like Nike…
Hung Huang in Exclusive Interview: ‘The Day Will Come’ for Chinese Designers
China Interactive Media Group CEO and iLook Editor-in-Chief Hung Huang. (Courtesy Photo) If there’s one person to turn to if you want to learn the straight facts about China’s fashion industry, it’s media mogul Hung Huang. As the CEO of China Interactive Media Group and editor-in-chief of fashion magazine iLook, the publisher, book author, blogger,…
Move Over, Williamsburg: Beijing’s Gulou New Hipster Hotspot For New York Times
The New York Times gets a lot of flack for its multitude of articles profiling various trendy neighborhoods of Brooklyn years after they’ve turned cool, but its search of the next hipster paradise has now officially gone global with a focus on Beijing’s Gulou area. While Chaoyang is known more for wealthier areas and expat enclaves,…
Shanghai’s Sneaker King Kim of KIROIC ‘Grows Up’ With Kinkle Workshop
A sampling of Kim’s shoe designs. (Erica Ji) Shoe designer Kim is no stranger to international joint projects: his first collaboration with Korean menswear designer brand Juun J. was well-received by both boutiques and the international media, his collaboration with Chinese fashion icon Wyman Wong on a line of embroidered geometric-soled shoes was popular globally,…
Chinese Designer Guo Pei Invited to Host Haute Couture Show in Paris
Chinese haute couturier Guo Pei is set to host a runway show at the Paris Haute Couture Fashion Week from July 2-6, according to a temporary schedule released on the federation’s official website. As the queen of haute couture design in China, Guo Pei is also the only invited Chinese designer to the event (invitations are…
Marimekko’s Flower-Filled Designs Spring To Life In Shanghai
Marimekko’s new store in Shanghai. (Erica Ji) In early August, Finnish design house Marimekko opened its Shanghai store at the IAPM mall, one month after the opening of its first mainland China store in Beijing. The brand invited press to the new store in Shanghai for a preview of its 2013 Fall/Winter interior décor collection,…
Savile Row Savior: Gieves & Hawkes Plots Epic Comeback with Help from Hong Kong Retail Group
An ad for Gieves & Hawkes posted on the brand’s Weibo. (Courtesy Photo) It’s been almost three years since Hong Kong-based retail group Trinity bought Savile Row tailors Gieves & Hawkes in May 2012 for an initial £32.5 million (US$50 million). Figures after the acquisition reported the British brand accounted for 20 percent of Trinity’s total…