Crackdowns on corruption and ostentation by a government uneasy about China’s growing inequalities have dampened consumers’ appetites for conspicuous logos and dazzling jewelry. Concealed beneath their clothes, however, lingerie has become a means for women to indulge in unmitigated luxury. Euromonitor predicts that China’s underwear retail market will reach $33 billion by 2020 as consumers spend more on…
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Why a Leading Luxury E-Commerce Platform Is Pivoting to Chinese Designers
Chinese e-tailer Secoo is broadening its definition of luxury in hopes of standing out in the competitive high-end e-commerce sector in China. At the upcoming Shanghai Fashion Week, which takes place this season from March 28 to April 3, Secoo is collaborating with organizers the Shanghai Textile Group to create a channel on its platform for…
Chinese Fashion Designer Spotlight: Niro Wang
A look from Niro Wang’s Spring/Summer 2016 collection at London Fashion Week. (Courtesy Photo) Inspired by freedom of movement thanks to his time as a dancer, Niro Wang is making his mark on London with one of the world’s oldest fabrics. Wang’s linen-focused collection caught the attention of the fashion world with his runway show…
Yang Li Heralds Design’s Global Generation At Paris Fashion Week
Showing his fifth collection on September 27 at Paris Fashion Week, 25-year-old designer Yang Li represents the rise of a generation of young China-born designers based in the world’s fashion capitals, such as London and Paris. Born in Beijing, raised in Australia, and educated at Central Saint Martins in London, Yang’s global background and…
Fashion Pioneer Helen Lee Reflects On Decade Of Design In China
Helen Lee. (Erica Ji) Ten years ago, Chinese fashion designer Helen Lee founded insh, a brand aimed at expressing the spirit of Shanghai, and was invited to attend the first Shanghai Fashion Week. Today, her namesake brand Helen Lee, which delivers a modern metropolis style, has transformed into a Shanghai Fashion Week focal point. This…
China’s Fashion Lovers Embrace Local Traditions for Style Made ‘With Heart’
Click:全国楼凤论坛 Tucked away in a Beijing alleyway, the artsy studio and boutique of fashion designer Kathrin von Rechenberg stands out in a city filled with shiny new malls and mega-brand flagships. Her intricate, contemporary silk pieces in earthy colors are created using a fabric-dyeing technique which dates back to the Ming dynasty called xiangyunxia, or…
Chinese Fashion Dazzles New York Fashion Week At Charity Gala
Fashion designer Vivienne Tam, the honoree of the night. In an event which brought the fashion world together to celebrate the success and development of the Chinese fashion industry, the China Beauty Charity Fund (CBCF) hosted its China Fashion Night Gala on September 6 at the Pierre Hotel. In addition to honoring Chinese fashion pioneer…
Chinese Model On The Rise: Ming Xi
If there was one model who commanded the global fashion world spotlight over the past week, it was Chinese model Ming Xi. The darling of fashion label Michael Kors, she walked the runway at the label’s recent Shanghai extravaganza with Miranda Kerr and Rosie Huntington-Whiteley, which highlighted her current rapid ascent toward veritable supermodel status….
Here Are the Top Tactics Chinese Lingerie Start-Ups Use to Win Over Millennials
With Victoria’s Secret set to launch its next fashion show in Shanghai in November, the American giant of intimate apparel is creating loads of buzz and taking advantage of the Chinese lingerie market’s rapid rise (in 2016, it saw a 20-percent increase year over year) and its colossal potential. But the American brand, which is…
Peng Liyuan’s Lauded Style Delivers ‘Glory For The Motherland’
Since her debut arrival in Moscow with her husband Xi Jinping in March, China First Lady Peng Liyuan has made waves online every time she has stepped off a plane. Now, she has China’s netizens buzzing once again after being honored in Vanity Fair’s 2013 International Best-Dressed List. Overall, Weibo users’ responses to the news were overwhelmingly positive. A…