Beginning in New York, global fashion week season is upon us next week. Soon, the world’s top fashionistas will be flocking from New York to London, Milan, and Paris to attend a dizzying array of runway shows in each style capital. Although still a minority at these top global four, an elite group of Chinese…
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Guo Pei Closes Paris Couture Week with Opulent Ode to Imperial China
A look from Guo Pei’s spring/summer 2016 couture collection. (Brandie Raasch) “I am here to show love and respect to Paris’s history of couture,” said Guo Pei, backstage at her first Paris Couture Week show surrounded by models—just one of them Chinese, wearing an iceberg-white wig. The Chinese couturier who is a national treasure at…
Shanghai Fashion Week Attracts Major Buyers in Search of ‘Cutting-Edge’ Design
Momo Wang of Musuem of Friendship (pictured center) at her Tube presentation. (Courtesy Photo) International buyers who offered high praise to the quality and scope of the Spring/Summer 16 edition of Shanghai Fashion Week returned this season to an even more diverse range of events, domestic designers and international brands, and streamlined showrooms. “It was…
Brooks Brothers Pushes Presentation, not Product, in Shanghai
American brand Brooks Brothers celebrated its 200th year with events in Shanghai this week including a store opening at the HKRI Taikoo Hui complex on West Nanjing Road, a runway show scored by a live orchestra, and celebrity appearances. The pomp overshadowed the clothes themselves, which remained true to the brand’s relentless accessibility, invariably buttoned…
Dior Taps Chengdu’s Growing Fashion Clout For Exhibit Debut
Dior’s new traveling exhibition in China will feature miniature versions of haute couture, such as this dress that Jennifer Lawrence wore to the 2013 Academy Awards ceremony. (Dior) As a growing number of fashion and luxury brands opt to hold exhibits in China in hopes of boosting their brand image with increasingly sophisticated Chinese consumers,…
Kering Kicks Puma to Shareholders to Focus on Luxury
The French conglomerate that owns Gucci and Alexander McQueen plans to divest itself of German sportswear brand Puma. Kering currently owns 86 percent of Puma shares, but has announced a decision to distribute 70 percent of the company to its shareholders, retaining just 16 percent. To go ahead, the proposal must first be approved at…
These Chinese Designers Are Turning Waste into Luxury Fashion
Four fashion designers from Greater China were named among the EcoChic Design Award 2017’s 24 semi-finalists, which were announced early this week. Xia Meng Si, Hung Wei-Yu, and Sung Yi Hsuan, all currently studying or working in mainland China, and Gao Qingzi from Hong Kong, were chosen for their abilities in applying sustainable practices to…
Interview: British Designer Rupert Sanderson Cracks China
The Rupert Sanderson flagship at Shanghai ifc Mall. (Rupert Sanderson) Since debuting in Hong Kong in 2010 and mainland China this May, British footwear and accessories label Rupert Sanderson has been hard at work cracking a market not traditionally associated with understated luxury. Boasting a loyal fan base of A-list celebrities and over 100 points…
Mulberry Banks on Yang Mi’s Star Power as It Expands in China
Yang Mi with Mulberry CEO Thierry Andretta. (Courtesy Photo) Mulberry is seeking to gain momentum in the Chinese market after posting slow global sales growth in the 10 weeks ending in June. With just a 1 percent rise in like-for-like sales, the British luxury leather brand failed to capitalize on the revival in Chinese consumer…
Burberry CEO: China’s Slowdown ‘The New Normal’
In an interview with CNBC after Burberry’s Prorsum Spring/Summer 2014 runway show, Angela Ahrendts, CEO of Burberry, weighed in with her thoughts on the company’s recovery from China’s slowdown and crackdown on luxury gifting. “It’s the new normal and we’ve budgeted for it,” she says of the current market conditions. In the video embedded above, she also…