Burberry’s special-edition scarf for Chinese New Year. When the Chinese Year of the Horse came around last year, British luxury brand Burberry had it made. Since the label’s own logo bears the majestic creature, it launched a collection of special-edition holiday gift items and gold gift boxes emblazoned with its emblem. Now that we’re in gift-giving…
Category: Fashion
JD.com Looks to Post-Brexit UK for Cross-Border Fashion Sales
As foreign luxury brands remain a lucrative target for China’s top e-commerce platforms, B2C online retailer JD.com continues its push to attract fashion labels abroad with a current focus on British companies. During London Fashion Week earlier this month, the brand staged its third international runway show following similar presentations at New York and Milan’s…
Luxury Watch and Jewelry Brands Jump on China E-Commerce Bandwagon
Cartier’s Chinese online shop. This article was published earlier in our weekly newsletter. Sign up through our “Newsletter Sign Up” box on the right. While many high-end brands remain wary of selling their items online for fear of diluting their image, a growing number of watch and jewelry labels are diving into China’s booming e-commerce…
Chinese Blogger Peter Xu Brings Us Baselworld’s Hottest China Trends
Guests arrive at Baselworld 2014 in Basel, Switzerland. (Baselworld) After a frenzied week of new model unveilings by many of the world’s top luxury watch companies, the massive watch and jewelry trade show Baselworld wraps up tomorrow in Basel, Switzerland. Although Swiss watch exports to China declined last year, “all eyes were on Hong Kong…
Chinese Design Student Accuses Viktor & Rolf of Copying His Work
A Chinese fashion student has accused fashion brand Viktor & Rolf, which debuted its 2017 Autumn/Winter Haute Couture collection in Paris last week, of copying his designs. Zhou Tong (Terrence, in English), who studies at the Parsons School of Design in New York, took to Instagram on July 7 to make his claim. He posted…
10 Corso Como Gears Up For Beijing Launch This Fall
A sketch of 10 Corso Como’s Beijing location, which is set to open this fall. (10 Corso Como) As multibrand luxury shopping centers proliferate across China, Italian department store 10 Corso Como’s second mainland location is launching this fall in Beijing with a focus on offering shoppers a high-end lifestyle concept experience. One year after…
Chinese Design Watch: Q&A with Shao Yen Chen on his Austria-Inspired London Fashion Week Collection
A look from Shao Yen’s F/W 15 collection. (Courtesy Photo) Out of the top four major global fashion weeks, London Fashion Week tends to feature the most emerging Chinese design talent—which is likely due to the large number of Chinese design students studying at the prestigious Central Saint Martins. One designer that caught our eye…
Chinese Designers Follow Alexander McQueen With Swarovski Collaboration
Backstage looks from Huishan Zhang’s S/S 2015 collection featuring Swarovski crystals. (Courtesy Photo) Following in the footsteps of Alexander McQueen, top Chinese designers Masha Ma and Huishan Zhang teamed up with Swarovski for their spring/summer 2015 collections as part of the jeweler’s program to support emerging designers. Joining the official lineups of London Fashion Week…
IMG Fashion’s Tencent Partnership Aims To Boost Fashion Week China Exposure
A show by designer Camilla at Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week in Australia. (Flickr/Eva Rinaldi) Designers presenting at the world’s top fashion weeks may not want to give up their runway slots in places like London and Milan, but they’re increasingly working to find ways to expose Chinese consumers to their high-profile fashion shows. While this can…
Shiseido CEO Masahiko Uotani on Japanese Beauty Brands Going Global
Editor’s note: Martin Moodie at our content partner The Moodie Davitt Report spoke to Shiseido CEO Masahiko Uotani about catering to Chinese consumers, empowering his domestic employees, and more. Uotani-san, it’s been a year since we last talked. Let’s start with an overview of the beauty industry globally. How are things looking from where you stand? Industry-wise it is…