Chinese model Liu Wen in an ad for Louis Vuitton’s Les Foulards D’Artistes artist scarf design collaboration. (Louis Vuitton) Despite discussion that China’s economic growth may be picking up again after several months in slowdown mode, LVMH still posted lower-than-expected sales growth numbers for the third quarter last week that was due in large part…
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Luxury Outlet Malls Lure Chinese Shoppers At Home And Abroad
Click:Anti-aging Beauty Device Brand A rendering of the Wuxi Bailian Outlet Mall. China’s luxury consumers are known for being price conscious, considering the fact that they get roughly two thirds of their goods outside the mainland thanks to its significantly higher luxury prices. With the swelling of China’s middle class and continuation of its economic…
British Heritage Boosts China’s Love For Tweed And Wool
A Topman ad for Harris Tweed. Chinese consumers may have scaled back on flashy luxury items like logo-emblazoned handbags and expensive watches in 2013, but sales of more restrained styles have prompted a boom for luxury tweed and wool industries in China. In the first nine months of 2013 Scottish tweed exports to China rose…
Shanghai Fashion Week: How to Make ‘Made In China’ Great Again
Shanghai Fashion Week has long been regarded as a place for foreign brands to tentatively test the Chinese market, offering luxury fashion houses the opportunity to quietly assess growing demand in the world’s largest market. This season, the event featured more homegrown talent than ever before, including well-acclaimed Chinese brands Angel Chen, Museum of Friendship,…
China’s New Creative Scene Disrupts the Traditional Fashion Industry
In China, emerging luxury brands are shaking up traditional fashion shows, creating ‘story-living’ experiences that strive to build closer connections to their online fashion communities. At the recent Autumn/Winter 18 Shanghai Fashion Week, a number of independent showcasing platforms hosted creative fashion presentations, hoping to attract the interest of China’s young affluent market. The Labelhood platform…
Opinion: What It Takes To Create an “IT Style” for Chinese Millennials
Many luxury fashion houses find it difficult to reconcile what they stand for and what Chinese millennials want. There is a seemingly unsolvable tension between the two: One represents heritage, craftsmanship, and timeless beauty, while the other demands a shopping culture of convenience, speed, and limitless choice. The traditional quality of luxury brands may, on…
Interview: Lane Crawford President Andrew Keith On How To Beat China’s Luxury Slowdown
Lane Crawford President Andrew Keith. (Courtesy Photo) The past three years haven’t been easy for China’s luxury industry, but you might not realize that when talking to Lane Crawford President Andrew Keith. In the midst of a dramatic China growth slowdown for luxury brands and ongoing government corruption crackdown, the Hong Kong-based fashion retailer has…
Is China Finally Coming Around to Chinese Supermodels?
Chinese supermodels have long found themselves adored by international media and ignored in their home country. They’re often derided for having looks that appeal to Western audiences but don’t align with Asian aesthetics. And it’s hard for their personalities to come through on the runway, staring straight as they stride forward with blank faces, where…
China Continues to Drive Burberry’s Sales in the Latest Fiscal Year
Burberry released its preliminary results for the fiscal year 2017, which ended on March 31, showing that China continues to be a source of strength for the British luxury powerhouse. The fashion house is preparing for the arrival of a new chief executive, former Céline CEO Marco Gobbetti, who will take up his post in July. He has…
Ascent Of The Chinese Designer: Huishan Zhang Wins Dorchester
A piece from Huishan Zhang’s Spring 2014 RTW collection. (WWD) The prestigious Dorchester Collection Fashion Prize has named China-born, London-based designer Huishan Zhang this year’s award recipient, marking one of several major awards going to a London-based Chinese designer, and signifying Chinese designers’ growing influence on the global fashion stage. For the award, Zhang competed…