Independent Designer & Online Boutique Now In Shanghai Elaine & Stanley of The Olive Shoppe (Image: Erica Ji for Jing Daily) With the demands of China’s fashion-forward demographic becoming more diverse, multi-brand boutiques are eagerly stepping in to fill an increasingly lucrative gap in the market. Along with established brick-and-mortar multi-brand stores like Hong Kong’s…
On The Scene: Adornia Fine Jewelry Joins Leading Shanghai Boutique THE VILLA
THE VILLA Known For Exposing Locals To New Brands Sara Villarreal (2nd left) of THE VILLA with Bex and Mo of Adornia (R) One of the leading high-end multi-brand boutiques in Shanghai, since its launch in 2009 THE VILLA has stood on the cutting edge of the burgeoning local fashion scene. As the only point of…
When Marketing To China’s Male Consumers, Don’t Discount Peer Pressure & Vanity
China’s Male Skincare Market Worth Nearly US$1 Billion In Retail Sales Actor Huang Xiaoming is the face of Olay Men Solutions in China Back in 2010, Jing Daily profiled the rise of the “he fashion” (他时尚) trend in China, characterized by a new focus on personal style, skincare and label consciousness among male consumers. Speaking…
Rebecca Minkoff Boosted By Chinese Fashionistas…In Tokyo
Chinese Tourist-Shoppers Continue Spending Spree In South Korea, Japan Rebecca Minkoff has the potential to crack China's affordable luxury market American designer Rebecca Minkoff certainly knows where the balance of power lies in the global luxury market. Since opening a store in Tokyo’s swish Ginza district early last year, Minkoff has targeted the trendsetting, digitally…
China Entering E-Commerce And Mobile “Golden Age.” So Why Are Fashion Brands Lagging?
E-Commerce Presents Opportunity “To Replace Bricks With Clicks” Despite the explosive growth of China’s digital space and e-commerce market, the new Fashion supplement to L2 Think Tank‘s Digital IQ Index: China report finds that most Fashion brands remain slow to adapt to the changing tides of Chinese luxury consumption. Although online apparel sales topped US$50 billion in…
Luxury Retailer Secoo Launches New Philanthropic Effort
Secoo & “Wardrobe Of Love” Cooperate To Benefit Underprivileged Children Secoo teamed up with “Wardrobe of Love” Secoo (寺库), which calls itself one of Asia’s biggest e-luxury platforms, recently teamed up with “Wardrobe of Love“(爱心衣橱), a new philanthropic program lauched by hosts from China Central Television (CCTV) to help underprivileged children. Founded in 2009, Secoo…
J. Crew Partners With Lane Crawford For China Rollout, E-Commerce
American Brand Starting With Online-Only Strategy In Greater China Region Lane Crawford will stock J. Crew collections online and in selected locations One of many mid-range American retailers set to debut or expand in Hong Kong or mainland China this year, this J. Crew announced a new partnership with the Hong Kong-based high-end department store…
Profile: Vogue China “Super-Editor” Angelica Cheung
“She Has Set Out To Educate Chinese Luxury Consumers” This week, NOWNESS profiles Vogue China editor Angelica Cheung, inarguably one of the most influential figures in the Chinese fashion media industry. Under Cheung’s leadership, Vogue China — launched in 2005 — has become one of the magazine’s most popular global editions, adding an additional four…
Longchamp Launches La Maison Canton Road, Exclusive Clutch In Hong Kong
Eighth Hong Kong Location Largest In Asia-Pacific Region La Maison Canton Road Having built up a strong presence since entering Hong Kong back in 1979, this week the French leather and luxury goods maker Longchamp launches its eighth — and by far its largest — location in the city, “La Maison Canton Road.” Located on bustling…
With China Expansion, Prada May Encounter Consumer Limitations
Not All Chinese Consumers Are At Same Stage Of Brand Education Prada store in Hong Kong China is clearly an important market for Prada, as its recent Hong Kong IPO and ambitious expansion plan would attest. The first Italian luxury brand to list in Hong Kong, Prada is looking to more effectively tap China’s growing…