Price Tags Remain Significantly Higher In China, Despite Rising Yuan Regular price increases will not push a significant number of Chinese consumers to shop at home, at least in the short term The yawning price gap between luxury goods sold in China and Europe has hit record highs, turning into quite the chronic headache for…
Shanghai Tang Previews New Collection On Pinterest
China Sales Rising, As Brand Pushes Global Campaigns Though China has no shortage of Pinterest clones, from Mogujie to Meilishuo and Fa Xian, the Richemont-owned, Hong Kong-based brand Shanghai Tang decided to go with the original to preview its S/S 2013 collection. Along with men’s and women’s lookbook boards, the brand’s official Pinterest page includes the…
lab concept x American Apparel Pop-Up Launches In Hong Kong
Lucky Draw Giveaways Include Lady Gaga Tickets, Trip To Los Angeles lab concept x American Apparel This week, Hong Kong retailer Lane Crawford rolls out its second partnership with American Apparel, a special pop-up space selling a range of best-selling basics, at the sprawling “lab concept” space in Admiralty’s Queensway Plaza. Having opened in stages, Lane…
In Photos: Shang Xia “A Parcel From Nature” Exhibition
Hermès-Linked Chinese Luxury Brand’s Second “Culture Object” Exhibition "A Parcel from Nature," Shang Xia's second Culture Object exhibition This week, members of the Jing Daily team attended the launch event of Shang Xia’s second annual Culture Object exhibition, “A Parcel From Nature.” On show in the atrium at Hong Kong Plaza Shanghai through May 8,…
Student-Run Fashion Label, RafflesPrivato, Makes China Debut In Shanghai
Brand Aims To Present Home-Grown Design To Wider Audience RafflesPrivato inaugural China boutique After a successful showing at this April’s Shanghai Fashion Week, RafflesPrivato, the first fashion label designed and run by design students, recently launched its inaugural China boutique at Xintiandi Style mall in Shanghai. Established last year by students and faculty from Singapore’s…
Milan, Paris, New York…Songjiang? Shanghai Plans Massive “Fashion Silicon Valley”
City Looking To Build “World-Class Creative Design Cluster & New Chinese Fashion Landmark” “Fashion Silicon Valley” will be cover around 2,000 acres when complete This week, at the otherwise not-very-newsworthy Seventh annual Asian Color Forum (第七届亚洲色彩论坛) in Shanghai, one interesting item managed to come to light. According to the Shanghai Evening News, over the next…
Judy Hua: “The Work Of Chinese Fashion Designers Naturally Conveys The Spirit Of China”
Shanghai-Based Hua Has Worked With Chinese Artists Like Zhou Chunya, Yue Minjun, Ding Yi Pieces from Judy Hua’s S/S 2012 collection (Image: Forbes China) Since establishing her eponymous fashion label in 2004, Shanghai designer Judy Hua (华娟) has gradually built up a respectable following as one of the city’s most promising home-grown talents. After getting…
Details Emerge About Shang Xia’s Upcoming Paris Boutique, New China Exhibitions
Location Slated For Rue de Sèvres Shang Xia's first boutique in Shanghai One of the standouts in China’s nascent home-grown luxury industry and a Jing Daily favorite, Shanghai-based Shang Xia is currently at work preparing its first international location (and second overall) in Paris. Slated to open about 200 meters away from the mammoth Rue…
With Tastes Changing, Understated Luxury Stands To Gain In China
More Seasoned Luxury Buyers Moving Towards “Logo-Lite” Brands Maison Martin Margiela's first Beijing boutique opened last year With more Chinese luxury consumers, particularly seasoned “veterans” in Shanghai and Beijing, moving beyond logo-heavy brands and towards less ostentatious niche brands heavy on heritage, craftsmanship and exclusivity, a window is opening in the country for understated labels….
On Task From Luxury Brands, Hunt Is On For China’s Next Supermodel (Video)
Liu Wen Currently One Of World’s Most Sought-After Models Givenchy Spring 2011 With Chinese supermodels like Liu Wen, Fei Fei Sun, Jing Ma, Ming Xi, Lily Zhi and Sui He gliding effortlessly from catwalks in Beijing and Shanghai to New York, Paris and Milan, the hunt is on for model agencies to discover “China’s Next…