Luxury Group’s European Sales Rose 19 Percent, Driven By Free-Spending Chinese Travelers Regular price increases will not push a significant number of Chinese consumers to shop at home, at least in the short term Despite massive investment in expansion throughout Asia, particularly in emerging markets like mainland China, major luxury groups continue to find that many Asian…
Eying Mainland China, Balmain Debuts In Hong Kong
New Boutique Opens At Harbour City Balmain at Harbour City (Image: Butterboom) Previously sold only at local multi-brand retailers Lane Crawford, Joyce and Swank, recently the Parisian fashion label Balmain unveiled its first dedicated boutique in Hong Kong. Located at luxury magnet Harbour City — a favorite stop in the city among visiting mainland Chinese…
Hong Kong Retailer JOYCE Launches Romeo Gigli Pop-Up In Venice
Pop-Up Features Photos By Chen Man Romeo Gigli x JOYCE pop-up Following its unveiling in Beijing and Hong Kong last month, Italian designer Romeo Gigli‘s comeback collection for Hong Kong retailer JOYCE hit Venice last week as filmmakers, celebrities and VIPs descended upon the city for its annual film festival. Located at Calle de Ridotto,…
“NO MORE MONO” Exhibition Bursts Non-Sustainable Fashion Bubble
Eco-Friendly Design Brands Team Up For Fashion-Forward Collective No More Mono, Beijing Having moved from Hong Kong to Beijing last spring, eco-friendly fashion brand NEEMIC has joined forces with other design brands like GAR-DE and SARAYUN, launching “NO MORE MONO,” a new collective and exchange-fashion focused exhibition at the Liang Dian Design Center (LDDC) in…
Photos: Swarovski Elements Capsule Collection Hits Shanghai
Last week, Jing Daily took part in a Shanghai gala dinner and launch party marking the launch of the Swarovski Elements “Sparkling Contrasts” capsule footwear collection. For the collection, Swarovski invited 13 high-profile footwear designers and studios to each create two pairs of contrasting yet complementary shoes, presenting the designs as one-of-a-kind works of wearable…
France’s Fashion TV Eyes Chinese Entertainment Industry
A new French-Shanghai-style club to be launched in Shanghai A model poses at the press conference announcing FTV’s new venture in Shanghai Sina reports this week that the French media group Fashion TV (FTV) has teamed up with the Shanghai Kailing Group to build its first “French-Shanghai-style club”, Fashion House. This will mark FTV’s official…
Jing Picks: JOYCE By Romeo Gigli S/S 2013 Collection
Following its first successful partnership with the Italian designer Romeo Gigli last year, which marked Gigli’s triumphant return to the scene, Hong Kong luxury powerhouse JOYCE recently unveiled its second collaboration with the fashion legend. Preceded by an ethereal ad campaign shot by Thomas Devaux, the JOYCE by Romeo Gigli S/S 2013 line features beautifully textured…
The Timing Is Right For Jil Sander’s China Expansion
Minimalist German Label Hopes To Bank On China’s Stealth Wealth Trend Jil Sander’s new Beijing location. (Women’s Wear Daily) As part of a China-heavy global expansion plan, Jil Sander has opened not one, but two flagship stores in China in the month of April. The two stores bring the total number of the brand’s mainland China…
China’s Fashion-Forward Embrace “Low-Key Luxury” Eyewear
Multi-Brand Boutiques, Independent Designers Meeting Niche Demand Coterie, Shanghai (Image: Nuandao) A population of well over 1.3 billion, one of the world’s fastest-growing luxury markets, and a well-publicized “myopia epidemic“: for high-end eyewear brands and designers, China looks like a slam dunk. Driven by the same factors as the multi-brand boutique trend now sweeping through…
Burberry Stands Out As Bright Spot In China Slowdown News
First-Quarter Downshift Leaves Luxe Brands Pondering New Strategies Burberry’s Beijing flagship store, which opened in 2011. (Timothy Coghlan/The Maosuit) This week’s report of China’s surprisingly slow first-quarter GDP growth has left luxury giants such as LVMH grappling with dismaying headlines and decreasing stock prices. Compounding the worries, the news came amidst a general months-long slowdown in China’s luxury market, sparked…