Mainland Chinese Account For 20% Of Brand’s Sales, Up From 3% In 2009 The Shanghai Tang Mansion opened earlier this year in Hong KongAs Jing Daily pointed out earlier this month, lower luxury sales growth over the course of 2012 has been anything but uniform for major high-end brands, with the likes of Hermès, Dior…
Jing Profile: China’s New Breed Of Fashion Icons
China’s A-List Fashion Members Steadily Growing The ongoing appeal by the fashion and luxury industries to China’s wealthy consumers has begun to manifest in new ways, as some budding Chinese fashion icons have begun to step up to the global fashion stage. More noticeable over the course of this year’s Fashion Week coverage, an expanding…
Taiwanese Designer Apu Jan Kicks Off London Fashion Week Fashion Scout
Muted Graphic Prints, Soft Tailoring, And A Simple Aesthetic Apu Jan A/W 13 (Image: Alessa Beatriz) A recent graduate of the Royal College of Art, London-based Taiwanese designer Apu Jan has already caught the eye of several editors and shown up on the radar as a name to watch. This week, Jan kicked off the…
Eco-Friendly Designer Janko Lam Creates “Salvage Chic”
Hainan-Born, Hong Kong-Based Designer Won 2011 Ecochic Design Award Janko Lam receives the 2011 Ecochic Design Award Though the fashion industry in China is more often associated with excess than eco-friendliness, Hainan-born, Hong Kong-based designer Janko Lam is showing that recycling can be chic. Winner of last year’s Ecochic Design Award in Hong Kong, for which she…
Second-Tier Spotlight: Kunming Quietly Becoming A Luxury Brand Magnet
Louis Vuitton’s Gingko Center Flagship Is Largest In Southwest China Louis Vuitton’s new Kunming flagship will be its largest in southwest China Jing Daily’s ongoing “Second-Tier Spotlight” series looks at some of the key trends shaping China’s provincial capitals, often referred to as the country’s “second-tier” cities. Previously in the series, we’ve highlighted Xi’an’s…
Home-Grown Designers Shine At China Fashion Week S/S 2012
China Fashion Week Launched This Week As Jing Daily reported earlier this week, Mercedes-Benz China Fashion Week S/S 2012 is currently in full swing, with 50 fashion brands and agencies, more than 40 fashion designers and 180 design graduates expected to take part in the 10-day event. So far, who have been some of the…
Jing Picks: Tangram Collection #2
This month, Hong Kong-based womenswear and accessories label Tangram, the brainchild of husband-and-wife team Paola Sinisterra (Jing Daily interview) and Ignacio Garcia, released their highly anticipated second collection. Since launching last year, Tangram has established itself as one of the city’s most promising new labels, offering fresh, vividly colored and unique designs that have found new…
China Gives First-Quarter Boost To Slowing Hermès Growth
Click:Journal DIY Set Despite Lagging Demand For Watches, China Remains Brand’s Highest Growth Region Chinese shoppers wait outside an Hermès store in Hong Kong. (Bon Brand) In the midst of a global economic slowdown and unfavorable currency effects in Europe, French luxury goods company Hermès reported today that China’s market was its most dynamic area…
Second-Tier Spotlight: Hangzhou’s Rapidly Evolving Luxury Market
Hangzhou Residents Go From “Fake Foreign” Brands To Top-of-the-Line In One Decade Hangzhou’s largest shopping mall, MixC, opened last spring Previously in Jing Daily’s “Second-Tier Spotlight” series, we’ve looked at some of the major trends shaping China’s provincial capitals, more commonly referred to as “second-tier” cities. While many observers of mainland China’s consumer market focus…
Fan Bingbing’s Global Glamour Boosts Luxury Brands at Cannes
Chinese Mega-Star Gives Red-Carpet Lift to LV, Chopard, L’Oreal Fan Bingbing wears a Louis Vuitton gown to the Opening Ceremony of the Cannes Film Festival. Fan Bingbing has been turning heads all week at Cannes Film Festival as she shows off her style to a global audience while simultaneously officially promoting L’Oreal and Chopard. In…