A look from Masha Ma’s S/S 15 collection. (Courtesy Photo) “In terms of Chinese fashion designers, I don’t see the growth here yet,” said Vogue Editor-in-Chief Anna Wintour while in Beijing last week promoting the upcoming Met Gala’s China theme. Although Chinese fashion isn’t currently on her radar, she remains optimistic about its future: “I’m sure within…
UK Trade Show Organizer ITE Sets Sights On Asia With Stake In The Hub
The entrance hall of Hong Kong trade show The Hub. (The Hub) UK trade show organizer ITE Moda has purchased of a 20 percent stake in Hong Kong trade show The Hub, an invitation-only event which helps niche fashion labels gain a foothold in the Asia market. The show’s owner, Entrepot Asia, made the sale…
The Met’s Andrew Bolton on Fashion’s China Fixation and Fantasy
A gown by designer Guo Pei at the Costume Institute’s new exhibit, “China: Through the Looking Glass.” (Cheryl Zhao/Jing Daily) While media coverage of this year’s Met Gala focused mainly on the attention-grabbing couture worn by top celebrities like Kim Kardashian, Beyoncé, and Rihanna (and Chinese media closely followed Chinese celebrities), the true star of the…
Interview: Victoria Beckham Talks China, Fashion, and Hong Kong Store Plans
Victoria Beckham (L) sits on the judging panel at the International Woolmark Prize finals in Beijing next to Vogue Italia Editor-in-Chief Franca Sozzani (R). (Courtesy Photo) Whether promoting her eponymous fashion label, attending philanthropic events, or scouting out her next store location, fashion designer Victoria Beckham seems to be one of China’s most frequent celebrity…
Asian American Fashion Circle Endorses Crazy Rich Asians, Fueling Public Interest
Crazy Rich Asians (“zhai’jin’qi’yuan摘金奇缘”) is perhaps one of the most highly-anticipated Hollywood fashion movies this summer – not only for its adaptation of the namesake best-selling novel by Singaporean-American writer Kevin Kwan, but for its cultural significance to the Asian American community. The movie is the second in Hollywood featuring an all-Asian cast after the…
Tmall Will Launch New Luxury Brands Each Month in 2018
Tmall will launch new partnerships with luxury brands each month in 2018, Jessica Liu, president of Fashion and Luxury at Tmall, told Jing Daily on Wednesday. Since partnering with luxury brands requires “mutual agreement and effort,” it is hard to predict exactly how many brands Alibaba’s biggest business to consumer e-commerce platform is going to…
London’s West End Sees Surge in Chinese Shoppers, but Retailers Say More Could be Done
Chinese shoppers made 23 percent of all purchases on London’s Bond Street last year. (Shutterstock) Trailing only the famously free-spending Qataris, Chinese shoppers are now the second-place foreign shopping contingent in London’s swish West End. According to a study put out last week by Global Blue, in 2014 shoppers from the Greater China region spent…
Alexander McQueen Protégé Stephen Yuan on His Fashion Brand, Mofiel
When young Stephen Yuan from Shanghai met Alexander McQueen at the late British design icon’s London office, he was asked what he did at weekends. Yuan’s answers was not particularly inspired. “I said, ‘The pub, Soho or going to see films with friends,’” he tells me as we sit in an Italian cafe on Wukang…
Global Luxury Retailers Gear Up For Chinese New Year Shoppers
The Chinese New Year pop-up shop at Bloomingdale’s in New York City. (Bloomingdales) High-end stores from New York’s Fifth Avenue to London’s Bond Street and beyond are marking the year of the horse by hiring Mandarin-speaking staff, offering Chinese-themed merchandise, and featuring cultural presentations—all to attract the world’s largest luxury spenders during China’s biggest festival,…
Lane Crawford Reveals Details Of Shanghai Flagship Opening
A Lane Crawford February 2013 campaign image featuring Givenchy. (Lane Crawford) As a part of Hong Kong department store Lane Crawford’s steady mainland expansion, it has released more details about its slated Shanghai flagship opening in September in a press release sent today. At 150,000 square feet, the Shanghai flagship will be the company’s largest…