Following its pit stop in Paris this past May, the Louis Vuitton Express — a runway show-slash-exhibition that the Guardian referred to as “the 21st-century phenomenon of the fashion spectacular” — is set to hit Shanghai this month. In advance of the train’s China debut, this week Louis Vuitton released a video teaser, lensed by…
China Fashion Roundup: Paul Smith, Alexander Wang, Jean Paul Gaultier & DVF
A roundup of fashion news coming out of China this week, from Paul Smith’s upcoming China “megastore” in Shanghai to Alexander Wang’s new Santlitun location, Jean Paul Gaultier’s Beijing fashion show and DVF’s fourth China boutique. For First China Flagship, Paul Smith Plans Shanghai “Megastore” Paul Smith boutique, Oriental Plaza, Beijing 11 years after opening…
Jing Daily Coverage: 2012/13 Mercedes-Benz China Fashion Week In Beijing
Events Promoting Emerging Chinese Designers Mercedes-Benz China Fashion Week F/W 2012/13 Following the success of last autumn’s China Fashion Week, this week Mercedes-Benz China Fashion Week F/W 2012/13 kicked off at 751 D-Park in Beijing’s 798 Art Zone. Over the course of the week, members of the Jing Daily team attended the event’s opening ceremony…
Savile Row To Canton Road: Hardy Amies Hits Hong Kong
Seven months after the label’s inclusion in a Savile Row-themed section at JOYCE in Hong Kong, the iconic 67-year-old British brand Hardy Amies is set for its close-up at sister retailer Lane Crawford. Hitting the city just in time to ride the growing heritage menswear wave, the brand’s Spring/Summer 2013 collection should prove a draw for…
Does Chinese Retailer Bosideng Have A Chance In London?
Expansion Highlights Global Ambitions Of Chinese Brands And Massive Challenges Bosideng hits London on July 26 Virtually unknown outside of its native country, where it operates over 10,000 retail outlets, on July 26 the Chinese retailer Bosideng is set to open its first overseas flagship in London, located on the city’s swish South Molton Street….
H&M’s Collection Of Style (COS) To Enter Mainland China This Fall
Higher-End H&M Imprint Recently Debuted In Hong Kong COS launched in Hong Kong last month (Image: Divia Harilela/The D'Vine) Still celebrating the recent grand opening of its first Asian location in Hong Kong, COS (Collection of Style), the more sophisticated sister brand of Swedish retail giant H&M, announced this week plans to enter the mainland China market…
“Vogue Talents Corner” Taps Chinese Designers Masha Ma, Qiu Hao
Latest Installment Of Collection Includes Qiu Hao & Masha Ma Vogue Talents Corner, featuring Masha Ma and Qiu Hao Announced by Vogue China and the Yoox-owned e-commerce site thecorner.com.cn this week during the celebration of the fashion bible’s seventh year in mainland China, the latest installment of thecorner’s “Vogue Talents Corner” includes young Chinese designers Qiu Hao…
Brand To Watch: 1913BERLIN At Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week, Berlin
Designer’s Third Season At Berlin Fashion Week Zhai-Petrow Returning to Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week in the German capital for a third season, Berlin-based Chinese designer Yujia Zhai-Petrow is set to present the Autumn/Winter 2013 collection from her cashmere line 1913BERLIN, embodying “luxurious urban comfort with global chic — effortless, ethereal, edgy.” Born along the ancient Silk…
Why China’s Shangpin Could Beat Major Luxury E-Tailers At Their Own Game
Strategy Of Choice: Keeping The Client In Mind Shangpin is heavily promoting American designer Tracy Reese This week, the two-year-old Beijing-based e-tailer Shangpin, which bills itself China’s first members-only online retailer of authorized designer and contemporary fashions, announced the launch of its full-price, O2O, retail section, which will offer Chinese consumers access to current season designer…
China Hotels Get Artsy: Radisson Goes Graffiti, Hats Off At InterContinental
Click:electric tricycle for cargo Radisson Blu To Revive Memory Of Moganshan Lu Graffiti Wall Graffiti Art Christmas at the Radisson Blu Five-star hotels in China have sought to portray themselves as plugged-in to the country’s booming contemporary art scene over the past several years, filling rooms and galleries with large-scale pieces and even mounting fairly…