U.K. CEO Reflects On The Brand’s Overseas Direction An ad for Bosideng’s autumn/winter collection. (Bosideng) As one of the mainland’s widely-recognized brands, retailer Bosideng initially made its name with mass-market, down-filled outerwear before expanding into a full menswear line and other apparel. While international luxury conglomerates have made China a primary focus of their expansion…
Hong Kong: A Real Fashion Education
Image: Divia Harilela To kick off my new fashion column here on Jing Daily, I thought a brief introduction was necessary. While my passion for fashion started at a young age by way of my mother’s jewellery box and over-stuffed wardrobe, it was my inquisitive nature that led me to become a journalist. I later…
Hermès Optimistic About Guangzhou Luxury Market
Gucci Recently Returned To City After Seven-Year Absence Lei Rongfa (L), Florian Craen (C) and La Perla manager Liu Jun cut the ribbon at the grand re-opening This past weekend, Hermès, which currently operates stores in 13 mainland Chinese cities, marked the grand opening of its newly expanded boutique at Guangzhou’s La Perle shopping mall….
Lane Crawford Launches A/W 2012 Campaign, Nick Knight Collaboration
Leading Multi-Brand Luxury Retailer Breaks Out The Big Guns Lane Crawford AW12 Campaign Stocking one of the largest assortments of international brands and designer collections in Asia, leading Hong Kong-based high-end retailer Lane Crawford regularly delivers exclusive collaborations with the most celebrated fashion names, presenting the fashions of the season time and time again. The…
Chinese Designer Wang Peiyi Closes Out Milan Fashion Week
Making his debut at the closing event of Milan Fashion Week was Mercedes-Benz China Young Fashion Award winner Wang Peiyi, whose work has been seen on the likes of Gong Li, Fan Bingbing and Zhang Ziyi. Showing a collection inspired by the northern lights — “lightened by some sparkle…embellished with white, purple and blue Swarovski…
Hey, Low Spender: Young Chinese Shoppers Boost Jeweler Chow Tai Fook
E-Commerce Sales Rising Faster Than In 2012 Chinese luxury consumption won't stop, but it will adapt to the economic and political climate While major luxury brands continue to chase the Chinese big spender wherever he or she may be, Hong Kong-based jeweler Chow Tai Fook is recording strong sales driven by a distinctly less well-off…
Serpentine Surprises: Jing Daily’s Chinese New Year Gift Guide
Click:vanilla gifts As the Year of the Snake slithers ever closer, here are Jing Daily’s picks to keep in mind when shopping for friends, family, and significant others: Bulgari Serpenti Ring in 18kt yellow gold with mother of pearl (US$3,700) Bulgari breathes new life into one of the brand’s most famous icons with their contemporary…
Social Media Explosion Gives Brands A Second Chance In China
Chinese Consumers More Aware Of Smaller, Less Visible Fashion & Luxury Brands Paul Smith's second attempt at cracking China will launch this winter For brands that prematurely jumped into an underdeveloped China market, worked with the wrong local partners, or simply botched their initial forays into the country, the explosion in home-grown Chinese social media is…
Fashion Designer Judy Hua: “I Want To Build A Premium Chinese Brand”
Hua Has Created Designs For Chinese Artists Like Zhou Chunya, Yue Minjun, Ding Yi Shanghai fashion designer Judy Hua (华娟) 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 past a rough first…
Jing Daily Interview: Chef & Restaurateur David Laris (Part Two)
“The Trend Right Now…Is Going Back To Really Honest Eating” Chef & Restaurateur David Laris In part one of Jing Daily’s interview with celebrated Shanghai-based Greek-Australian chef David Laris, we discussed his newest restaurant venture, Le Sheng, the particularities of the Chinese fine dining scene, and the possibility of expanding his Shanghai-based empire into international markets. In…