Creative director Daniel Kearns and business partner David Beckham brought their new vision for British heritage brand Kent & Curwen to China on Tuesday, with an evening of cocktails and an immersive presentation at The Waterhouse at South Bund, Shanghai. Since announcing the collaboration with David Beckham in 2015, the partnership has made no secret…
Wang Peiyi: Chinese Designers Must Express Voice On Global Fashion Stage
Wang Peiyi, the first mainland designer to hold a runway show at Milan Fashion week, told CCTV in a recent interview that in order for Chinese designers to have a growing role in the international fashion scene, the entire fashion industry needs to get involved. “We need to make a voice altogether on the global…
China’s Growth Potential ‘Impossible For Retailers To Ignore’
The top 11 countries in A.T. Kearney’s Global Retail Development index for 2014. (A.T. Kearney) China’s retail growth may have slowed over the past year, but its spot as the second most promising location in the world for retail development still makes it a vital market for brands, according to A.T. Kearney’s annual Global Retail…
Luxury Outlet Malls Lure Chinese Shoppers At Home And Abroad
Click:Anti-aging Beauty Device Brand A rendering of the Wuxi Bailian Outlet Mall. China’s luxury consumers are known for being price conscious, considering the fact that they get roughly two thirds of their goods outside the mainland thanks to its significantly higher luxury prices. With the swelling of China’s middle class and continuation of its economic…
How LVMH Adapts To China’s Evolving Luxury Market
Chinese model Liu Wen in an ad for Louis Vuitton’s Les Foulards D’Artistes artist scarf design collaboration. (Louis Vuitton) Despite discussion that China’s economic growth may be picking up again after several months in slowdown mode, LVMH still posted lower-than-expected sales growth numbers for the third quarter last week that was due in large part…
British Heritage Boosts China’s Love For Tweed And Wool
A Topman ad for Harris Tweed. Chinese consumers may have scaled back on flashy luxury items like logo-emblazoned handbags and expensive watches in 2013, but sales of more restrained styles have prompted a boom for luxury tweed and wool industries in China. In the first nine months of 2013 Scottish tweed exports to China rose…
China’s New Creative Scene Disrupts the Traditional Fashion Industry
In China, emerging luxury brands are shaking up traditional fashion shows, creating ‘story-living’ experiences that strive to build closer connections to their online fashion communities. At the recent Autumn/Winter 18 Shanghai Fashion Week, a number of independent showcasing platforms hosted creative fashion presentations, hoping to attract the interest of China’s young affluent market. The Labelhood platform…
Shanghai Fashion Week: How to Make ‘Made In China’ Great Again
Shanghai Fashion Week has long been regarded as a place for foreign brands to tentatively test the Chinese market, offering luxury fashion houses the opportunity to quietly assess growing demand in the world’s largest market. This season, the event featured more homegrown talent than ever before, including well-acclaimed Chinese brands Angel Chen, Museum of Friendship,…
Interview: Lane Crawford President Andrew Keith On How To Beat China’s Luxury Slowdown
Lane Crawford President Andrew Keith. (Courtesy Photo) The past three years haven’t been easy for China’s luxury industry, but you might not realize that when talking to Lane Crawford President Andrew Keith. In the midst of a dramatic China growth slowdown for luxury brands and ongoing government corruption crackdown, the Hong Kong-based fashion retailer has…
Opinion: What It Takes To Create an “IT Style” for Chinese Millennials
Many luxury fashion houses find it difficult to reconcile what they stand for and what Chinese millennials want. There is a seemingly unsolvable tension between the two: One represents heritage, craftsmanship, and timeless beauty, while the other demands a shopping culture of convenience, speed, and limitless choice. The traditional quality of luxury brands may, on…