New Channel Showcases More Than 30 Handpicked Chinese Companies rip, one of the apparel brands now featured on AliExpress Premier In celebration of the one-year anniversary of its AliExpress wholesale platform, the Chinese B-to-B online marketplace Alibaba today launched a new online shopping channel very much in line with trends we’ve been watching in the…
Chinese Designer Chi Zhang Unveils Autumn/Winter 2011 Collection (Photos)
Industrial Design Meets Futuristic Materials Last week, Beijing fashion designer Chi Zhang–a Jing Daily favorite–debuted his autumn/winter 2011 collection at the D.Park club in the 798 arts district. Held in collaboration with Martell and the Chinese social network Nexus of Elegance, as we previously reported, Chi Zhang’s runway show also included live music from the…
Salvatore Ferragamo Boosts China Investment For 2013
Asia Ferragamo’s Largest Market Ferragamo has a dual e-tail presence in China via Xiu and TheCorner Having invested heavily in Asia — its largest regional market — over the past several years, and focused increasingly on mainland China expansion, this week Italian luxury fashion group Salvatore Ferragamo announced plans to increase its stake in China joint…
Event Watch: “Culture Chanel” At Guangzhou Opera House
Guangzhou Edition Following Shanghai And Beijing Successes Culture Chanel, Guangzhou Following previous appearances in Shanghai and Beijing, the acclaimed traveling exhibition “Culture Chanel” launches on January 16 at the Zaha Hadid-designed Guangzhou Opera House. Running through March 3, the third mainland China installment of Culture Chanel is again curated by Jean-Louis Froment, and — in partnership with…
10 Minutes With…Paola Sinisterra Of HK Label Tangram
“The Enthusiasm & Vibrancy Of China & Asia Is…What Makes Doing Our Job Here So Exciting” Image: Sabrina Sikora, courtesy of Paola Sinisterra Brimming with infectious energy, Colombia-born, Hong Kong-based Paola Sinisterra has become one of the city’s designers to watch since launching womenswear and accessories label Tangram last year with her husband Ignacio. Offering fresh,…
Hong Kong Gets “Made-To-Measure”
Lane Crawford HK Offers Made-To-Measure Services Through March 19 MTM at Lane Crawford From March 1-19, luxury department store Lane Crawford offers exclusive, personalized, one-of-the-kind made-to-measure (MTM) services from some of the best labels and craftsmen in the industry, including Armani Collezioni, Canali, and Lanvin 15 Faubourg. As an added bonus, from March 8-11, master tailor…
Kiton Relauches Hangzhou Boutique After Less Than One Year
Hangzhou One Of China’s Largest Single Luxury Markets Kiton store at Hangzhou Tower Taking an interesting step for a not-quite-one-year-old boutique, the Italian fashion brand Kiton this week opened the doors of its newly renovated location at Hangzhou Tower. With a newly added “bespoke area,” including plenty of collar, sleeve, button and fabric options for…
Designer To Watch: Yirantian Guo
“I’m Inspired By Everything Around Me” "White Project" by Yirantian Guo Recent London College Of Fashion graduate (and newly admitted MA student) Yirantian Guo (郭一然天) may be young, but she’s already gaining accolades for her unique sense of design and style. Recently, the Chinese site Fashion Trend Digest caught up with Guo to discuss her…
Tom Ford Opens First Womenswear Boutique In Beijing
Brand Now Has Total Of 67 Stores And Shops-in-Shop Nearly 18 months after officially launching his women’s line in mainland China, Tom Ford is gaining more ground in the country with the launch of his first womenswear boutique in Beijing. An extension to Ford’s existing 1,700-square-foot menswear store at the Peninsula Hotel, the womenswear section…
Report: Greater China Luxury Sales Set To Surpass Japan For First Time
PricewaterhouseCoopers Report Also Notes Opportunity Of Second-, Third-Tier Chinese Cities. Retail sales in Asia (in US$ billion) (Image: PriceWaterhouseCoopers) Underlining the importance of Asia to the global luxury market, and the role that emerging economies like China, Vietnam and India are playing in buoying major brands, a new PricewaterhouseCoopers report highlights some of the key…