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Chanel to showcase Cruise 2024 collection in Shenzhen

Chanel has announced its return to China with its 2024 Cruise collection set to be held in Shenzhen this November. Chanel last held a significant event in mainland China in 2019, with its “Mademoiselle Privé” exhibition in Shanghai. Hosting a large production shows luxury’s dedication to the Chinese market and its recognition of China's...

Culture

CHIC: Spring event of China's largest fashion and lifestyle fair with record number of visitors

30th anniversary of CHIC China International Fashion Fair: Spring event of China's largest fashion and lifestyle fair with record number of visitors • Over 1270 exhibitors on 117,200 sqm at CHIC in March • Record attendance: almost 150,000 visitors at CHIC's 30th anniversary • Higher demands on quality, sustainability and individuality of...

Business

Adidas wants to win back Chinese consumers with a new strategy

The sporting goods manufacturer Adidas wants to address its problems in the Chinese market with a greater focus on local conditions. The company is planning more patriotic product lines for the People's Republic, combining international design with traditional Chinese culture. By next year, Adidas wants to design at least 30 per cent of the...

Business

Why LVMH chief Bernard Arnault met with China's commerce minister

The photographs circulating the world’s media feature a smiling luxury magnate shaking hands with a Chinese politician. LVMH chief executive Bernard Arnault met with China’s minister of commerce, Wang Wentao, at the Dior flagship in Paris on Friday. Other senior management at LVMH, including Delphine Arnault, chairman and CEO of Christian Dior...

Business

Chinese buyers make buoyant return for AW23 season, according to Joor

As China continues on its path of recovery after opening its borders for unrestricted entry, buyers from the region are picking up where they left off, with wholesale platform Joor reporting a “huge bounce back” in transactions. The platform said there had been a “significant rise” in Chinese retailers placing wholesale orders and an “associate...

Business

Alibaba and L’Oréal partner on promoting a circular economy in China’s beauty market

Marketplace giant Alibaba has signed a three-year partnership with cosmetics conglomerate L’Oréal which will centre around the promotion of a circular economy in China’s beauty industry. The signing ceremony took place alongside French president Emmanuel Macron’s three-day visit to the country, during which Alibaba’s chairman and CEO, Daniel...

Business

Fear of God comes out on top in Chinese market for 2022

Global fashion IP platform Fashion Exchange has unveiled its 2022 Fashion IP 100 alongside its white paper on China’s fashion consumption for the same period. The Fashion IP list, produced in partnership with CBNData, ranks brands on the basis of the foreign exchange evaluation system, the online consumption data of Alibaba’s platforms,...

Fashion Featured

Shanghai Fashion Week: China’s showrooms prepare for international comeback

China’s luxury market took a hit in 2022, ending a five-year run of growth in the region as it faced the aftermath of lengthy lockdowns and heightened Covid-19 measures. However, as 2023 progresses, it appears the sector is once again on its way up, as brands and retailers cautiously emerge from confinement and begin to reinvent themselves for...

Business

Galeries Lafayette forms joint venture with China’s Hopson Group

French department store group Galeries Lafayette has established a joint venture with China’s real estate firm Hopson Group as it looks to bolster its plans to scale in the region. Through the strategic partnership, Galeries Lafayette is hoping to build up its roll out in China, stepping up the pace of openings to reach 10 stores by 2025, while...

Fashion

Bottega Veneta to showcase FW23 in Beijing

Bottega Veneta is to host a repeat showcase of its Fall 2023 collection with a catwalk presentation in Beijing. The Italian luxury house previously showed the season’s collection during Milan fashion week in February. The brand said it will add new dedicated looks to avoid it being a carbon copy of the Milan show. It is unclear if the...

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Chic Shanghai: 3 Youth trends prevailing in the Chinese fashion industry

From Shanghai Fashion Week to Chic Shanghai, the Chinese fashion industry is getting back into the swing of things just weeks after it opened its borders again for foreign visitors. The city itself is currently leading the way as well, championing local design and leaving a strong influence on the rest of the country’s fashion scene. Both events...

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A new wave of Chinese designers sweeps the European fashion industry

At a time when China is turning towards its domestic market, the emergence of new Chinese designers, positioned at the top of the range, is not insignificant. Especially since this young generation is challenging preconceived ideas about "made in China", thereby creating what can be called a "new wave". The mention of Chinese brands often leads...