Paris - Isabelle Capron is a graduate of HEC and she has worked in the fashion industry as marketing director at Lanvin and then general manager at Fauchon. Capron was recruited in 2013 by Shouzeng Ye and Shawna Tao, founders of the Chinese fashion brand Icicle, to help them develop the brand's international identity and run the Parisian design...
Jan 24, 2020
"Made in China" may still evoke more off the rack than catwalk, but Chinese designers are slowly installing themselves in Paris, the fashion capital, as a part of an upscale march towards the lucrative luxury market, a segment that is increasingly made up of Chinese shoppers. As Paris gears up for its next run of shows early in the new year, it...
Dec 27, 2019
BACKGROUND Chinese apparel manufacturers are turning into fashion labels, feverishly working on their original designs. At the same time, a slowdown in growth in the world's second largest retail market makes international expansion increasingly likely to pay off. So what would a Chinese brand with global appeal look like? “Let’s speak about...
Oct 1, 2019
Serge Ruffieux will no longer be Carven’s creative director, following the label’s acquisition by Chinese apparel company Icicle. The 4.2 million euro deal covers job contracts for 72 out of 73 employees -- all but Ruffieux, according to the document approved by the Paris commercial court, obtained by American fashion news publication WWD. “We...
Oct 19, 2018
Shanghai-based Icicle Fashion Group has announced the acquisition of struggling French fashion label Carven. The Chinese company, which saw a retail turnover of 178 million pounds (235 million US dollars) last year, issued a statement today saying it intends to “relaunch and redeploy” the Carven brand in France, China and the international...
Oct 12, 2018
Chinese company Icicle Fashion Group may acquire troubled Parisian fashion label Carven, reports WWD quoting sources familiar with the development. It added that the deal could be announced by the end of this week. In May, Carven had filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy with the Paris Commercial Court. The final decision on the matter would be...
Oct 8, 2018