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Fashion World’s Love For ‘Migrant-Worker Plaid’ Draws Ridicule From China’s Net Users
A distinct tartan that has been all the rage among the fashion world's elite for the past few months has garnered attention from Chinese media and Sina Weibo users. Read More
LVMH’s Scaled-Back China Strategy Earns 8 Percent Mainland Growth
The conglomerate reduced lower-tier store openings and de-stocked spirits as part of its strategy to cope with China's 2013 luxury slowdown. Read More
Chinese New Year ‘Red Envelopes’ Get Luxe-Label Treatment
Brands such as Céline, Gucci, and Fendi are "becoming more Eastern" by designing traditional gift envelopes for Chinese New Year. Read More
LVMH Rushes To Keep Up With China’s Changing Tastes
Experts attribute the luxury conglomerate's failure to adapt quickly enough to Chinese consumers' evolving demands as a reason for its lagging first-quarter growth. Read More
Five Things You Need To Know About Luxury Marketing
For the unfamiliar, marketing luxury brands comes with its own subtleties. Here are five things to think about when developing a successful strategy for a luxury brand. Read More
With Tastes Changing, Understated Luxury Stands To Gain In China
With more Chinese luxury consumers, particularly seasoned "veterans" in Shanghai and Beijing, moving beyond logo-heavy brands and towards less ostentatious niche brands heavy on heritage, craftsmanship and exclusivity, a window is opening in the country for understated labels. Read More
Which Luxury Brands Will Benefit From China’s “Savvy” Shoppers?
Though Chinese shoppers "still like an extra dose of bling on everything," a trend that we expect to see continuing to spread from top-tier to second- and third-tier cities is "logo-less" or less conspicuous luxury. Read More-
From Mundane To Must-Have: Retro Sneaker Brand Huili To Re-Debut In Hangzhou
Following the success of Feiyue in overseas markets and among some of Hong Kong and mainland China's hipper crowds, the domestic Chinese sneaker brand Huili ("Warrior") is set to relaunch with a specialized boutique at Hangzhou's upscale Yintai mall. Read More -
Singer Faye Wong Models For Céline, Plots Comeback Tour
She may not be a household name in much of the world, but throughout most of East and Southeast Asia the Chinese singer and occasional actress Faye Wong (王菲) is entertainment royalty. Read More
