Face painted yellow and white with long braids draping her shoulders, a model in voluminous grey robes walks down the runway -- an image of Tibetan grace in the heart of China's political power. It was the first appearance of an ethnic Tibetan designer's creation at Beijing's twice yearly fashion week, now in its 20th year. Aj-Namo, who hails...
Mar 30, 2017
London - Despite fears of a BREXIT, the city of London has managed to hold onto its title as the global retail powerhouse for international retailing. London beat out competition from other cities such as Hong Kong by retaining the highest presence of international retailers, making it the number one retail market in the world. London ranks as...
Apr 28, 2016
Global exports of Swiss watches plummeted in March, amid a dramatic contraction of sales in main markets Hong Kong and the United States. Exports fell 16.1 percent from March 2015 to 1.5 billion Swiss francs (1.5 billion US dollars, 1.4 billion euros), the Federation of the Swiss Watch Industry (FHS) said. In 2015, watch exports recorded their...
Apr 21, 2016
Tall and stereotypically thin, Chinese fashion model Xu Naiyu exudes a happy optimism but is matter-of-factly realistic about the fickleness of her chosen career, and how conventions of beauty change around the world. The 21-year-old has been a frequent sight on the runways of China Fashion Week, which concludes Thursday, showing off everything...
Mar 31, 2016
Beijing has surpassed New York City to become the "billionaire capital of the world" with 100 resident billionaires to the US business and cultural capital's 95, a survey showed. The number of Beijing billionaires rose by 32 from last year, while New York's tally rose by just four, according to the Hurun Report, a China-based publisher of luxury...
Feb 25, 2016
London - A 60 second sex tape filmed within the changing room of Uniqlo's flagship store in Beijing has gone viral and been condemned by the Chinese watchdogs, the Cyberspace Administration of China (CAC). The x-rated footage, which depicts a man dressed in black engaging in sexual intercourse with a naked woman in a Uniqlo changing room has...
Jul 16, 2015
The Silk Road trading centre of Kashgar has been Muslim for centuries, but despite hordes of people thronging the main bazaar, Gulnur's headscarf shop had barely any customers. As violence increased last year in China's far western region of Xinjiang, home to mostly Muslim Uighurs, authorities banned veils and other Islamic coverings -- wreaking...
Jul 14, 2015
In hindsight, it seems almost ironic now that one of the organizers behind China’s largest fashion trade fair Chic Shanghai biggest fears following the event’s move from Beijing to Shanghai for its 23rd edition to run simultaneously with Intertextile, trade fair for apparel fabrics and Yarn Expo, the Chinese trade event for fibres and yarns,...
Mar 26, 2015
Spanish fashion conglomerate Inditex has its sights set on becoming an apparel powerplayer in China, as its chairman and CEO, Pablo Isla, met with Zhong Shan, China's International Trade Representative to reaffirm the group's commitment to the Asian market. Isla shared plans with Zong to roll out the group's integrated online and...
Jan 19, 2015
The rivalry between Beijing and Shanghai reaches back decades and the fashion world just added fuel to the fire: popular China International Clothing and Accessories fair CHIC has confirmed its move from Beijing to Shanghai. In 2015, it will be held from 18th to 20th March at Hongqiao exhibition center that is currently being built. It will run...
Apr 1, 2014
Chic 2012 proved as the hub to promote fashion brands focusin and targeting on the Chinese market. Over 1,000 national and international exhibitors coming from 21 countries and over 110,000 visitors attended CHIC. An extensive program of more than 60 events informed on fashion trends, strategies on the market entry and dignified best–selling...
Apr 13, 2012