Tag: chinese
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Chinese model Liu Wen: ‘The best holiday accessories? A camera and a smile’
As well as starring in ad campaigns for the biggest fashion houses, or showing off their creations at runway shows, the Chinese model has been signed up as the face of the autumn/winter 2016-2017 Giorgio Armani New Normal and La Perla campaigns. Relaxnews caught up with Liu Wen to find out what fashion and beauty…
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Kering’s Gucci sales growth slows in first quarter, below expectations
French luxury group Kering's flagship Gucci brand posted a lower-than-expected rise in first-quarter sales on Thursday amid a difficult environment for the luxury sector. Gucci posted 3.1 percent growth in comparable sales, below analysts' expectations of 5 to 6 percent and slowing from 4.8 percent growth in the last quarter of 2015. The luxury goods…
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Printing couture at New York Fashion Week
Epson, the Japanese electronics company, is venturing into the world of fashion with its new textile printing technology.
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Chinese supermodel Liu Wen fronts Mango’s ode to the 90s
After Kendall Jenner, women's retailer Mango has tapped Chinese supermodel Liu Wen to front the second phase of the brand's spring-summer campaign, which pays homage to the 1990s. Characterized as soft, elegant and feminine, Mango's “Soft Minimal” campaign includes lingerie-type tops, lace, oversized pieces, dresses and 90s-style slip dresses and is meant to bring simplicity…
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Russia’s luxury flagship store turns to Chinese spenders
By Olga Sichkar and Jack Stubbs MOSCOW (Reuters) – Framed by Swarovski crystal figurines and crocodile skin-clad smart phones, sales promotions at Moscow's exclusive TsUM department store are being publicized in two languages: Russian, of course, and now Chinese. The bi-lingual signs, promising to match the prices of all luxury goods with those on sale…
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Chinese shoppers in South Korea shun luxury for local brands
By Minwoo Park and Joyce Lee SEOUL (Reuters) – Chinese visitors to South Korea are buying less from global luxury mainstays like Louis Vuitton and Chanel in favor of cheaper homegrown brands, as young, independent travelers make up a bigger share of tourists. Lured by the “Korean Wave” of culture exports, from soap operas and…
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Sumptuous gowns close Paris haute couture fashion week
Chinese designer Guo Pei made her Paris haute couture debut late on Wednesday with an array of sumptuous dresses for a collection she said was called “the emperor's courtyard”. Guo was catapulted into the international spotlight in May when singer Rihanna wore her 25-kg (55 lb) fur-trimmed, flower embroidered cape dress to the ball at…
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Big luxury watchmakers leave boldness to smaller rivals
By Silke Koltrowitz and Astrid Wendlandt GENEVA (Reuters) – Big luxury watchmakers at the Geneva fair this week displayed little risk and extravagance in terms of style, focusing on classics and neo-vintage models and leaving it to smaller rivals to stand out with original and bold designs. With demand falling from Chinese, Russians and Middle…
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Monkey business: fashion accessories for the Chinese New Year
The Year of the Monkey starts on February 8 according to the Chinese lunar calendar, and some of the biggest fashion houses are getting involved in the celebrations. The sportswear giant's Chinese New Year Collection features limited editions of the D Lillard 2 and D Rose 6 sneakers, inspired by the symbolic nature of this…