https://www.scmp.com/rss/324251/feed Launched in 2009, Jing Daily is a leading digital publication on luxury consumer trends in China. Professionals seeking to understand China’s complex and rapidly evolving luxury industry look to Jing Daily for fresh and accurate insights. They publish up-to-the-minute news updates, reports on key trends, insights from leading industry figures, and in-depth analysis on this vitally important market. en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com In the realm of gender-fluid fashion, women wearing men’s clothes have always been more dominant than the opposite. Drawn to their oversized fits, women have long been rocking “boyfriend” jeans and shirts to add chic to their wardrobe. But today, the growing number of Chinese male fashionistas wearing women’s clothes is reversing the narrative. From celebrities to influencers, Chinese men are increasingly shopping for womenswear. Why is ‘genderless’ fashion the K-pop style statement of the... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/celebrity/article/3146844/why-are-li-xian-and-wang-yibo-wearing-womens-clothes-male?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/celebrity/article/3146844/why-are-li-xian-and-wang-yibo-wearing-womens-clothes-male?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 30 Aug 2021 04:04:56 +0000 Tapping “traffic stars”, the Chinese term for hyped celebrities who drive high digital traffic, has made big beauty brands’ ambitious growth in China possible over the past few years. But now, after an explosion of idol industry scandals, brands and marketing agencies alike are rethinking the viability of this strategy. In 2016, Guerlain took the unusual step of appointing Yang Yang, a Chinese actor who rose to fame overnight through the Chinese drama The Lost Tomb (2015), as its brand... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/celebrity/article/3144361/should-chinas-idols-really-be-brand-ambassadors-kris-wu?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/celebrity/article/3144361/should-chinas-idols-really-be-brand-ambassadors-kris-wu?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 10 Aug 2021 06:00:17 +0000 Hermès is on a roll. First it was their popular “Wanderland” exhibition in Shanghai, then it was the opening of Hermès Fit, a pop-up in Chengdu offering free gym classes, and now it’s experimenting with “mushroom” leather, a sustainable alternative to leather. The glamorous lives of Hong Kong’s richest actresses Then there’s the classic Birkin bag. Over the past three decades, the value of this iconic bag has increased by an average of 14 per cent year-on-year (YOY), resulting in Baghunter, an... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/luxury/article/3142707/birkin-only-product-hermes-really-needs-iconic-bag-helped?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/luxury/article/3142707/birkin-only-product-hermes-really-needs-iconic-bag-helped?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 27 Jul 2021 08:45:46 +0000 C-pop has undoubtedly been a driving force behind luxury’s explosive growth with China’s young consumers over the past two years, and brands continue to mine the industry for idol ambassadors with massive influence over millennials and Gen Zers. Recent appointments include Wang Yibo for Chanel and pop stars Fan Chengcheng and Ouyang Nana for Givenchy. But despite luxury and fashion’s growing infatuation with C-pop, China’s increasingly hysterical fandom culture and the government’s repeated... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/celebrity/article/3140165/problem-c-pop-and-luxury-why-chinese-fans-wang-yibo?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/celebrity/article/3140165/problem-c-pop-and-luxury-why-chinese-fans-wang-yibo?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 07 Jul 2021 07:58:28 +0000 When it comes to Tiffany & Co., two things probably spring to mind: Audrey Hepburn’s leading role in the film Breakfast at Tiffany’s and the brand’s robin egg blue packaging. Rather than having a signature product, the jeweller has relied on its trademark colour for its brand identity. So when the parent company LVMH’s recently adopted a vibrant yellow for Tiffany on April Fool’s Day, it was an unexpected jolt to say the least. How to bling up like Golden Globe-winner Anya Taylor-Joy When the... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/luxury/article/3139541/could-tiffany-co-win-over-gen-z-trading-robins-egg-blue?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/luxury/article/3139541/could-tiffany-co-win-over-gen-z-trading-robins-egg-blue?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 02 Jul 2021 03:59:04 +0000 A digital version of Gucci’s Dionysus Bag with Bee created for the Roblox marketplace has been sold for US$4,115 – exceeding the price tag of the physical accessory IRL. The virtual bag was on sale at Gucci Garden, an experience engineered as a collaboration between Kering’s crown jewel and the online gaming platform. Here, visitors could meet up, have their avatars try on various branded items and make purchases. How Hedi Slimane’s Celine went from disappointment to success story in China These... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/news-trends/article/3136325/digital-gucci-bag-sold-us4000-gaming-platform-roblox?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/news-trends/article/3136325/digital-gucci-bag-sold-us4000-gaming-platform-roblox?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 07 Jun 2021 06:28:26 +0000 Celine’s newly-appointed creative director, Hedi Slimane, caused an online uproar in China with his debut show — but not in a great way. The hashtag “Celine designer is stifling” trended on Weibo at the time, as the platform’s users were sorely disappointed. Cult followers of Celine’s former creative director, Phoebe Philo, bemoaned the removal of the accent above the logo’s “e”, Slimane’s new handbags and his “C” monogram. STYLE Edit: Celine’s hottest handbags for fall 2021 In fact, the arrival... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/luxury/article/3135820/how-hedi-slimane-went-disappointment-success-story-china-he?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/luxury/article/3135820/how-hedi-slimane-went-disappointment-success-story-china-he?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 03 Jun 2021 02:00:18 +0000 The pandemic has laid out an alternative path for the global luxury industry. Even before Covid-19, young Chinese consumers were insisting that brands step up their eco-friendly efforts and apply mindfulness to their creative processes. But the Covid-19 era has accelerated the process. Opinion | Tesla killers: how China’s EV brands are winning over Gen Z In a paper titled “Mindful Consumption: Three Consumer Segment Views”, published in the Australasian Marketing Journal in September 2019, the... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/luxury/article/3135546/chinas-woke-gen-z-want-sustainability-mindfulness-and?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/luxury/article/3135546/chinas-woke-gen-z-want-sustainability-mindfulness-and?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 01 Jun 2021 01:00:20 +0000 Fresh media reports of Chinese authorities breaking up counterfeiting operations worth millions of dollars are a stark reminder that the luxury industry faces steep challenges. Despite significant progress in the fight against counterfeiters, it only takes a few clicks for Chinese consumers to acquire the fake luxury items of their choice. The relative ease of buying and selling counterfeits, and the increased sophistication of their production and distribution, remains a headache for many... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/luxury/article/3135454/these-4-types-people-buy-fake-luxury-goods-why-even-rich?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/luxury/article/3135454/these-4-types-people-buy-fake-luxury-goods-why-even-rich?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 31 May 2021 05:15:18 +0000 According to an announcement posted on the website of the National Institutes for Food and Drug Control (NIFDC), the Chinese government is proposing new legislation to prohibit the use of cannabis and cannabis extracts in cosmetics, including Cannabis sativa kernel fruit, Cannabis sativa seed oil, Cannabis sativa leaf, as well as cannabidiol (CBD), a cannabinoid that is the subject of much research into its possible health benefits. Body positivity vs body neutrality: what you need to know The... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/well-being/article/3132612/china-bans-cannabis-cosmetics-yet-remains-huge-hemp?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/well-being/article/3132612/china-bans-cannabis-cosmetics-yet-remains-huge-hemp?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 08 May 2021 02:00:20 +0000 The mass exodus of Chinese celebrities from international brands over Xinjiang cotton – produced using the forced labour of the Uygur minority, say China’s critics – has highlighted the issues facing brands seeking to refine their China influencer strategy. Brands can take micro-steps in this direction by opting for more flexible, politically aware and collaborative approaches. Chloé Zhao on fangirling, storytelling and how Nomadland came to be Despite the market buzz and future potential of... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/luxury/article/3132445/are-influencers-over-virtual-kols-offer-brands-safe-solution?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/luxury/article/3132445/are-influencers-over-virtual-kols-offer-brands-safe-solution?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 06 May 2021 05:01:59 +0000 Investment capital has recently been flocking to Chinese digital bra start-ups, after “disrupter” labels including Ubras and Bananain grew into multimillion-yuan businesses in barely two years. Traditional beauty standards formerly forced Chinese women to opt for wired push-up bras, but today’s working millennials prioritise comfort and simplicity. The market potential for innovative bra labels that embody the values of body positivity and sustainability remains huge in China. The luxury decade:... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/news-trends/article/3118881/ubras-outsold-uniqlo-last-years-singles-day-and?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/news-trends/article/3118881/ubras-outsold-uniqlo-last-years-singles-day-and?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 23 Jan 2021 01:00:19 +0000 Had you been present at the Shanghai Creative Expo earlier this month, you would have seen Chinese live-streamer Li Jiaqi’s five pet dogs living their best lives. First seen by fans in Li’s live-streaming sessions, the five bichon frises recently became the intellectual property of Meione, the same agency representing Li. Their collective brand, called Never’s Family, debuted in October 2020 and, during the trade show, were enlisted to help showcase brand collaborations from LVMH skincare brand... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/luxury/article/3117088/chinese-lipstick-king-li-jiaqis-dogs-getting-signed-agency?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/luxury/article/3117088/chinese-lipstick-king-li-jiaqis-dogs-getting-signed-agency?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 10 Jan 2021 00:00:20 +0000 Following the Covid-19 crisis, the next decade of luxury growth is likely to be impressive. However, brands will not be able to rely on the recipes of the past. Young people, women and Chinese consumers will fuel the luxury sector, ensuring brands can still thrive – but current distribution models will change entirely. What’s more, societal change and a shift from products to purpose will transform the luxury industry as we know it. Here are 21 predictions for the luxury industry in 2021 and... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/luxury/article/3117030/post-covid-19-luxury-decade-21-projections-2021-and-beyond?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/luxury/article/3117030/post-covid-19-luxury-decade-21-projections-2021-and-beyond?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 09 Jan 2021 03:00:10 +0000 Big-ticket items like Hermès Birkin bags and Rolex watches are often seen as barometers for the luxury business. But how each is being perceived during this crisis couldn’t be more different. Throughout the Covid-19 pandemic, reports have shown that secondary market prices for Birkin bags have gone up, while the values of Rolex watches has dropped. The number of Birkins that appear on the resale market during a recession usually goes up, as trading a high-value item for cash flow is common... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/luxury/article/3116864/melania-trump-and-nita-ambanis-beloved-hermes-birkins-hold?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/luxury/article/3116864/melania-trump-and-nita-ambanis-beloved-hermes-birkins-hold?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 07 Jan 2021 22:00:28 +0000 Jing Daily Jing Daily Last month, it was announced that a merger between two luxury titans had finally been concluded. Settling a very long, very public dispute, Tiffany & Co. and LVMH agreed to a price reduction of US$425 million, greenlighting the biggest buyout the luxury world has ever seen. Now, industry experts are wondering what’s in store for Tiffany & Co., with the French conglomerate having taken full control of the American brand – joining its existing empire of more than 70 almost-exclusively European... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/news-trends/article/3114156/lvmh-and-tiffany-co-make-unlikely-match-us-jeweller-and?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/news-trends/article/3114156/lvmh-and-tiffany-co-make-unlikely-match-us-jeweller-and?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 16 Dec 2020 09:00:12 +0000 Jing Daily Jing Daily Fashion producer and founder of the production house Peter Xu Studio, Fengli Peter Xu has shot many high-profile fashion campaigns over the years and deals with models daily. And, having witnessed many of them come and go, his outlook is somewhat bleak in regards to the industry’s cutthroat operations. “I am not exaggerating when I say that over 50 per cent of models will be unemployed in the future,” he said. Indeed, the modelling industry in China has a chequered past. Pierre Cardin’s 1979... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/news-trends/article/3113251/how-covid-19-and-e-commerce-killed-chinas-golden-age?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/news-trends/article/3113251/how-covid-19-and-e-commerce-killed-chinas-golden-age?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 10 Dec 2020 02:00:09 +0000 For the many voters tired of theatrical politics, incoming US president Joe Biden is a welcome return to something closer to the centre. An experienced career politician, he has served 36 years in the Senate plus eight years as vice-president under Barack Obama. Biden has made previous stabs at the top job: a plagiarised speech – from the UK Labour leader Neil Kinnock – put paid to his 1988 run. In 2008 he failed to secure the Iowa caucus. His attempt in 2016 was derailed by the tragic and... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/luxury/article/3109125/what-does-joe-bidens-presidency-mean-luxury-trade-china?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/luxury/article/3109125/what-does-joe-bidens-presidency-mean-luxury-trade-china?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 09 Nov 2020 23:00:32 +0000 In news that offered something for fashionistas and financial geeks alike, Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba (owner of the South China Morning Post), luxury house Richemont, and Kering’s holding company, Artemis, have made a combined US$1.15 billion investment in online retailer, Farfetch. The deal will see the luxury digital marketplace for fashion launch a number of channels on Tmall, Alibaba’s main retail site. In the wake of these rumours, shares of the London-based company jumped by roughly... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/news-trends/article/3109002/farfetchs-tmall-channels-following-alibaba-and?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/news-trends/article/3109002/farfetchs-tmall-channels-following-alibaba-and?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 09 Nov 2020 00:00:21 +0000 With the West currently living through the nightmare of a second wave of Covid-19, luxury brands are focusing on 2021 and how to win in what has become the world’s largest economy: China. China has now overtaken the US as the world’s economic powerhouse, according to figures released by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) this month, which predicts that the Chinese economy will grow 1.9 per cent this year while the US economy will shrink by 4.3 per cent, and the Eurozone by 8.3 per cent. This... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/news-trends/article/3107811/covid-19s-second-wave-made-chinas-economy-worlds?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/news-trends/article/3107811/covid-19s-second-wave-made-chinas-economy-worlds?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 01 Nov 2020 22:00:11 +0000 The new iPhone 12 has been released in China, but consumers aren’t happy. Apple’s new smartphone launch was off to a bad start from the get-go: first the product’s release was delayed worldwide, then the brand’s iPhone 12 live-stream was made unavailable on Chinese video and social media platforms at the eleventh hour with no explanation. And after much anticipation – China is Apple’s second-largest market by revenue – when Apple finally debuted its latest model in China on October 14, the new... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/news-trends/article/3107360/apples-iphone-12-faces-fierce-competition-chinese?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/news-trends/article/3107360/apples-iphone-12-faces-fierce-competition-chinese?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 28 Oct 2020 05:08:19 +0000 Jing Daily Jing Daily The playing field for launching luxury online in China is vast and varied. From apps like WeChat or Little Red Book, to short video platforms Douyin or Kuaishou, there’s a platform and an audience to suit any brand’s needs. Emerging British menswear brand A-Cold-Wall* digitally launched a film at Milan Fashion Week in late September – just as it cemented its partnership with JD.com, dropping its AW20 collection with the e-commerce giant in November. The onset of Covid-19 led to China’s digital... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/luxury/article/3103516/following-zegna-coach-balmain-and-yohji-yamamoto-britains?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/luxury/article/3103516/following-zegna-coach-balmain-and-yohji-yamamoto-britains?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 29 Sep 2020 22:00:17 +0000 The Nikkei Asian Review reported that a combination of US President Donald Trump’s policies and the Covid-19 outbreak have pushed Chinese students to pursue advanced degrees anywhere but the US. “A generation that buoyed the country’s US$170 billion university sector is leaving,” the publication explains. Their departure will almost certainly hurt the US luxury market, too, because it was never that strong outside the US to begin with – here’s why. What do Chinese fashionistas want in 2020? The... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/luxury/article/3103075/michelle-obama-favourite-j-crew-and-gwyneth-paltrow-go-ralph?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/luxury/article/3103075/michelle-obama-favourite-j-crew-and-gwyneth-paltrow-go-ralph?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 26 Sep 2020 00:00:27 +0000 It’s official – the Chinese economy has already bounced back and is gaining ground on the rest of the world. Looking at major luxury groups’ recent earning reports, those performed closest to expectations should send thank you letters to the Chinese market – as both the online and offline luxury sectors are booming in China. Covid-19, which put the brakes on international travel retail, seems to have redirected Chinese consumer spending back to China. The effect accelerated the domestic shopping... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/news-trends/article/3102129/gucci-and-louis-vuitton-show-how-luxury-brands-can?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/news-trends/article/3102129/gucci-and-louis-vuitton-show-how-luxury-brands-can?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 20 Sep 2020 08:00:20 +0000 The year 2020 has been a rough one for all business sectors – luxury brands included. According to the Savigny Luxury Index (SLI), the luxury sector just had one of its worst quarters ever. Global luxury conglomerates and international brands like LVMH, Kering, Hermès, Prada and Ferragamo registered double-digit sales declines with their latest results, and the median decline for the second quarter reached between 40 and 50 per cent, according to digital intelligence firm Business of Fashion and... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/news-trends/article/3102102/will-chinese-shoppers-go-back-western-luxury-brands?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/news-trends/article/3102102/will-chinese-shoppers-go-back-western-luxury-brands?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 18 Sep 2020 10:00:10 +0000 Luxury and innovation go hand in hand. This may sound surprising at first, but luxury is first and foremost the ability to create extreme value from the perspective of customers. The price is a reflection of the value. No extreme value creation, no ability to price, no ability to sell. It’s that simple. 7 fastest luxury electric hypercars that will blow your mind The luxury car sector is a great example. Tesla entered the market less than a decade ago with the electric Model S sedan and then... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/luxury/article/3100878/can-mercedes-and-porsche-ever-catch-teslas-model-s-how-elon?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/luxury/article/3100878/can-mercedes-and-porsche-ever-catch-teslas-model-s-how-elon?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 09 Sep 2020 22:10:29 +0000 To mark the Qixi Festival (China’s version of Valentine’s Day) on 25 August, Balenciaga released four limited-edition Hourglass handbags at the brand’s Tmall online store. In its campaign picture, a male model hands a red Hourglass handbag with Chinese characters that read “He Loves Me” written on the flap to a female model, who looks at the present with awe. The two are standing before a waterfall backdrop that’s flanked by red roses and hearts. The campaign’s four bags, which come in red,... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/luxury/article/3097416/was-balenciagas-qixi-festival-handbag-campaign-tasteless?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/luxury/article/3097416/was-balenciagas-qixi-festival-handbag-campaign-tasteless?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 15 Aug 2020 01:00:24 +0000 “When I first launched a collaboration with Givenchy, although we had prepared so much, neither I nor Givenchy was sure about the outcome,” said Mr Bags, recalling his first big brand collaboration in 2017. It was 80 limited-edition pink Mini Horizon handbags made exclusively for his fans. “Luckily, the bag sold out within 12 minutes of going online, which brought a lot of hype,” he added. “Soon, hundreds were on the waiting list.” Each was selling for 15,000 yuan (US$2,141), so net sales for... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/luxury/article/3095147/chinas-brand-breaking-blogger-mr-bags-why-vintage-dior-prada?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/luxury/article/3095147/chinas-brand-breaking-blogger-mr-bags-why-vintage-dior-prada?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 29 Jul 2020 10:00:17 +0000 Ten years ago, a standard executive boardroom at a top luxury company would mostly consist of white men. But in recent years, fashion’s lack of diversity in relation to race, gender and body representation has come under fire. The global luxury industry’s external marketing, imagery and messaging have a long way to go in this regard, and internally, it has struggled to put diverse faces into executive positions of power. Behind Boohoo – the lavish life of the scandal-struck... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/news-trends/article/3094404/young-female-asian-fashion-finally-diversifying-global?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/news-trends/article/3094404/young-female-asian-fashion-finally-diversifying-global?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 24 Jul 2020 02:00:16 +0000 China has a long track record of repressing LGBTQ+ discourse, and with it, fashion brands’ opportunities to address them in their campaigns. However, at the start of 2020, sparks of hopes ignited across different aspects of Chinese society, sending a positive signal for a more progressive future. On December 20, 2019, for the first time in China’s modern history, a government law official spoke about having received a large number of petitions to include “legalisation of same-sex marriage” into... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/news-trends/article/3081621/china-changing-its-lgbt-views-tmall-campaigns-and-weibo?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/news-trends/article/3081621/china-changing-its-lgbt-views-tmall-campaigns-and-weibo?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 27 Apr 2020 01:00:25 +0000 At the start of spring each year, millions of Chinese travellers return home to pay their respects to ancestors in an extended holiday known as Ching Ming Festival Festival. This year’s travel numbers are stark. Despite a relaxation of travel restriction across much of China, numbers have dropped by more than 60 per cent year-on-year with subsequent spending falling by 80 per cent. Against this backdrop, Alarice, a China-focused social media agency, delivered a webinar outlining the state of... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/news-trends/article/3081404/what-steps-are-chinas-hotels-and-travel-destinations?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/news-trends/article/3081404/what-steps-are-chinas-hotels-and-travel-destinations?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 25 Apr 2020 03:00:13 +0000 Joann Cheng was on the seventh day of a 14-day quarantine when she spoke to Jing Daily on a recent phone call. The chairwoman of the Shanghai-based Fosun Fashion Group, which owns legacy luxury brand Lanvin, flew back from Paris in late March and was told to stay at home because of the city’s stringent quarantine measures for inbound air travellers. It’s not the best time for Cheng to be locked indoors, considering her new responsibilities within the company. After Lanvin’s former CEO... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/news-trends/article/3080847/meet-joann-cheng-lanvins-interim-ceo-who-steering?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/news-trends/article/3080847/meet-joann-cheng-lanvins-interim-ceo-who-steering?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 21 Apr 2020 18:00:10 +0000 China is embracing springtime, as the Covid-19 outbreak continues to slow. On Thursday, March 26, China reported no new cases of domestic coronavirus infections for the first time since the outbreak began, and recent new cases have mostly come from overseas, signalling that the worst has passed for now. But as more residents go outside and resume activities, a term that’s been discussed frequently in the media is coming to the fore, “revenge spending”. The phrase describes how shopping-starved... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/news-trends/article/3077730/can-revenge-spending-save-luxury-brands-china-shoppers?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/news-trends/article/3077730/can-revenge-spending-save-luxury-brands-china-shoppers?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 31 Mar 2020 08:10:09 +0000 Chinese pop idol Xiao Zhan was embroiled in a controversy over the weekend that rocked Gen Zers all across China’s internet. A cyberwar against Xiao fans eventually led to a boycott of the brands the idol campaigns for, including Estée Lauder, Piaget and Cartier. While China’s idol economy remains a lucrative territory for international brands, this incident has revealed its dark side, and an intensified culture of cyberviolence, irrational fandom, and digital censorship are all risk factors... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/celebrity/article/3075420/xiao-zhan-scandal-why-millions-chinese-shoppers-boycotted?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/celebrity/article/3075420/xiao-zhan-scandal-why-millions-chinese-shoppers-boycotted?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 17 Mar 2020 00:00:13 +0000 As the death toll from the novel coronavirus approaches 1,000 – with more than 40,000 people infected – Jing Daily has spoken to stakeholders from luxury brands to small fashion business owners, lawyers and consumers to understand how the luxury fashion industry is coping with the growing crisis. Supply chain disruptions “Many industry trade shows are now cancelled,” said Vincent Djen, the director of Cheng Kung Garments and the chief strategy officer of REmakeHub, a company that provides... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/news-trends/article/3049865/coronavirus-hows-health-fashion-industry-midst-crisis?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/news-trends/article/3049865/coronavirus-hows-health-fashion-industry-midst-crisis?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 11 Feb 2020 01:00:11 +0000 This article is originally written by Qiong Yang for Jing Daily Li Jiaqi is well-known to millions of Chinese women – from young, working professionals to high-profile Chinese actresses like Qi Wei and Lin Yun – but he’s not a movie star or in a boy band. He’s famous for his unparalleled live-stream sales records of make-up products, especially lipsticks, which has earned him the title of “the No 1 seller of lipstick” (口红一哥). “Buy it! Buy it! Buy it!” is Li’s catchy line, and it seems to work.... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/celebrity/article/3039974/live-streaming-kol-meltdowns-what-we-can-learn-weibo-star?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/celebrity/article/3039974/live-streaming-kol-meltdowns-what-we-can-learn-weibo-star?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 02 Dec 2019 02:00:15 +0000 This article was originally written by Adina-Laura Achim for Jing Daily Despite being stereotyped by an apparent resistance to marriage and procreation, most millennials inevitably, eventually, embark upon the adventures of family life. And once they embrace parenthood, their priorities and spending habits change from a focus on frivolities and leisure activities to parenting products and services. So, the luxury industry’s contingency plan must be to turn its focus toward Generation Z. Both... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/news-trends/article/3039559/4-ways-luxury-brands-are-failing-gen-z-consumers?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/news-trends/article/3039559/4-ways-luxury-brands-are-failing-gen-z-consumers?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 28 Nov 2019 02:00:14 +0000 Today, the word “aristocracy” means different things to different people. To Western societies that promote inclusivity, it sounds culturally backward. But to many in China, it can simply mean having big ambitions. In 2017, Jing Daily interviewed Sara Jane Ho, who founded one of China’s first etiquette schools: Institute Sarita. Her US$10,000 weekly etiquette course for China’s nouveau riche – with a syllabus featuring lessons on how to pronounce luxury brands correctly and how to cut bananas... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/luxury/article/3038723/why-more-wealthy-chinese-aspire-socialite-lifestyle-and-why?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/luxury/article/3038723/why-more-wealthy-chinese-aspire-socialite-lifestyle-and-why?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 21 Nov 2019 05:00:12 +0000 Jing Daily Jing Daily This article was originally written by Tamsin Smith for Jing Daily Two-thirds of high-net-worth Chinese consumers say personal growth is more important than wealth, according to research. For retailers and the travel industry, this report suggests that companies need to offer more than just luxurious goods to entice lucrative top-tier Chinese clients. What are luxe brands doing about sustainability in China? The research, spearheaded by HSBC Jade – the bank’s highest membership level – surveyed... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/luxury/article/3036212/chinas-millennials-and-gen-z-are-now-looking-beyond-luxury?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/luxury/article/3036212/chinas-millennials-and-gen-z-are-now-looking-beyond-luxury?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 04 Nov 2019 07:00:17 +0000 Jing Daily Jing Daily This article was originally written by Jiaqi Luo for Jing Daily Despite a deep-seated patriarchal culture, China is one of the world’s top countries when it comes to executive gender equality. It now has the world’s highest proportion of women working in senior management positions, the second-largest percentage of female CEOs, and a full half of the world’s self-made female billionaires. In an age of unbridled aspiration, an increasing number of Chinese women are changing the country’s business... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/news-trends/article/3031599/old-celine-new-dior-what-luxury-fashion-brands-do?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/news-trends/article/3031599/old-celine-new-dior-what-luxury-fashion-brands-do?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 06 Oct 2019 08:00:04 +0000 This article was originally written by Ruonan Zheng for Jing Daily In case you missed it – really? – October 1 marked the 70th anniversary of the founding of the People’s Republic of China. Celebrated as a demonstration of China’s rising national power, the beloved Five-starred Red Flag lined Beijing’s streets, and Chinese citizens both at home and abroad tuned in to watch the pomp and circumstance of the national parade. Naturally, leading international brands took note of the bubbling national... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/luxury/article/3031535/did-western-brands-givenchy-and-sephora-get-tone-right?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/luxury/article/3031535/did-western-brands-givenchy-and-sephora-get-tone-right?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 04 Oct 2019 05:27:15 +0000 Jing Daily Jing Daily On a recent flight from Shanghai’s Pudong airport to Hong Kong, most of the younger travellers were dressed in Gucci, Balenciaga, Off-White or Burberry, and showcasing the logos prominently. I spotted several Dior and Hermès handbags and several gold watches by Audemars Piguet and Patek Philippe. All of it worn by people who looked to be younger than 40.   How did these people make their brand choices? What drove them to decide between Gucci and Balenciaga? How did they know what was a “hot”... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/tech-design/article/3023075/can-ai-really-help-western-luxury-brands-win-over?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/tech-design/article/3023075/can-ai-really-help-western-luxury-brands-win-over?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 16 Aug 2019 18:00:12 +0000 The “trophy wife” is a cliché that doesn’t apply to Hong Kong’s high-caste women. These women, who end up marrying the city’s high-status men, are almost always either highly-educated, super-sophisticated socialites or high-powered career women. In fact, because of her immense fortune, we often see the tai tai as an extravagant, self-indulgent consumer – but don’t expect her to flaunt her wealth The South China Morning Post points out that the number of Hong Kong career women marrying Chinese... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/news-trends/article/3020193/what-hong-kong-tai-tai-likes-spend-her-money-and-how?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/news-trends/article/3020193/what-hong-kong-tai-tai-likes-spend-her-money-and-how?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 26 Jul 2019 08:00:11 +0000 This article was originally written by Tamsin Smith for Jing Daily On May 20, Chinese citizens celebrated the internet-spawned holiday 520 (called such because the numerals said aloud sound like “I love you (我爱你)” in Chinese). But for luxury brands targeting the China market, 520 is just one in a long list of days celebrating love – or the lack of it – that now includes the official Chinese Valentine’s Day (Qixi), Singles Day on 11/11, and European Valentine’s Day on February 14. In China, what... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/fashion-beauty/article/3014490/chinese-holidays-all-smart-luxury-brands-need-be?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/fashion-beauty/article/3014490/chinese-holidays-all-smart-luxury-brands-need-be?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 15 Jun 2019 04:00:15 +0000 This article was originally written by Yiling Pan for Jing Daily With the rise of apps, such as Little Red Book and Pinduoduo across mainland China, social media and e-commerce platforms have now begun to converge at unprecedented rates. WeChat, the nation’s uncontested top social media messaging app, which was developed by the Chinese technology giant, Tencent Holdings, is no exception. WeChat’s Good Product Circle – built upon real consumers – is a fresh new possibility that lets normal... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/tech-design/article/3014387/will-wechats-new-interactive-feature-bring-role?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/tech-design/article/3014387/will-wechats-new-interactive-feature-bring-role?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 14 Jun 2019 06:00:12 +0000 Jing Daily Jing Daily This article was originally written by Ruonan Zheng for Jing Daily  A vast number of reports state that Chinese millennials are ethical shoppers – that they would be OK with paying a bit more for a sustainable product. So how true is this in today’s China, where the notion of sustainability is in its infancy? We pose that question to three different people. Shaway Yeh, group style editorial director, Modern Media, and founder of agency, yehyehyeh Millennials make their mark at Singapore Yacht... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/news-trends/article/3013885/are-chinese-millennials-willing-pay-more-sustainable?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/news-trends/article/3013885/are-chinese-millennials-willing-pay-more-sustainable?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 10 Jun 2019 10:07:37 +0000 This article was originally written by Tamsin Smith for Jing Daily As brands continue to target Chinese luxury consumers around the world, one segment that has been overlooked is Chinese foreign students. In comparison to their peers from Europe and North America, Chinese overseas students are increasingly wealthy – and keener than ever to spend their (parents’) cash. Why China’s hard-working millennials see luxury as their reward Last week in London, the digital marketing agency Emerging... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/news-trends/article/3012619/why-are-chinese-foreign-students-spending-their-parents?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/news-trends/article/3012619/why-are-chinese-foreign-students-spending-their-parents?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 01 Jun 2019 08:00:11 +0000 This article was originally written by Yiling Pan for Jing Daily Chinese boy band member Cai Xukun continues to be the most talked-about star on social media owing to his ongoing legal disputes with a video company. He is ranked top of April’s R3 Celebrity Index – a monthly ranking of China’s most influential celebrities on the nation’s most important social media platforms, from Weibo and WeChat to Toutiao and Baidu. Who are China’s biggest stars? R3’s celebrity index uses data to find out The... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/people-events/article/3012054/why-cai-xukun-and-yang-mi-are-still-chinas-top?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/people-events/article/3012054/why-cai-xukun-and-yang-mi-are-still-chinas-top?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 28 May 2019 04:00:08 +0000 This article was originally written by Daniel Langer for Jing Daily In 2008, at the height of the global economic crisis, markets around the world were devastated and consumer confidence was shattered. One reason strong brands resist shocks such as tariff increases is that they’ve created significant value for consumers. Real luxury is nothing other than extreme value creation   Commentators and media publications around the world forecast the end of luxury as we know it. I remember being asked:... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/news-trends/article/3011957/why-now-amidst-us-china-trade-war-best-time-top-luxury?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/news-trends/article/3011957/why-now-amidst-us-china-trade-war-best-time-top-luxury?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 27 May 2019 08:30:06 +0000 Jing Daily Jing Daily This article was originally written by Jiaqi Luo for Jing Daily There is abundant literature these days on what drives Chinese millennial luxury consumption, and most of it focuses on that generation’s affluent parents’ background or the country’s new financial optimism. Reports have also elaborated on millennials’ changing attitude toward luxury, which has shifted from using it as a status symbol to wearing it as a reflection of one’s personality or wielding it as social capital. But less ink... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/news-trends/article/3011677/why-chinas-hard-working-millennials-see-luxury-their?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/news-trends/article/3011677/why-chinas-hard-working-millennials-see-luxury-their?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 26 May 2019 02:00:11 +0000