This article discusses the possible two-pronged approach that luxury companies will have to take to customers in Western and Asian markets. Apparently Chinese, Japanese, and Middle Eastern buyers are not terribly excited about logo-less bags.
Month: August 2010
At the Vega Wang Media Opening
Photos by Teresa Yeh
The sparkling rosé was quite nice. Madame Figaro editor Zhang Shen was among the glamorous media guests, but she was drinking water out of a champagne flute. She had to head back to the office after the party.
Vega Wang
Photo by Teresa Yeh
Here is Vega Wang at the opening party (for media) of her first storefront/workshop in Beijing’s Jianwai Soho. Hers is one of the first freestanding boutiques opened by a local fashion designer. This womanswear shop is a must-see for visitors and locals alike as it is a rare example in Beijing of a creative, pleasant, interior design combined with a 100% locally conceived and produced brand. The workshop is on the other side of the fitting room, but the master cutter in the back room is disciplined enough not to peep in on any of the beautiful clients for whom he custom makes dresses.
The Purple and the Black
Details Count for Vega
Photos by Teresa Yeh
Just count the details. Fashion designer Vega Zaishi Wang thoughtfully considers the tasteful little touches in all parts of her life including music, elixirs, and of course the cuts of the garments she creates. This 1930s radio, produced in Shanghai by a company called Panda, and the other decor in her first Jianwai Soho shop, just opening this week, are a testament to her quirky, distinctive style. The well-curated, compact space is comfortable and airy with high ceilings resulting from gutting of the second floor.
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Chatting Hipstresses
Outside Surfin’ Bird
Outside über-hip boutique Surfin’ Bird was photographer Wang Peng, who had just finished a beer or two.
At the Market
Outside the market (which was selling art) at Ch’ien Men 23.
Colorful Cuffs
This editor from Men’s Uno was sporting some very nice checked cuffs on his trousers. We’ve had the Editorial Director and another fashion editor here on Stylites before.
At the Legation Quarter
Jeffrey apparently forgot to bring his cigarette holder.
On a Fixed Gear
Golden Delicious: Candy Lin
California-bred Candy Lin, designer of Candy and Caviar, dishes on the inspirations behind her newest line, and her ambitions for reaching the world through fashion design — starting with bases in L.A. and Beijing. Stylites contributors Marilyn Mai Ong (English) and Renee Liu (Chinese) wrote this profile of Candy.
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EQ:IQ – A Touch of Dali – Paris, and Probably Beijing
The backdrop for Hong Kong brand EQ:IQ‘s F/W 2010 RTW Show held at the possibly notorious Yan Club in 798 couldn’t help but remind me of the Mae West Lips Sofa by Salvador Dali. The lip motif also appeared in the “Bisous†lip patterned tote and evening bag and in the cardinal red of the lipstick on the models.
Yet the real inspiration for the collection was the home of Creative Director Stephanie Stindel, the City of Light. While hardly a novel place from which to draw inspiration for a fashion collection, one can never really tire of fantasizing about strolls through the Jardin du Luxembourg (or shopping sprees around Place Vendôme). Girls from grayer, murkier towns ought still to mimic Les Femmes de Paris (that was the name of collection) and this appealing array of garments might be one point to start in this pursuit.
The Furious
Having a drink, vintagy photographer Zhang Zheming is founder of his own studio, called Furious, which is engaged in design of print advertisements as well as shoots for fashion magazines. He previously worked for J. Walter Thompson, Ogilvy & Mather Advertising and other 4A advertising agencies. I chatted with him about fashion in Beijing.
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