Chinese model Liu Wen: ‘The best holiday accessories? A camera and a smile’

July 13, 2016 By creative

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 essentials will be slipping into her suitcase this summer, and what vacay makeup looks the season has in store. It really depends on where I'm going… a mix of beachwear, casual, and glamorous is probably best — whatever feels most comfortable.

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Kering’s Gucci sales growth slows in first quarter, below expectations

April 21, 2016 By publisher

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 industry has had a difficult start to the year, partly due to the Chinese economic slowdown and a sharp drop in tourist traffic in shopping hotspots such as Paris, Milan, Hong Kong and Macau.

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Printing couture at New York Fashion Week

February 18, 2016 By admin

Epson, the Japanese electronics company, is venturing into the world of fashion with its new textile printing technology.

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Printing couture at New York Fashion Week

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Chinese supermodel Liu Wen fronts Mango’s ode to the 90s

February 18, 2016 By publisher

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 back to the season, with fluid, light and silk materials.

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Russia’s luxury flagship store turns to Chinese spenders

February 5, 2016 By admin

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 in Milan, are part of a push by store operator Mercury to encourage high-spending Chinese visitors to shop in TsUM'S neo-Gothic store, rather than the boutiques of the Italian fashion capital. Luxury retailers have fared better than many mass-market brands during Russia's economic crisis but they still need foreign shoppers to compensate for falling spending by local consumers.

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Chinese shoppers in South Korea shun luxury for local brands

February 5, 2016 By admin

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 K-pop music to food and fashion, price-conscious younger Chinese visitors are seeking a more authentic and less expensive shopping experience. South Korea trails only Thailand as an overseas destination for Chinese travelers, whose heavy retail spending has helped make South Korea the world's largest duty free shopping market.

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Sumptuous gowns close Paris haute couture fashion week

January 28, 2016 By creative

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 New York's Metropolitan Museum of Art, one of the biggest nights in the fashion year. With her catwalk reminiscent of a Chinese royal courtyard, the brand designer turned haute couture stylist presented richly embroidered and jewel-encrusted dresses, skirts and cloaks in gold, pastel blue and pink, yellow and white.

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Big luxury watchmakers leave boldness to smaller rivals

January 21, 2016 By creative

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 Eastern customers, pushing the industry into its worst downturn since the 2008-2009 financial crisis, big watch labels sought to reassure customers searching for lasting value for money, executives told Reuters. “Today, people search for authenticity, real values and craftsmanship,” said Christian Selmoni at Richemont’s Vacheron Constantin, a top selling brand among wealthy Chinese, as are Rolex and Patek Philippe.

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Monkey business: fashion accessories for the Chinese New Year

January 8, 2016 By admin

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 year's Chinese Zodiac — the “Fire Monkey.” The footwear features custom fire monkey graphics, tonal prints and vivid color hits. The D Lillard 2 boasts a fanged fire monkey graphic print and red and gold accents, while the D Rose 6 features a fire red graphic printed on black to reveal the aggressive nature of the “Fire Monkey,” alongside gold hits on the eyelets.

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