Source: ASOSThe China Edit is a weekly curation of the most important must-read fashion business news and analysis from and about the world’s largest luxury market.
GQ Bar Istanbul | Source: No ArchitectWith the unveiling of bars, clubs, restaurants and a fashion school, Condé Nast International, publisher of Vogue and GQ’s international editions, is extending its brands into new areas of business. Is the strategy working?
Revellers party at Prada's SoHo flagship | Source: Business InsiderThe CFDA and Vogue announced today that Fashion’s Night Out is going on a “hiatus” in the United States. It was fun while it lasted, but like any overheated romance, it had to come to an end.
Natalie Massenet | Source: AnOtherBritish Fashion Gets a Web Dynamo (IHT) “This month Natalie Massenet, the founder of Net-a-Porter and Internet guru to the fashion world, will throw her might behind London Fashion Week. As the newly appointed chairman of the British Fashion Council, she will use her power to promote designers not in their traditional role as funky and cool, but as major players in a global arena.” Carlyle, KKR among Maje, Sandro
Kaufhaus des Westens, Berlin | Source: BloombergBerlin’s Ku’Damm in Style as West Draws Hip Shops (Business Week) “The decision by fashion brands such as Hermes and Louis Vuitton to focus on west Berlin has shifted attention away from Friedrichstrasse, the eastern strip that attracted most retail investment after the fall of the Berlin Wall in 1989.” Hong Kong retail: as the rich go to Paris, the rest go mid-market (FT) “The very wealthy Chinese appear to be
