Shanghai Fashion Week

BoF Professional Exclusive

Global Brands Have a Design Disconnect with China’s Youth

3 April 2019 • By Sam Gaskin and Zoe Suen

BoF Professional Exclusive

Global Brands Have a Design Disconnect with China’s Youth

Shanghai Fashion Week exposed a subtle but unshakable aesthetic gap between local designers and global fashion brands, suggesting that the latter need to do better range planning to satiate demand in China. Read China Decoded to make sense of the market.

BoF Professional Exclusive

Who's Who Behind the Scenes at Shanghai Fashion Week

27 March 2019 • By Sam Gaskin and Zoe Suen

BoF Professional Exclusive

Who's Who Behind the Scenes at Shanghai Fashion Week

With its growing network of trade shows, showrooms and B2B events, China’s leading fashion week has produced an influential group of power brokers at the ready-to-wear event. Read China Decoded to make sense of the market.

BoF China Prize

Finalists Revealed for $100,000 BoF China Prize

28 February 2019 • By BoF Team

BoF China Prize

Finalists Revealed for $100,000 BoF China Prize

Six designer finalists will compete next month during Shanghai Fashion Week, with the winner gaining a cash prize of $100,000, BoF community mentorship and a show at London Fashion Week in September.

Global Currents

Shanghai’s Hotbed of Entrepreneurship

10 October 2018 • By Casey Hall

Global Currents

Shanghai’s Hotbed of Entrepreneurship

As the ecosystem around Shanghai Fashion Week matures, a young professional class of fashion upstarts are focused on finding new opportunities on and off the catwalk.

BoF Professional Exclusive

Shanghai Fashion Week's Bid for Global Relevance

7 October 2018 • By Brian Baskin

BoF Professional Exclusive

Shanghai Fashion Week's Bid for Global Relevance

This week, everyone will be talking about Shanghai Fashion Week, Burberry's new fragrance, LVMH's Les Journées Particulières and the latest wave of pop-up stores. Read our BoF Professional Cheat Sheet.

What China’s National Congress Means for Fashion

31 October 2017 • By Gemma A. Williams

What China’s National Congress Means for Fashion

In this month’s China Edit, implications of the 19th National Congress on the fashion industry, Shanghai Fashion Week and Golden Week.

Global Currents

Meet the Shanghai Eight

19 October 2017 • By Gemma A. Williams

Global Currents

Meet the Shanghai Eight

As Shanghai Fashion Week draws to a close, the city cements its position as the springboard for progressive Chinese design. BoF highlights eight of its most promising designers.

Global Currents

China’s Sustainable Fashion Paradox

11 October 2017 • By Casey Hall

Global Currents

China’s Sustainable Fashion Paradox

Sustainability is moving up the agenda of the Chinese government as the country's people say they care more about it. So why does the local fashion industry seem so disinterested?

Global Currents

Shanghai Fashion Week Ups the Ante

24 October 2016 • By Queennie Yang and Kati Chitrakorn

Global Currents

Shanghai Fashion Week Ups the Ante

China’s most globally-minded fashion week is becoming an umbrella event for new platforms clustering around Shanghai.

The China Edit | Tmall Bets on Fashion Immediacy, China's Indie Fashion Demand

24 October 2016 • By Limei Hoang

24 October 2016 • By Limei Hoang

This week, Tmall bets on 'See Now, Buy Now, with a live-streamed fashion show to lure global luxury brands, while China's designers and buyers learn how to deal with booming demand for its indie fashion scene.

The China Edit | Tmall Bets on Fashion Immediacy, China's Indie Fashion Demand

This week, Tmall bets on 'See Now, Buy Now, with a live-streamed fashion show to lure global luxury brands, while China's designers and buyers learn how to deal with booming demand for its indie fashion scene.