Huishan Zhang

This week, Tranoï trade show names the successor to former president David Hadida, while Issey Miyake promotes Satoshi Kondo to head designer.

The collection was sweet and saccharine, but the designer knowns when to dial down embellishment and frou-frou to avoid looking indulgent.

Zhang means business with his first brick-and-mortar store, which will be neighboured by the likes of Céline, Balenciaga and Christopher Kane.

China has nurtured a crop of young designers who have begun to establish themselves in the major fashion capitals of Europe.

Zhang’s latest offering gave a sense that he is shaking off his earlier use of Chinese tropes in favour of a more universal view of femininity.