Naersi closes China Fashion Week with Water Cube spectacular
EEKA Fashion Holdings’ brand Naersi closed China Fashion Week with its spring–summer 2021 25°Lan show at Beijing’s Water Cube, the National Aquatics’ Centre. The show also marked the brand’s 25th anniversary, and was attended by celebrities, fashion editors, and the industry’s movers and shakers. In another sign of China’s post-COVID-19 rebound, the show featured […]
Elle commemorates 75th anniversary at Chinese edition’s Style Awards
Elle might not have been in China for 75 years, but as one of the few countries that has put COVID-19 largely behind it, the French magazine’s landmark anniversary was commemorated in Chengdu, along with Elle China’s Style Awards. The Elle China Style Awards took place at Chengdu’s New Century Global Centre, the world’s […]
Song Weiling launches new Emporio Armani Meccanico skeleton watch collection on Tmall
China already had one of the most lively online e-commerce set-ups before COVID-19, and the pandemic drew even more activity online (see Lucire issue 42, and Lucire KSA September 2020). Emporio Armani is no exception in its dealings inside the Middle Kingdom, with Chinese spokesman Song Weiling (宋威龍), the actor and model, launching its Meccanico […]
Net-à-Porter offers limited-edition luxury items for Qixi Festival
In time for the Qixi Festival, often branded in the occident as the Chinese Valentine’s Day, Net-à-Porter has unveiled its social media campaign featuring five short romantic videos, of people meeting their loved ones at different ages. In addition, celebrity couple model Emma Pei (裴蓓) and Rojamtic Wang (王朱筱寅), who had appeared together promoting Princess […]
Asus launches ROG Phone 3, first gaming phone to pass TÜV Rheinland eye care certification
We have long been critical of the tech industry for not creating more gadgets that reduce blue light, instead expecting people to adapt to technology by donning blue-light glasses. In this context, it’s a welcome sight to see Asus launch its ROG Phone 3 gaming phone, the first of its type to pass the TÜV […]
Hublot launches Big Bang E smartwatch, with enhanced features
Hublot, an LVMH subsidiary that celebrates its 40th anniversary this year, has showcased its new Big Bang E (officially styled as BIG BANG e) watch, following up from the original Big Bang of 2005 and its first connected version in 2018. The Swiss luxury brand’s latest offering has a black ceramic or titanium case […]
Milanese architectural firm creates interiors for SKP malls in Beijing and Xi’an
Above: SKP in Xi’an. Dirk Weiblen; Univochi; Alan Grilo Above: Designs by Vudafieri Saverino Partners for SKC’s men’s, women’s, lifestyle, home and footwear spaces. With China and Italy steadily reopening, it’s little surprise that a great deal of news is from those countries. Vudafieri Saverino Partners, the Milanese architectural firm with a base in […]
In brief: Lamborghini, ID Emerging Designers go virtual; Net-à-Porter, Godiva commemorate 520
During a global pandemic, how do you launch a new model? Lamborghini believes augmented reality is the way, and employed the technique for Iphones and Ipads for its Huracán Evo rear-wheel-drive Spyder. By visiting lamborghini.com on an Iphone or Ipad, tap ‘See in AR’ and the car can be seen in the space of your […]
Naersiling takes its autumn–winter 2020–1 show live online
China may be opening up but there are still parties being very cautious, such as the Shenzhen-based fashion label Naersiling. Part of EEKA Fashion Holdings, Naersiling held its autumn–winter 2020–1 show virtually, and live. The collection, loosely translated as Urban Shadowcatcher, was based around the metropolis, its architecture, and the shadows and reflections that […]
Net-à-Porter holds first menswear day at its Tmall Luxury Pavilion store
Net-à-Porter had its first menswear day on its Tmall Luxury Pavilion shop on April 10, giving Chinese buyers a chance to check out what’s in trend for spring 2020. Since joining Tmall in September, Net-à-Porter has had plenty of attention from fashion-conscious online shoppers, and the menswear day sought to build on that, and […]
