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CHINESE Fashion News, Sep 16, 2011


Fashion Bloggers to Push Sales of Online Luxury to Emerging Elite Buyers
International Business Times AU
"Fashion bloggers are more and more powerful, especially in emerging markets likeChina," Altagamma's research head Francesco Di Lauro said. China is also expected to overtake the United States as the world's No.1 online retail market by 2015, ...
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CNN International
By Lara Farrar, for CNN A model showcases a Julie Zhu design on the catwalk during Hong KongFashion Week 2011. Many young designers are struggling to define a "Chinese" style that appeals to consumers. Shanghai, China (CNN) -- After Vic Huo graduated ...
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China's Fosun to invest in overseas companies
Financial Times
... China's largest privately-owned conglomerate, says it expects to benefit from the current economic crisis by investing in European and US companies that can help it exploit strong growth in the Chinese markets for everything from fashion brands, ...
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Top Chinese brokerage set for HK listing
Financial Times
The listing, earmarked for October 6, would be one of the largest in Hong Kong this year after Italianfashion house Prada raised $2.1bn in its initial public offering in June and hypermarket operator Sun Art Retail raised $1.1bn in July. ...
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Esprit Hiring Manager for China, Where It Seeks to Double Sales
BusinessWeek
I want people, when they have lunch, they go out and smell the fashion in the street.” Esprit plans to spend HK$6.8 billion on branding over the next four years, focusing its efforts in Germany, France, Belgium, the Netherlands and China, according to ...
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Phillip Lim: "We Live By The Dress, We Die By The Dress"
Fast Company
In 2007, the Council of Fashion Designers of America presented him with its Swarovski award for womenswear; this year, he was a finalist for menswear. And on September 2, a day after his birthday, GQ China made him its 2011 designer of the year. ...
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Fast Company
First lady targeted by fashion police - again
Washington Times
Mr. Lagerfeld is not the first big fashion name to speak out against Mrs. Obama's attire. Earlier this year, Oscar de la Renta voiced confusion and dissent over the first lady's pick for the China state dinner. The Dominican designer told Women's Wear ...
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Washington Times
Debating luxury duties: Up, down or scrapped
People's Daily Online
FOR some fashion-conscious Chinese, one of the highlights of a US trip is a shopping visit to suburban factory outlets. A familiar sight at such outlets is someChinese grabbing several shopping bags and snapping up branded cosmetics, handbags, ...
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People's Daily Online
16/09/2011Hermes to expand Chinese brand
Expatica France
Shang Xia, the brand Hermes launched a year ago in Shanghai, will open outlets in Paris and Beijing after sales beat expectations, the head of the French fashion label Patrick Thomas said. Industry experts are closely watching the new brand to see what ...
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Fashion designer upholds her heritage
Malaysia Star
Tom said she enjoyed attending the Christmas and Chinese New Year celebrations which her friends held. “Everyone, regardless of race, culture or religion, was welcome to these parties. We could literally just walk into any house with an open door. ...
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Malaysia Star
Fall 2011 Fashion Week
Binghamton University Pipe Dream
For the evil scientist, they showed a three-quarter length cream-colored jacket with a Chinese-style collar and asymmetrical side lace up detail, accompanied by a pencil skirt. Forget the scrubs. For the psychology majors, they showed a boxy white ...
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Monique Lhuillier Shows Racier Side At New York Fashion Week (Video)
Forbes
Enroute to Forbes, I've interviewed Tom Brokaw, had Hillary compliment my shoes and briefly dabbled in fine art acquisitions (antique Chinese export porcelain, ask me anything). Feel free to take me on, I have a black belt in tae kwon do and can run a ...
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'Enemy of the state' finds no charity
China Daily
Thus began a massive "campaign" against the Red Cross Society of China, one that has subsequently brought many other philanthropies under suspicion. According to the China Charity and Donation Information Center, Chinese charities in July saw the ...
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Kristin Cavallari's New Gig: Shoe Stylist!
StyleBistro
... scored a new gig as Chinese Laundry's online brand ambassador. Serving as a guest editor for the trendy shoe line's website, the star will bring her relatable fashionsavvy to the site via videos, styling tips and product picks, starting this fall. ...
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StyleBistro
Bela Padilla shines at Asian Supermodel
Malaya
... being a judge at the Asian Fashion Conference held in Nanning Convention Center and herself part of the contest's screening committee. China's renowned fashiondesigner Bo Tao, who's also the director of Fashion Association of China and Beijing...
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The fashion industry has the potential to be a real force for good
The Ecologist (blog)
Finally, in the wake of the study that found toxic chemicals in high street branded clothes, Greenpeace's Tamara Stark argues that it's time to stop poisoning Chineseworkers in the name of the West's appetite for fashion. With that in mind, ...
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The Ecologist (blog)
Shennongjia exposes reckless development of China's water resources
The Guardian
One of the hydroelectric power plants built within Shengnongjia natural reserve, Hubei province,China. Photograph: Jonathan Watts for the Guardian The mountain road that winds above the steep ravines of Shennongjia ought to offer one of the most ...
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Web survey finds China's netizens obsessed with luxury cars
The Independent
Rounding out the top 10 were fashion label Burberry (second), and Benefit Cosmetics (fifth) and Estee Lauder (tied for sixth with Cadillac). It appears as though China's brand obsessions are not that dissimilar to the rest of the globe either, ...
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China Mobile Tops 2011 Best China Brands Ranking
brandchannel.com
Brands in the IT services were another fast-growing sector, showing an industry-wide 68% increase in brand value since the 2010 ranking, while fashion-forward apparel brands also broke through. The sector showing the biggest decrease in brand value: ...
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Fashion manufacturing trade fair extends its European reach
Fibre2fashion.com
The India and Bangladesh offer created a huge buzz and visitors noted the improvement in quality in the Chinese offer, which covered everything down to the purchase of trimmings and supplies for clothing manufacture, while knitwear producers, ...
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China's Chen Long surges into Men's Singles quarter-final of the 2011 China ...
bettor.com (blog)
He played relaxed and positive badminton against the Taipei shuttler and made his mark over him in remarkable fashion. The Chinese took 41 minutes to crush his opponent in the straight set pre-quarter-final battle. The first game of this Men's Singles ...
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Commentary: Federal court should not victimize victims of toxic Chinese drywall
Palm Beach Post
Access our regular syndicated columnists through the following links: By David Durkee The toxicChinese drywall case, tied up in the courts for years, is a tragedy in multiple ways. When victims are not permitted to seek justice in a timely fashion in ...
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India Eyes Latin America – OpEd
Eurasia Review
Yet the South Asian giant is rapidly gaining ground on its northern neighbor, and over the long term its democratic system seems far more stable than the autocratic Chinese model. When assessing US grand strategy in Asia, American policymakers view ...
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Hong Kong shares end 0.71% higher
Economic Times
But Esprit plunged 17.6 per cent to HK$15.08 after the fashion retailer posted a 98 per cent decline in its full-year net profit. Chinese shares closed down 0.23 per cent. The Shanghai Composite Index, which covers both A and B shares, fell 5.78 points ...
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BOOK REVIEW On boxes and coming out of them
The MIT Tech
Caught between worlds, James is a true minority even among Asians: “In college, American-bornChinese looked down on me since I wasn't born in the USA … The fresh-off-the-boat ones ignored me because I didn't care whether Taiwan or Tibet were a part ...
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The Secret Language of Christianity
Care2.com (blog)
by Anna K. As a multicultural nation, the United States is home to many languages: English, Spanish, Italian, Korean, Norwegian, Chinese… and Christian? This article on the CNN Belief Blog delves into the fascinating language used by evangelical ...
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Food truck event an excuse to try a different cuisine: Romanian
Palm Beach Post (blog)
By Jonathan Tully | Feast Palm Beach | September 15, 2011 My choice of cuisines usually runs toward the same-ol' same-ol' — Mexican, Chinese, sushi, etc. But every so often I get the opportunity to try something new: I still remember the trip to ...
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Local Happenings
Alameda Sun
25, noon to 2:30 pm Fashion Show: Fundraiser for the scholarship fund of the Alameda ChineseClub. Aroma Restaurant, 2377 Blanding Ave. (Info: Dolly Fong, 523-3102) • Oct. 1, 1 to 3 pm "Mind Training and the Art of Happiness": Mind training workshop, ...
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Shortlist announced for the Taylor Wessing Photographic Portrait Prize 2011
Art Daily
His shortlisted portrait taken in Hackney is of Wen Wu, a Chinese artist and is from a personal project depicting artists, musicians and other creatives who live in their work spaces. Clarke says, 'the portraits are not intended to elicit sympathy for ...
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Tommy Sugiarto wins Men's Singles crown at the 2011 Chinese Taipei Open Grand ...
bettor.com (blog)
The sixth seeded Sugiarto opened the first game in dominating fashion, as he played an attacking game by keeping the pace of the rallies at the highest speed. The Thai shuttler, who defeated top seed, Nguyen Tien Minh in the Men's Singles semi-final, ...
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Pop Stop
Taipei Times
NOWnews reported that Cheung, 47, looked frail and drawn last week after rumors emerged that her 40-year-old squeeze of four years, architect Ole Scheeren, had taken an amorous interest in a 30-year-old fashion designer. Hong Kong's Oriental Sunday was ...
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Selena Gomez upstages Justin Bieber in tiny miniskirt at Abduction premiere
Daily Mail
And it was no different tonight as the 19-year-old Disney star showed up to the Abduction premiere at Grauman's Chinese theatre in Hollywood, wearing a form-fitting mini skirt, flaunting her pins to the max. Selena paired the daring look with a sparkly ...
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Daily Mail
Fall Guide 2011: Events
Nashville Scene
With the summer sale having cleared rack space, the following day sees a fresh batch of fall vintage, a Local Honey and T&P fall fashion show starting at 6 pm and a runway show at 8 pm 11 am Saturday and noon Sunday at Local Honey The star of public ...
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Nashville Scene
True Blood's werewolf, Wendy Williams and Elizabeth Taylor
Windy City Times
3 at the Chinese Theatre in Hollywood. Joe Manganiello—who plays werewolf Alcide on True Blood—is comfortable being naked on camera. According to Digital Spy, Manganiello, who will play male stripper Big Dick Richie in the Steven Soderbergh movie Big ...
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Windy City Times
Nevada Election for House of Representatives Receives Little Attention ...
Bayoubuzz
Amodei began his campaign in controversial fashion with a 30-second advertisement railing against the national debt and China's increasing stake in the United States. Amodei gained notoriety on CNN, MSNBC and Fox News early in his campaign. ...
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DCentric Picks: 'Sister Citizen' Author Talk and H Street Fest
WAMU
The free event will feature fashion shows, live music, art displays, costume karaoke, Chinesedragon dancers and more. But it's also a great opportunity to check out the transformation this corridor has undergone over recent years.
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College Athletes: Students or Labor?
Wall Street Journal (blog)
The University of Maryland's crypto-psychedelic opening night jerseys – which were modeled on the state's Calvert Crest and had the look of an explosion in a playing card factory – look likely to set the standard for on-field fashion experimentation ...
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China Fashion Week Media Invitation - 中国国际时装周>> 首页
Non- registered media and registered media means: the media has already registered or not withChina Fashion Week organizing committee news center 3. ...
www.chinafashionweek.org/Article/ShowArticle.asp?ArticleID...

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