by JeffreyLiving | Nov 16, 2010 | Business in China, Fashion Shows, Retail
This post is a live post in regards to the new Xintiandi Style shopping Mall that opened in of all places Xintiandi, Shanghai. Yesterday when I was in Xintiandi I noticed that there was a runway two blocks long from one end of Xintiandi to the other. Below is a...
by JeffreyLiving | Nov 16, 2010 | Business in China, Fashion Shows, Garment Sourcing, Product Development & Sourcing
Immediately after the Santoni Fashion show there was another show highlighting the designs of students and teachers from Hong Kong Polytechnic University. I decided it would be best to stick around as I had a great front row seat. The show started off as a colorful...
by JeffreyLiving | Aug 11, 2010 | All About You, Business in China, Fashion, Product Development & Sourcing, Retail
I am writing about the fabric markets that have the attraction of designing and/or making your own products. It is true that you can do both but be aware: 1) Fabric markets are not tailors; they are sales people who have sales aids that are called tailors. ...
by JeffreyLiving | Aug 8, 2010 | All About You, Design & Merchandising, JL & 68 Bespoke
As some of you may know I have been involved in the Fashion business for over 20 years in Asia and for the past two years well living in Shanghai I have been making tailored clothing with actual factories and utilizing my 10,000+ contacts for suppliers. I started off...
by JeffreyLiving | Jun 23, 2010 | Business in China, Garment Sourcing, Product Development & Sourcing, Tradeshows
I am writing about the China (Shanghai) International Textiles, Fabrics & Accessories Exhibition I attended on June 9th, the show ran from June 8th – 10th. The trade show was held at one of the halls at the Shanghai New International Expo Centre. There were...
