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The China Edit | China: Through the Looking Glass, Zulily, Alibaba

The China Edit is a weekly curation of the most important fashion business news and analysis from and about the world’s largest luxury market.
Valentino SpA evening dress, "Shanghai" collection 2013 | Source: Courtesy of the Metropolitan Museum of Art
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  • Kate Abnett

"Op Ed | The End of Orientalism" (The Business of Fashion)
"The Met's new fashion exhibit in New York marks the end of the Orientalist era for Western designers, says Liz Flora."

"Review: In 'China: Through the Looking Glass,' Eastern Culture Meets Western Fashion" (The New York Times)
"In a way, it's all just fashion business as usual, the product of a culture that speaks a language of overkill."

"Alibaba Boosts Its Stake in Online Retailer Zulily to 9.3%(Bloomberg)
"Alibaba Group Holding Ltd., China's biggest e-commerce company that held its initial public offering last year, bought $56.2 million of stock in U.S. online retailer Zulily Inc. this week, according to a regulatory filing."

"JD.Com Retreats Before Earnings as Chinese Stocks Drop in US(Bloomberg)
"JD.com Inc. slumped the most in three months as investors moved to lock in profits before the company's earnings report."

"Alibaba's Unparalleled Rise Has Changed the Face of Global Business" (Quartz)
"Alibaba's experience has shown that, although e-commerce was slower to take off in China than in the West, when it did take root, it was far more important to the overall economy."

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