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Angel Chen

Designer

With her internationally stocked namesake label, Chen is part of a new wave of young Chinese designers garnering attention in both Asia and the West.

Angel Chen
China

Can 'China Day' Live Up to the Hype?

As trade war tensions come to a head in Beijing, US-China relations will be stronger than ever on New York Fashion Week's China Day runway.

China

Can 'China Day' Live Up to the Hype?

As trade war tensions come to a head in Beijing, US-China relations will be stronger than ever on New York Fashion Week's China Day runway.


China

Victoria Beckham, Pierre-Yves Roussel and Edison Chen Join Jury for BoF China Prize

Chinese nationals with a ready-to-wear business will compete for the attention of jury members Pierre-Yves Roussel, Tim Blanks, Uma Wang and Victoria Beckham among others to win the first global fashion award dedicated to emerging Chinese design talent.

China

Victoria Beckham, Pierre-Yves Roussel and Edison Chen Join Jury for BoF China Prize

Chinese nationals with a ready-to-wear business will compete for the attention of jury members Pierre-Yves Roussel, Tim Blanks, Uma Wang and Victoria Beckham among others to win the first global fashion award dedicated to emerging Chinese design talent.


China

China’s Economic Woes Begin to Bite Luxury Players

Fears over China’s slowing economic growth and grey market crackdown have sent luxury stocks tumbling, a 21-year-old vlogger was detained for a livestream, and Crazy Rich Asians is scheduled for nationwide release. Read China Decoded to make sense of the market.

China

China’s Economic Woes Begin to Bite Luxury Players

Fears over China’s slowing economic growth and grey market crackdown have sent luxury stocks tumbling, a 21-year-old vlogger was detained for a livestream, and Crazy Rich Asians is scheduled for nationwide release. Read China Decoded to make sense of the market.


Fashion Week

Shanghai’s Hotbed of Entrepreneurship

As the ecosystem around Shanghai Fashion Week matures, a young professional class of fashion upstarts are focused on finding new opportunities on and off the catwalk.

Fashion Week

Shanghai’s Hotbed of Entrepreneurship

As the ecosystem around Shanghai Fashion Week matures, a young professional class of fashion upstarts are focused on finding new opportunities on and off the catwalk.


Financial Markets

Alibaba Snaps Up Stake in Ordre

Ordre, a digital platform for wholesaling fashion, has attracted investment from China’s largest e-commerce platform, which plans to put some of the start-up’s technology to use to sell directly to consumers.

Financial Markets

Alibaba Snaps Up Stake in Ordre

Ordre, a digital platform for wholesaling fashion, has attracted investment from China’s largest e-commerce platform, which plans to put some of the start-up’s technology to use to sell directly to consumers.


Global Markets

How Shanghai Fashion Week Got Its Groove

Buoyed by fresh talent, Shanghai’s fashion week is powering past regional rivals in Seoul and Tokyo, and ready to stand up to international scrutiny, reports Susanna Lau.

Global Markets

How Shanghai Fashion Week Got Its Groove

Buoyed by fresh talent, Shanghai’s fashion week is powering past regional rivals in Seoul and Tokyo, and ready to stand up to international scrutiny, reports Susanna Lau.


Global Markets

Can Hong Kong Keep the Cool Factor?

Hong Kong has long been a key player in the global fashion business, but as the creative industries become ever stronger on the Chinese Mainland, the city is losing its influence.

Global Markets

Can Hong Kong Keep the Cool Factor?

Hong Kong has long been a key player in the global fashion business, but as the creative industries become ever stronger on the Chinese Mainland, the city is losing its influence.


China

Meet the Shanghai Eight

As Shanghai Fashion Week draws to a close, the city cements its position as the springboard for progressive Chinese design. BoF highlights eight of its most promising designers.

China

Meet the Shanghai Eight

As Shanghai Fashion Week draws to a close, the city cements its position as the springboard for progressive Chinese design. BoF highlights eight of its most promising designers.


Retail

Huishan Zhang To Open First Flagship Store on London's Mount Street

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

Retail

Huishan Zhang To Open First Flagship Store on London's Mount Street

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


China

Shanghai’s Bid to Conquer Asian Fashion

Dynamic, ambitious and sometimes chaotic, Shanghai Fashion Week is becoming a global centre of gravity for Asia’s sprawling fashion trade.

China

Shanghai’s Bid to Conquer Asian Fashion

Dynamic, ambitious and sometimes chaotic, Shanghai Fashion Week is becoming a global centre of gravity for Asia’s sprawling fashion trade.


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The people shaping the global fashion industry, curated by the editors of The Business of Fashion, based on nominations and on-the-ground intelligence from around the world.

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