Shanghai fashion designers talk about their lockdown experiences, looking outside the domestic market, and their hopes and fears for the future.

A collection of dresses inspired by the clothes of Chinese emperors and consorts made using plastic bags, discarded fabrics and scraps has been a big hit on social media.

Known for its opulent jewellery, watches and whimsical automata, Van Cleef & Arpels launches charmingly novel and technically stunning creations

Fosun International’s fashion group Lanvin said it will partner with Canadian e-commerce website Shopify to bring European brands to US consumers.

How Allen Deng – as he calls himself on Instagram – overcame a modest military family background to become one of China’s top young stars, now tipped for world fame after Milan Fashion Week

South Korean presidential candidates have accused China of laying claim to their culture after a performer wore a traditional Korean dress during the opening of the Beijing Winter Olympics.

A live-streamed menswear show from the French fashion house reached 49 million viewers on Kuaishou, known for its user base in lower-tier cities, far higher than numbers on rival platforms.

Up to 90 per cent of jade mined in Myanmar – which saw yet another lethal landslide at a mine in December 2021 – is believed to make its way to China, where fine pieces can fetch a high price.

Down jacket maker Orolay’s founder, Qiu Jiawei, talks about how redesigning a Chinese product to suit overseas buyers on Amazon brought him success, and how he’s helping enterprises like his blaze a trail.

Worn by Rihanna, Lady Gaga and Blackpink’s Lisa, and tapped to work with brands like Fitbit, Onitsuka Tiger and Vacheron Constantin, it’s clear the fashion world has a new breed of talent to reckon with

During her three years in Canada, the top tech exec underwent an incredible style transformation, dropping hoodies for Chanel suits and Gucci dresses at her court appearances

The Chinese-American fashion designer talks about watching her mother sew in their tiny Shek Kip Mei flat, and the ‘great honour’ of picking outfits for US first lady Biden.

Miru Wong holds weekly workshops in Hong Kong for those keen to learn the vanishing art of Cantonese embroidery for shoes.

Father-and-son Hong Kong company Bombyx has invested in sustainable organic silkworm farming and fabric production in Sichuan, China, in one of the places ‘where silk began’.

Chinese app Shein’s growth in the past few years has been mind-boggling, but it would not have become such a dominant player in the Gen Z online fashion market without Trump’s trade war on China and Beijing’s response.

Chinese sportswear maker Xtep is tying up an investment deal with private equity firm Hillhouse Capital to help promote and expand its Palladium and K-Swiss brands in overseas markets. The stock rose by a record 21 per cent.

Both Chinese brands were founded around the time a middle class began to emerge in China, and both used the Olympic Games to promote themselves to the world. Yet almost the entirety of their sales are in their home market.

Fashion designer Zhou Li says her garments on the catwalk are made exclusively with Xinjiang cotton and her designs support the people of the region.

Police in China have shut down a sophisticated counterfeit Louis Vuitton racket in Southern China.