Why Independent Retail Is More Important Than Ever
From Brooklyn to Shanghai, a multibrand retail renaissance is taking shape, powered by a thirst for independent stores with a more hand-crafted, human quotient in a world flattened by digital transactions.
Samuel Guì Yang Does Fashion at Its Own Pace
A subtle and contemporary Chinese-inflected aesthetic has long made the label the star of Shanghai Fashion Week. After over a decade in business, it is finally ready for growth.
Dispatches From Shanghai: Inside China’s New Luxury Landscape
On his first visit to Shanghai since before the pandemic, Imran Amed finds a market that has fundamentally changed — from status spending to stealth wealth, from megabrands to homegrown labels, from fashion focus to lifestyle emphasis — and asks, can Western brands catch up?
