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  • Valentino Opens New Flagship Store In Hong Kong

    Valentino Opens New Flagship Store In Hong Kong

    Italian fashion brand Valentino opened a new flagship store in the first phase of Lee Gardens, Hong Kong. Located in the prosperous core area of Causeway Bay, the new Valentino flagship store has two floors and a total area of 382 square meters.

    Designed by the British architect David Chipperfield, this new store combines old and new aesthetic elements in creating a luxurious palace atmosphere, instead of a pure window display store style. Chipperfield used luxurious decorative materials, including Venice terrazzo, Athena marble, Carrara marble, and pine furniture.

    Valentino’s Lee Gardens store will sell a full range of women’s products, covering apparel, accessories, and perfume.

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  • Valentino Hong Kong opens flagship

    Valentino Hong Kong opens flagship

    Valentino Hong Kong has unveiled its new flagship store in the heart of Causeway Bay.

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    Spanning 382 sqm at Lee Garden One, the Italian fashion brand’s two-storey boutique was designed by British architect David Chipperfield. Steering away from a pure showroom set-up, it combines old and new aesthetics to evoke a palazzo atmosphere. The architect has used such luxurious materials as Venetian terrazzo, Carrara marble and timber furniture.

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    Three marble columns and a grand staircase set the tone for Valentino’s new global store concept.

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    The flagship store carries all women’s products including ready-to-wear, accessories and fragrances.

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    The new store follows the opening of a flagship at Landmark, and a store at Wynn Palace in Macau, reported last September.

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  • Antonia debuts in Asia at Macau

    Antonia debuts in Asia at Macau

    Multi-label Italian luxury fashion retailer Antonia has opened its first store in Asia, at The Parisian Macao in Macau.

    Designed by architect Vincenzo de Cotiis, the 3000 sqm store features such brands as Gucci, Rick Owens, Sacai, Saint Laurent, Valentino and Versace.

    The store is run in partnership with Modern Avenue, formerly the Canudilo Group. Ten other stores are planned for greater China.

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  • Valentino heading into India

    Valentino heading into India

    Italian fashion house Valentino is about to enter India, joining a growing list of luxury brands changing their focus to a buoyant retail scene far from the slowing Chinese economy.

    Valentino is reportedly dealing with IDFS Tradings and is also in talks with DLF Luxury Retail.

    Over the past few months, French luxury leather-goods maker Longchamp, Italian bespoke menswear brand Isaia and Swiss watch brand Bovet have been launched in India.

    One commentator says the possibilities of an omni-channel strategy is among factors attracting top brands to India.

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  • YNAP pins hopes on expansion

    YNAP pins hopes on expansion

    Italian online fashion retailer Yoox Net-A-Porter (YNAP) aims to double sales and boost profits by 2020 as it expands in new markets, including Asia, but says it is still committed to Britain despite the vote to leave the European Union.

    The group says it is expanding its London headquarters and hiring several hundred new staff members despite Brexit. About a sixth of its total revenue comes from Britain.

    “We believe in this market. We believe in London and we continue to grow here,” says chief executive Federico Marchetti. “We have a very resilient business model thanks to our geographies being global.”

    YNAP says it plans to more than double revenues to around 4 billion euros (US$4.4 billion) by 2020. Its growth plans include further expansion in China and the rest of Asia.

    It also plans to offer jewellery and watches – Swiss watchmaker Richemont is a major shareholder – targeting sales of 100 million euros by 2020. This is part of a strategy to focus more on premium customers and fast-growing brands, as well as investing heavily in mobile. It says three-quarters of sales are set to come from mobile devices by 2020, from 41 per cent now.

    YNAP, a merger of Italy’s Yoox with upmarket rival Net-A-Porter, has its own multi-brand shopping websites but also runs online stores for luxury brands including Armani and Valentino. It added Prada this week.

    Finance chief Enrico Cavatorta says he expects synergies from the merger to take full effect from 2018, improving margins, and says the group should be cash positive from 2018.

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  • On Pedder takes first step into eCommerce

    On Pedder takes first step into eCommerce

    Hong Kong shoe retailer On Pedder has launched an eCommerce site featuring a curated mix of luxury footwear.

    It is centered around the retailer’s Pedderzine, a seasonal art-fashion hybrid magazine distributed to customers.

    Complimentary shipping is being offered by the site, with returns possible, for customers in Hong Kong, Japan, Macau, Philippines, Singapore, South Korea, Taiwan and Vietnam, as well as Australia and New Zealand.

    Brands include 3.1 Phillip Lim, Aquazzura, Chloe, Common Projects, Gianvito Rossi, Giuseppe Zanotti Design, N⁰21 , Neil Barrett, Nicholas Kirkwood, Paul Andrew, Rene Caovilla, Sophia Webster and Valentino.

    More brands are showcased under the “On Pedder Love” section of the site, along with exclusive product.

    On Pedder collaborated with Hong Kong photography and video artist Luke Casey for Pedderzine this season, which focuses on Hong Kong and Kowloon’s roots and was shot on the streets of Jordan and Sham Shui Po and Jordan, including karaoke bars, back alleys, markets and brothels.

    “We wanted to create an online destination for our customers to enjoy the energy and aesthetics of our in-store curation,” says Pedder Group president Peter Harris.

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  • Valentino Singapore opens Marina Bay Sands boutique

    Valentino Singapore opens Marina Bay Sands boutique

    Italian luxury fashion brand Valentino has opened its second and largest store in Singapore, at Marina Bay Sands.

    The 341 sqm store Palazzo concept was developed in partnership with the brand’s creative directors, Maria Grazia Chiuri and Pierpaolo Piccioli, and British architect David Chipperfield. It features marble, timber and leather interiors.

    The boutique offers the brand’s women’s ready-to-wear line, accessories and fragrances. Few details have emerged as yet, with only the store’s name appearing on the Marina Bay Sands website without any information.

    To mark the opening, the House of Valentino is organising a grand opening celebration cocktail party on January 13. The outlet is in The Shoppes at Marina Bay Sands, one of the city’s largest luxury shopping malls.

    Valentino’s other shop in Singapore is in the Ion Orchard complex.

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  • Inside the new Valentino Bangkok boutique

    Inside the new Valentino Bangkok boutique

    A new Valentino Bangkok boutique has opened in the upmarket Emquartier shopping centre on Sukhumvit.

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    The store has 380 sqm of floor space in what the fashion brand describes as “a one-of-a-kind brand experience” which “caters to an elite clientele, serving both its male and female clients in a single location”.

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    As the photos show, the design is contemporary and minimalist, creating a sense of space with matching stone textured walls and floors and simple wooden display cabinets.

     

    Valentino, founded in 1960, is headquartered in Milan, Italy.

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  • New Valentino Shanghai IFC mall

    New Valentino Shanghai IFC mall

    Luxury fashion brand Valentino has opened a new boutique in Shanghai.

    The new Valentino Shanghai IFC Mall boutique features 490 sqm of retail space.

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    It was developed by creative directors, Maria Grazia Chiuri and Pierpaolo Piccioli, together with British architect Sir David Chipperfield.

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    Valentino says the store “perfectly represents the core values of the Maison: luxury, elegance and Italian craftsmanship.”

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    The store concept combines old and new, heritage and style co-exist in the idea of a new future that is not nostalgic, but full of memories.

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    The Shanghai IFC mall store carries womenswear, menswear and accessories.

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    IFC Mall in the Pudong financial district is one of the premium retail destinations in the city.

  • Marina Bay Sands Shoppes expands children’s collection

    Marina Bay Sands Shoppes expands children’s collection

    The Shoppes at Marina Bay Sands has added luxury label Dolce & Gabbana Junior to its growing line-up of luxury childrenswear retailers.

    The high end Singapore shopping centre which relaunched with a luxury focus in April, had already attracted Fendi Kids and Baby Dior to its retail store portfolio, part of a plan to build on its Children’s Collection to present more stylish options for “little adults”.

    Dolce & Gabbana Junior is the Italian designer label’s first Junior store in Southeast Asia.  Spanning more than 1400 sqft, the new boutique is painted with a pearl finish and furnished with lacquered wood furniture frames to create a shopping ambience that is soothing and refined. The Dolce & Gabbana Junior collection includes ready-to-wear for girls, boys, and newborn from ages up to 8.

    And more brands are yet to arrive.

    Come December, Armani Junior and Bonpoint will also be joining the The Shoppes’ Children’s Collection. Set to be its largest store in Singapore, the Armani Junior store will be showcased as a sleek and modernised concept for stylish juniors. It completes the family of Armani collections at The Shoppes – namely Armani/Marina Bay, the first and only duplex in Southeast Asia to house both Giorgio Armani and Emporio Armani, as well as Armani Collezioni.

    Armani Junior will open with its soon-to-launch Spring Summer 2016 collection featuring colorful and fun prints, while Bonpoint will unveil a selection of Shoppes-exclusive pieces from its Christmas 2015 collection and Cruise 2016 collection. Unique to the store is a special corner dedicated to its YAM collection which caters for young ladies and mothers, allowing for perfect mini-me looks that could be worn with their sisters or daughters. Bonpoint will also carry its full hypoallergenic skincare and signature perfume range in-store.

    The launch of Armani Junior and Bonpoint brings along a plethora of trendy ready-to-wear for newborns and children up to the ages of 16.

    Aside from the Children’s Collection, other boutiques that are opening at The Shoppes in the fourth quarter of 2015 include Ted Baker, the only Loro Piana store in Singapore, as well as the largest Michael Kors and Valentino stores in Singapore to date, spanning 3200 sqft and 3500 sqft respectively. More recently, the mall celebrated the opening of Furla’s Singapore flagship store and the biggest in Southeast Asia at 1600 sqft.

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  • Studio City retail tenants revealed

    Studio City retail tenants revealed

    Studio City and Taubman Asia, have revealed the lineup of fashion brands that will open inside The Boulevard at Studio City.

    A mix of fashion-forward labels and internationally-renowned luxury brands include Macau’s first Balmain, Macau’s first Belstaff, and Tom Ford’s largest store in Asia, amongst many others. The selection was assembled by Taubman Asia and Melco Crown Entertainment’s combined team of retail specialists to meet Chinese consumers’ increasing desire to express their individuality through high quality, expertly crafted clothing and accessories. Bespoke and personal services will be offered to ensure our shoppers take center stage.

    Taubman says The Boulevard at Studio City will bring “an unparalleled shopping experience” to Studio City.

    “Unlike any retail offering to be found in Asia, the unique 35,000 sqm ‘immersive’ retail entertainment environment brings shopping to life by ‘transporting’ visitors to high-energy street-scapes and entertaining them at every turn with featured streets and squares inspired by iconic shopping and entertainment locations, including New York’s Times Square and Hollywood’s Beverly Hills,” Taubman said in a statement.

    “At the futuristic Times Square Macau, inside The Boulevard at Studio City, a variety of entertainment from ‘virtual’ musicians to film stars will be shown through holographic projections.

    “Leveraging our global expertise increating extraordinary retail environments, and our exceptional relationships with the world’s leading brands, our talented team in Asia has brought together an exciting mix of brands for The Boulevard at Studio City,” said René Tremblay, president of Taubman Asia.

    “Our merchandising and management services are the industry standard for performance and excellence. We are thrilled to welcome these brands to our latest project and are committed to supporting them for the long term.”

    List of brands:

    Aeronautica Militare
    Balmain
    Bank of China
    Belstaff
    Boss
    Bottega Veneta
    Bulgari
    Cigar Emporium
    Coach
    Cosmos Food Station
    Din Tai Fung
    Dunhill
    Emporio Armani
    Fendi
    Girard-Perregaux
    Givenchy
    Glashutte Original
    Graff
    Gucci
    Hide Yamamoto
    Hublot
    ICBC
    Trattoria Il Mulino
    Image Digital
    IWC Schaffhausen
    Jaeger-LeCoultre
    Jaquet Droz
    kate spade new york
    Kenzo
    Longines
    McCafe
    McDonald’s
    MCM
    Michael Kors
    Montblanc
    Philipp Plein
    Piaget
    Prada
    Rainbow
    Rimowa
    Roberto Cavalli
    Saint Laurent Paris
    Shiki Hot Pot Restaurant
    Starbucks
    Tag Heuer
    T Galleria Beauty by DFS
    Tiffany & Co.
    Tom Ford
    UM
    Vacheron Constantin
    Valentino
    Van Cleef & Arpels
    Versace Collection
    Ermenegildo Zegna
    Zenith

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  • Maison Valentino Hong Kong

    Maison Valentino Hong Kong

    Subtle gray tones, ‘cracked’ floor effects and strong lighting ensure Valentino’s boldly coloured fashion take centrestage in the newly opened Maison Valentino Hong Kong flagship.

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    The new store, formally opened in February, was designed by the Italian brand’s creative directors Maria Grazia Chiuri and Pierpaolo Piccioli in partnership with architect David Chipperfield.

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    Located on Canton Rd, the 900sqm flagship store takes up two floors at the base of a modern office tower.

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    It’s ultra modern, stylish yet minimalist and the combination of strong architectural lines, discrete materials in contrasting greys and stylish visual merchandising make the store a standout amongst its many peers in the heart of Hong Kong’s luxury precinct.

    The store’s lower level features the Maison’s complete collections, including both womenswear and menswear ready-to-wear and accessories.

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    The stairwell is lined with mannequins striking different poses, each wearing contrasting, brightly-coloured Valentino creations.

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    Upstairs is a more ‘curated’ area, almost of gallery style.

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    The Hong Kong store is one of two opened by Valentino in February – the other in the Kingdom Tower in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, further expanding the brand’s global footprint.

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