At Beauty Shanghai 2025, five emerging C-beauty brands revealed how China’s beauty industry is evolving beyond trends—toward a new aesthetic standard rooted in culture, design, and slow luxury.
As China’s outbound travel market enters a new phase of maturity, Viking is redefining what luxury means for an often-overlooked group: the silver generation. Viking’s new “River + Ocean” program marks a bold new chapter for China’s mature travelers.
Fragrance takes the spotlight and ASEAN emerges as the next beauty growth frontier at Cosmoprof Asia 2025, highlighting Asia’s expanding role in redefining global beauty.
Liquides Imaginaires marks its third entry into China with a renewed vision of perfume as poetry and strategy. Founder Philippe Di Méo shares how the brand connects French artistry with China’s evolving niche fragrance scene and its spiritual economy.
As Korean beauty reshapes European skincare, what lessons can China’s beauty brands learn? From cultural storytelling to experiential retail, here’s how C-beauty can chart its global path.
Arc’teryx’s controversial fireworks collaboration with Cai Guo-Qiang in Tibet backfired, triggering backlash from its core outdoor community and raising questions about luxury ambition, brand misalignment, and ESG credibility.
Balenciaga returns to fragrance with the relaunch of Le Dix and a new Haute Parfumerie line. Explore what this means for the brand and Kering Beauté’s strategy.
Kyrie Irving and ANTA debuted HÉLÀ Season 2 and the HÉLÀ Code sneakers at New York Fashion Week, showcasing how the Chinese sportswear brand is evolving beyond performance to shape cultural identity and global relevance.
Duanmu, a Chinese luxury brand rooted in craftsmanship and cultural vision, redefines luxury with sacrifice, slow growth, design innovation, and cultural depth.
In a striking tribute to its four-decade legacy in jewelry design, Vivienne Westwood has launched its first large-scale public jewelry exhibition in Asia, She and Her Jewels, at Taikoo Li Qiantan in Shanghai.
From Shenzhen’s first downtown duty-free store to Laopu Gold’s record-breaking growth, this week’s stories highlight how refined retail formats are redefining the future of China’s consumer economy.