China home of the fashion savvy consumer

  My parents just came back from China, and they bought back a lot of clothes for cheap that you would find in Toronto for hundreds of dollars.  I wanted an article about how China is booming in the fashion industry, and hot their style is totally different then ours.  There was a Fashion week held at China and to view pictures please visit this link http://www.staticphotography.com

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China home of the fashion savvy consumer

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By Jon Stewart (chinadaily.com.cn)
Updated: 2008-03-21 11:44

•    Growing China’s economic growth
• “In comparison to other countries, shopping behavior in China is very similar to other markets. The Chinese are savvy shoppers. They’re looking for quality.”
• Cotton International, one of China’s leading fashion stores, has spent two years working with and sponsoring student fashion designers, four of whom presented their creations at the event in a small scale fashion show at Beijing’s Wish Club in Chaoyang. The message here was straightforward: cotton is good for Chinese consumers, and they should wear more of it.
• The message seems almost unwarranted. Not long ago the streets of cities like Beijing and Shanghai were lined with the traditional factory blue gray suits, and today jeans are more popular. In fact, Messura pointed out the average consumer here in China now owns three pairs of jeans.
•  Cotton International hopes to demonstrate to consumers that cotton is a fashionable and versatile material, but that “we also work with manufacturers to bring the most innovative cotton products to market.”

China has for many years been seen as a source of low cost labor, and for that reason the focus of the fashion industry here has been on production, the result being thousands of textiles factories scattered around the country. It’s no small secret in the US or other Western markets that much of the world’s clothing is produced in China.

• “The key is disposable income, which means consumers have new wealth and spend more.”
• In November the fashion week started at the Beijing Hotel . There were  7 runway shows over the course of three days. Above are is a photo, but if you click on the link you can see more of my favorite photos from the weeks events.

Website: http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/bizchina/2008-03/21/content_6555724.htm