This spring, the Chinese will have a new Hermes line to covet called “Shang Xia” (it means topsy-turvy in Chinese). This will be the first time Hermès has been involved the creation of a brand from scratch. In the past, it has either bought all or part of existing brands. This is very interesting, I’m wondering what the price points will be and if the line will resemble Hermès. Qiong Er Jiang, a Chinese furniture and jewelry creator who has designed for Hermès in the past, is Shang Xia’s managing and artistic director. She is overseeing a Chinese team, and the company “operates in an autonomous fashion,” Hermès said. The Shanghai based company will create, manufacture and sell a collection of clothing, accessories, furniture and other lifestyle objects. These are to be made using Chinese raw materials and artisanal know-how, Hermès said.
I’m really excited to see the products! Stay tuned my snobs, I will share photos as soon as I get them!
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I’m not surprised, the new wealth in Asia are keeping the retailers quite busy. I just don’t know how well the products are going to be.
Hi Tina, thanks for the info..i can’t wait to see the products….as a fellow
Chinese, I am super proud of our culture and artistry and can’t wait for the world to see china producing some amazing pieces! (Unfortunately most in the West who has never been to our native country have never been exposed to the true beauty of our country, they are unfortunately more familiar with the cheap products from Walmart)…
This came out quite funny actually, knowing China’s responsible for most of the procedures go into the production of any merchandise from all the luxury brands, if not entirely.
Well, at least they r being frank:)
I am certainly not surprised, this is one westerner who actually has been to china and seen the wonderful things that are created there. I can’t imagine what a Chinese Hermes combo would look like though. Do we have any idea what it will look like?
Think Shanghai Tang… then quadruple the price