Haute couture fashion has always been on top of their minds. "This was our dream ever since we started doing this job!" says Dolce. "We've studied and did a lot of research.

Shanghai-based Icicle Fashion Group, a high-end retailer little known outside China, has bought French couture house Carven out of bankruptcy and said on Friday it plans to relaunch the brand ...

China at one time may have been better known for fashion knockoffs than catwalk creations, but Chinese haute-couture is now finding its feet on the international stage -- even as it grows ever ...

Trade and tarrif wars The debate over Leavitt’s dress comes on the heels of China’s President Xi Jinping warning that “no one wins in a trade war,” as he embarked on a Southeast Asian ...

BEIJING, March 30, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- In a striking celebration of sartorial heritage, "Neo-Chinese Style" makes its debut, showcasing the intricate beauty and rich cultural tapestry of ...

When I designed a dress about, for example, porcelain, I only drew some patterns like qinghua qi [blue and white Chinese porcelain]. But it was not enough. It wasn't contemporary enough." ...

Guo Pei, one of the first haute couture designers in China, said she needs to pay at least 60,000 yuan ($9,400) in labor costs to customize dresses priced at 100,000 yuan.

China's millionaires' club is expanding rapidly and many new members are women who don't even blink when asked to pay a cool $10,000 for a cocktail dress from a top international designer.