Lane Crawford

Business

J. Crew To Make Its First Appearance In Asia, Continues Plan for World Domination

J. Crew is on a roll. After reporting a strong sales lift two weeks ago (profits nearly doubled over the last year), the retailer has another exciting announcement: Their wares will now be available in Hong Kong and China, thanks to a new collaboration with luxury retailer Lane Crawford. According to a press release, a curated selection of J.Crew's women's and men's ready-to-wear collection, as well as shoes, will be available at select Lane Crawford stores and online starting in October 2012.

Shopping

Woman Seeks Compensation from Lane Crawford After Allegedly Being Made to Wait in VIP Room for 90 Minutes

Hong Kong woman Dion Leung Wai-yin is seeking compensation from Lane Crawford for "depression" and "anxiety" after allegedly being locked in the department store's VIP room for, gasp!, more than 90 minutes, reports WWD. Leung had reportedly gone to the luxury department store to get a Chanel bag authenticated that she had bought there. She had noticed flaws in the bag, and after trying the Chanel store who reportedly refused to repair it, Leung took it back to Lane Crawford where she requested authentication and a full refund. It was then, in the V.I.P room, that Leung was treated to such atrocities as free drinks and chatty sales staff.

Business

Fashion News Roundup: The Kardashians Are Getting Sued Again, Tyra Banks is Graduating from Harvard Buisness School, and NYFW Was More Diverse This Season

Kardashians Slapped With Another Lawsuit for Endorsing Yet Another Questionable Product: Will these ladies ever learn? Khloe and Kim are facing a pending lawsuit over the QuickTrim dieting supplement. Apparently, the product contains high levels of caffeine, which detractors say are both unsafe and ineffective when it comes to losing weight. {Page Six} Tyra Banks to Graduate From Harvard Business School: Models are smart ya'll, and Miss Tyra Banks is living proof. The retired model cum media mogul is about to get her degree from one of the most renowned business schools in the world. Her advice for success? "Don't chase the money, even if you want to be a banker. Chase the passion. Chase the dream." Easy for someone with lots of money to say! Either way, congrats to Ms. Banks! {E! Online} New York Fashion Week was the Most Diverse It's Been in A Minute: The overwhelming majority (79.9%) of models who walked last week were white, but Jezebel found that NYFW was especially (term used loosely) diverse this year. Asian models represented the largest minority group at 8.8% , followed by black models making up 8.0% of the overall demographics. These are still rather paltry percentages if you ask us, but as they say: baby steps. {Jezebel}

Shopping

First Look: Taylor Tomasi Hill Designs a Mini-Collection for Lane Crawford

Here's some good news: Everyone's favorite street style star and Moda Operandi artistic director Taylor Tomasi Hill has just launched a mini-collection with Hong Kong retailer Lane Crawford, reports backseatstylers.com. The collection, as you can imagine, bares the hallmarks of Taylor's signature style: Eclectic, quirky, unconventional--and totally chic. “I am fond of things that don’t necessarily look as they should go together," Taylor said of the collection. "Something unexpected always adds an element of interest to an outfit.”

Style

Sarah Burton On Why She Almost Turned Down the Head Designer Job at McQueen and How Joey from Friends Inspired Alexander McQueen

Sarah Burton's coming out of her shell a bit and has given a few really charming and revealing interviews recently. She has profiles in both the Telegraph and on Hong Kong luxury department store Lane Crawford's website. She speaks candidly about designing Kate Middleton's wedding gown (and why she almost turned the job down) and how Alexander McQueen found inspiration in the most unlikely of places. Here are the best bits from the two articles: