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Alibaba Moves to Help US Retailers Court Chinese Consumers

China's Alibaba Group Holding Ltd plans a major move to win U.S. business this year, by offering American retailers new ways to sell to China's vast and growing middle class.

The China Edit | Luxury Counterfeits Grow, Qingdao, Yetang Designs for Hipsters

The China Edit is a weekly curation of the most important fashion business news and analysis from and about the world’s largest luxury market.

The China Edit | Rupert Sanderson, Cost of Fakes, Inditex Joins Tmall

The China Edit is a weekly curation of the most important fashion business news and analysis from and about the world’s largest luxury market.

The China Edit | Homegrown Designers, Richemont Sales Steady, Balenciaga

The China Edit is a weekly curation of the most important fashion business news and analysis from and about the world’s largest luxury market.

Vera Wang Scraps $500 China Try-on Fee, Knockoffs Still Flourish

SHANGHAI, China — Vera Wang, the queen of bridal couture, is abolishing the nearly $500 fee she charged Chinese brides-to-be to try on a garment at

Tommy's moment, Monetising mobile, Couture sensibility, Replica trade war, Louise Wilson

Tommy Hilfiger (WSJ) "With his boyish haircut and mischievous grin, it's hard to believe that Tommy Hilfiger is about to receive the Geoffrey Beene

Valli Couture, Pre-fall's problem, Fakes in the digital age, 2011 in review, Joseph Altuzarra

Giambattista Valli is Officially a Couturier Now (The Cut) "Giambattista Valli showed his first couture collection in Paris earlier this year, as a

Faking it, Fashion's shifting focus, Digitising trend-forecasting, LVMH Bulgari deal cleared, Facchinetti returns

Toasting Fred Hayman, Prada IPO over subscribed, Fashion victory, Philip Treacy on Ascot, CSM's big move

Fred Hayman: The man behind Rodeo Drive (LA Times) "He's been called the godfather of Rodeo Drive. And it's not all hyperbole. Before Beverly Hills

Value suiting, Online sales double, Shanghai counterfeits, William's missed moment, Preserving Prada's show sets

A Hard-Working Suit (WSJ) "There are more suits priced between $500 and $700 that include features once found typically on more expensive suits: fine

Chalayan’s surreal world, M&S returns to France, Hermès to sell Gaultier stake, D&G cleared, Knock-off battle

Hussein Chalayan: The surreal thing (Independent) "When a designer such as Hussein Chalayan bases his collection on Japan it's safe to presume that

Louis Vuitton fetishized, Americans in Paris, Musical partnerships, Canadian counterfeits, Restoin-Roitfeld speaks

Louis Vuitton Autumn/Winter 2011 Details | Source: Style.com