Kiton comes to Hong Kong

Was strolling through IFC Mall yesterday and next to the new Burberry location is a new shop proclaiming Kiton Opening Soon. Suspect this will have HKSFers salivating.

just to look around but never purchase

Originally Posted by iyorito

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just to look around but never purchase

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Originally Posted by iyorito

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just to look around but never purchase

to try **** on for size, then go home and search Ebay. I give it max 2 years lifespan.

Originally Posted by maomao1980

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to try **** on for size, then go home and search Ebay. I give it max 2 years lifespan.
Are there not enough rich Chinese, who are brand whores?

Kiton has been in Russia for many years (maybe 12-14 or even more), and they are having success. Those rich people would rather buy Kiton or Brioni, as it is well-known brand, than go a bespoke route.

I think that Russia and HK, China are pretty much the same in the luxury sphere.

Originally Posted by banis

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Are there not enough rich Chinese, who are brand whores?

Kiton has been in Russia for many years (maybe 12-14 or even more), and they are having success. Those rich people would rather buy Kiton or Brioni, as it is well-known brand, than go a bespoke route.

I think that Russia and HK, China are pretty much the same in the luxury sphere.

Kiton is not enough of a brand to attract brand whores yet. Russians are different, they try so hard to live the image of old money Europeans. Chinese just want to impress their fellow Chinese. Can't do that with a brand no one can pronounce or have heard of.

Rumour is that we are getting a store in SG too!

Originally Posted by maomao1980

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Kiton is not enough of a brand to attract brand whores yet. Russians are different, they try so hard to live the image of old money Europeans. Chinese just want to impress their fellow Chinese. Can't do that with a brand no one can pronounce or have heard of.
Makes sense somehow.
Is it really difficult for Chinese to pronounce Kiton? What about Lattanzi? He has three places in China, as much as in Italy. Whereas only one in Russia and in the USA.
It all depends on the marketing that will be chosen by Kiton. Anyone knew about them or Brioni here in Russia 15 years ago. Now it is too popular among riches.

Originally Posted by banis

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Makes sense somehow. Is it really difficult for Chinese to pronounce Kiton? What about Lattanzi? He has three places in China, as much as in Italy. Whereas only one in Russia and in the USA. It all depends on the marketing that will be chosen by Kiton. Anyone knew about them or Brioni here in Russia 15 years ago. Now it is too popular among riches.
There are two Kiton stores in Beijing, and they are always empty. They survive for two reasons only, cheap rents, and local investors, Italian government subsidies fronting all the money. But sooner or later, these type of stores will die. The market here is just not ready yet. Canteralli is closing their store in Beijing now after 2 years, everything 60% off. The people who know what Kiton is spend enough time overseas to not pay the crazy mark up locally, while the stupid rich local coal mine owners wouldn't care what he wears. Their kids do, but they rather drop money on Tom Ford and a lambo than boasting about the button holes on their jackets. To do well here you need a lot of marketing fire power, that's why Berluti is successful since they've got the mothership dropping ad bombs in every fashion magazine and every other way possible. Another way is to break into the social circles and have your product become a status symbol, but talking about soft canvas and button holes is just too difficult for regular people to understand. Nobody wants to have to explain to their buddies why he paid $10k for his jacket, it should tell everyone how expensive by the big fat logo on the back. Maybe if Kiton come out with a monogram one day....(I wouldn't be surprised)

Originally Posted by banis

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Makes sense somehow.
Is it really difficult for Chinese to pronounce Kiton? What about Lattanzi? He has three places in China, as much as in Italy. Whereas only one in Russia and in the USA.
It all depends on the marketing that will be chosen by Kiton. Anyone knew about them or Brioni here in Russia 15 years ago. Now it is too popular among riches.

Lattanzi survives in China by selling golf shoes, and the only reason people will buy their golf shoes is so that they can tell their buddies how much he paid for them. They sell very few dress shoes.

Originally Posted by maomao1980

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Lattanzi survives in China by selling golf shoes, and the only reason people will buy their golf shoes is so that they can tell their buddies how much he paid for them. They sell very few dress shoes.

Makes me so want to have some Lattanzi shooz.

Originally Posted by banis

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Are there not enough rich Chinese, who are brand whores? Kiton has been in Russia for many years (maybe 12-14 or even more), and they are having success. Those rich people would rather buy Kiton or Brioni, as it is well-known brand, than go a bespoke route. I think that Russia and HK, China are pretty much the same in the luxury sphere.
Wow, rich people in Russia (and, if applicable, rich people in Hong Kong and China) are incredibly (dare I say disastrously?) ignorant!

Originally Posted by kolecho

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Makes me so want to have some Lattanzi shooz.

i would be cheaper to buy JLP bespoke in HK that RTW L in shanghai, the last time i went at least

Originally Posted by luk-cha

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i would be cheaper to buy JLP bespoke in HK that RTW L in shanghai, the last time i went at least

But I want my Lattanzi to brag to my rich Chinese friends

Originally Posted by kolecho

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But I want my Lattanzi to brag to my rich Chinese friends

he is obviously missing the point