September 17, 2019 – South China Morning Post – When the Baby Dior team posted a photograph of child influencer and actress A Lalei dressed in head-to-toe cream and lace Dior on their Weibo account, its engagement shot up – as did their sales. A few weeks later, they uploaded a picture of actor couple Du Jiang and Huo Siyan’s child, Du Yuqi, in a “mini-me” outfit from their ready-to-wear collections and their follower numbers leapt up once again.
The China market has long been a focus of childrenswear brands looking to expand. The global luxury childrenswear market reached US$6.6 billion last year, up by 3.8 per cent year-on-year, according to Euromonitor. In China, its growth doubled in just 12 months.
A new report by K11’s Future Taskforce, “The Mommy Economy in China”, focuses on the retail habits of Chinese millennial mothers and should be required reading for any childrenswear brand trying to make millions in mainland China.
Read more in the South China Morning Post.