Affordable fashion in China: Chinese Gen Z is paying for feelings, not just clothes
In March 2026, a three-year-old Chinese apparel label called W.MANAGEMENT took over H&M’s former flagship space in Hong Kong’s Causeway Bay, roughly 30,000 square feet, at a fraction of the rent H&M once paid. The handover points to a bigger shift: affordable fashion in China is winning over the Gen Z customers, and the prime […]
Maia Active: An Asian women-oriented active-wear brand
Maia Active was founded in 2016 by Lisa Ou and Mia Wang and is a Chinese designer sportswear brand for Asian women. Through the development of technical sports fabrics and the use of fashionable elements and colors, the Chinese fitness apparel brand designs active-wear that fits Asian bodies and is regarded as a fashionable brand. […]