The Bling Dynasty: Why the Reign of Chinese Luxury Shoppers Has Only Just Begun
Why the luxury market's fate rests in Chinese wallets The media has negatively focused
on the Chinese political administration clamping down on gifting. Observers have come to
doubt the strength of Chinese consumption as the key driver for luxury. The Bling Dynasty
illustrates how doubts about Chinese consumption are ill-founded and Chinese luxury demand
is on the cusp of becoming dominant. This book contains the research and expert views
companies need to understand and address the new challenges posed by this dominance. Each
chapter brings a different perspective, covering complex aspects of luxury consumption,
with illustrations and real-world examples that support the research.
Introduction: The New Silk Road xvii
Part 1: West Goes East 1 Chapter 1: Eastern Promises, Delivered 3 Chapter 2: The Only
Way Is Up 31 Chapter 3: Another French Paradox 53 Chapter 4: Deconstructing the Myth 75
Part 2: East Goes West 93 Chapter 5: The Trouble with Travel 95 Chapter 6: Why Chinese
Travel and Where To 107
Part 3: East Meets East 141 Chapter 7: Are Chinese Brands a Threat to Western Models?
143
Part 4: The World Meets 161 Chapter 8: Pop Culture, Value for Money and Globalisation
163 Cha pter 9: The Chinese Luxury Empire 183 Chapter 10: All In: Coach, Apple and the
Cosmetic Surgeon 197 Conclusion: The Bling Supremacy 211 Epilogue: What Is True Luxury?
213 Appendix A: Luxury Goods Basics 219 Appendix B: China Statistics 225
Index 227
288 pages, Hardcover