{"id":4616,"date":"2012-02-28T00:12:39","date_gmt":"2012-02-28T07:12:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.denimsandjeans.com\/denim\/denim-news-international\/g-star-store-opens-in-hk-with-vertical-catwalk\/"},"modified":"2020-05-04T09:49:02","modified_gmt":"2020-05-04T04:19:02","slug":"g-star-store-opens-in-hk-with-vertical-catwalk","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.denimsandjeans.com\/recovery\/denim\/denim-news-international\/g-star-store-opens-in-hk-with-vertical-catwalk\/4616","title":{"rendered":"G- Star Opens Largest Store In HK With A Vertical Catwalk!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.denimsandjeans.com\/recovery\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/Stuntmen-and-women-walking-vertically-down-the-store-facade1.jpg\" rel=\"lightbox\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"background-image: none; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; padding-top: 0px; border-width: 0px;\" title=\"G-Star RAW flagship Store Opening on 21 February 2012 in Leighton Road in Hong Kong.\" src=\"https:\/\/www.denimsandjeans.com\/recovery\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/Stuntmen-and-women-walking-vertically-down-the-store-facade1_thumb.jpg\" alt=\"G-Star RAW flagship Store Opening on 21 February 2012 in Leighton Road in Hong Kong. \" width=\"470\" height=\"301\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nOn 21st Feb <\/i>G-Star RAW officially opened its global flagship store in Hong Kong in the iconic Times Square area in Causeway Bay on Hong Kong Island. G-Star, known for its innovative and cutting edge style in the world of denim, hosted an eclectic night of performance, art, music and fashion . The most awe inspiring was the Vertical Catwalk from the top of the building by the models\/stuntmen.<\/p>\n<p>The second Hong Kong store is <strong>G-Star\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s largest store in the world<\/strong>, accounting for 7,319 square feet of denim innovation. G-Star has expanded rapidly over the last few years, opening stores in the world\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s biggest metropolitan capitals from Tokyo to New York to Sydney to Los Angeles. In December 2011 <strong>G-Star celebrated the opening of its 300<sup>th<\/sup> store at Rodeo Drive, Los Angeles<\/strong>. Currently G-Star has over 6,000 points of sales in 70 countries.<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.denimsandjeans.com\/recovery\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/Art3_RAW-Art-Series-G-Denim-Uniforms.jpg\" rel=\"lightbox\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"background-image: none; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; padding-top: 0px; border-width: 0px;\" title=\"G-Star RAW flagship Store Opening on 21 February 2012 in Leighton Road in Hong Kong. Photo by Victor Fraile \/ illume Visuals for G-Star.\" src=\"https:\/\/www.denimsandjeans.com\/recovery\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/Art3_RAW-Art-Series-G-Denim-Uniforms_thumb.jpg\" alt=\"G-Star RAW flagship Store Opening on 21 February 2012 in Leighton Road in Hong Kong. Photo by Victor Fraile \/ illume Visuals for G-Star.\" width=\"470\" height=\"620\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>For the Hong Kong store G-Star presented an opening ceremony highlighting G-Star\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s core philosophy around unexpected combinations. <u>The official opening ceremony commenced with <strong>stunt men and women running down the fa\u00c3\u00a7ade of the building<\/strong> also featured a traditional Chinese lion dance, a champagne crusher (handled by American Grammy nominee Skylar Grey and Chinese singer and actor Aaron Kwok) and a denim curtain revealing a tableaux vivant<\/u>. In store the guests experienced an acoustic performance of the American singer, songwriter and record producer Skylar Grey and G-Star\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Pop-up show, transforming a collection presentation into real live interaction.<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.denimsandjeans.com\/recovery\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/Art2_RAW-Art-Series-G-Burlesque-Girls.jpg.jpg\" rel=\"lightbox\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"background-image: none; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; padding-top: 0px; border-width: 0px;\" title=\"G-Star RAW flagship Store Opening on 21 February 2012 in Leighton Road in Hong Kong.\" src=\"https:\/\/www.denimsandjeans.com\/recovery\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/Art2_RAW-Art-Series-G-Burlesque-Girls.jpg_thumb.jpg\" alt=\"G-Star RAW flagship Store Opening on 21 February 2012 in Leighton Road in Hong Kong.\" width=\"470\" height=\"620\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>At the Hong Kong store opening G-Star also presented the travelling gallery <i><strong>Raw Art Series<\/strong><\/i>. For <i>Raw Art Series<\/i> denim is taken to another level in terms of craftsmanship <strong>by re-contextualizing denim as collectable art objects.<\/strong> <i>RAW Art Series<\/i> will be exhibited in the Hong Kong store for four weeks, starting February 21st 2012.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Here is a video from the show<\/strong><\/p>\n<div id=\"scid:5737277B-5D6D-4f48-ABFC-DD9C333F4C5D:66dd82e2-7656-437f-bb58-26210e5930d3\" class=\"wlWriterSmartContent\" style=\"margin: 0px; display: inline; float: none; padding: 0px;\">\n<div><embed src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/v\/xICDFhKDulc?hl=en&amp;hd=1\" type=\"application\/x-shockwave-flash\" width=\"448\" height=\"252\"><\/embed><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 448px; clear: both; font-size: 0.8em;\">G-Star Largest Store Opening : HK<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On 21st Feb G-Star RAW officially opened its global flagship store in Hong Kong in the iconic Times Square area in Causeway Bay on Hong Kong Island. G-Star, known for its innovative and cutting edge style in the world of denim, hosted an eclectic night of performance, art, music and fashion . 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