MENG

MENG is a London-based luxury lifestyle label founded by Meng Zhang in 2012. The brand develops collections around original art prints created by its in-house artists and designers. Those prints draw on influences including nature, art, culture, fashion, interiors, and architecture, and serve as the visual foundation for the label's apparel and lifestyle products. The design process is centered on hand-drawn artwork produced in London several months before a collection is released. The artwork is then transferred to silk at a specialist mill in the United Kingdom, after which the printed fabrics return to London to be made into finished garments in UK factories or in the brand's studio. The label began with loungewear, which remained its most developed product category in the source material. Its loungewear includes kimonos, wraps, pajama sets, and slips, generally using elaborate, multicolored prints and relaxed silhouettes intended for home wear. MENG subsequently expanded into beachwear and homeware and began developing a women's ready-to-wear range. It also introduced a made-to-order evening-gown capsule presented alongside its lounge and beach collections. The brand's first menswear collection was shown at London Collections: Men in June 2016, with planned retail placement at Harrods and Matches Fashion later that year. MENG's early commercial distribution included Selfridges and Neiman Marcus, which stocked the brand in its first season. The label later expanded its network to retailers and boutiques in 13 countries. Named stockists in the available reference material include Harrods in the United Kingdom, Matches Fashion, Nordstrom in Canada, Steffl in Austria, Tsum in Russia, Coin in Italy, and KaDeWe in Germany. The United States was identified as the brand's largest market. MENG also made its products available through an international e-commerce operation described as newly launched in the reference material. Meng Zhang brought experience from fashion retail, luxury, and international business to the venture. Before establishing MENG, Zhang held a senior role at Chanel, led buying at Lane Crawford China, and served as a country director at Inditex, where Zhang managed the expansion of the group's eight brands in China. Zhang combined business and fashion education, completing an MBA at London Business School, an MA at London College of Fashion, and art studies at Central Saint Martins and the Royal College of Art. The brand has used trade events and fashion-week presentations to introduce its collections. Its loungewear was exhibited at the Curve Expo trade event in New York, while a made-to-order eveningwear capsule was shown at London Fashion Week. MENG products were also reported as appearing in television programs including Scandal, True Detective, Grace and Frankie, and Made in Chelsea. The available material establishes MENG as a print-led, design-focused luxury lifestyle label with a London creative base and a UK-oriented production model, but does not provide reliable information about its current ownership, leadership structure, financial performance, or present operating status.

MENG was established in London by Meng Zhang in 2012. Zhang's background combined luxury fashion, fashion buying, international retail management, and formal business and art education. Before founding the label, Zhang held a senior position at Chanel, worked as head of buying at Lane Crawford China, and served as a country director at Inditex. In that Inditex role, Zhang managed the expansion of the group's eight brands in China. Zhang later brought this combination of commercial and creative experience to an independent label organized around original print design. The first MENG collection was loungewear. Rather than treating prints as a secondary decoration, the brand built its collections from artwork developed in advance by in-house artists and designers. The motifs draw from natural forms, art, culture, fashion, interiors, and architecture. The artwork is hand-drawn in the London studio several months before a collection launch. It is then printed onto silk at a specialist mill in the United Kingdom, with the printed textiles subsequently returned to London for manufacture in UK factories or the brand's studio. This process gave the label a recognizable connection between London-based design, textile production, and finished-garment manufacture. Loungewear became the brand's broadest documented category. Its assortment included kimonos, wraps, pajama sets, and slips in elaborate prints and multiple colorways. MENG later extended its range into beachwear and homeware and began developing women's ready-to-wear. A made-to-order eveningwear capsule was presented with the lounge and beach collections at London Fashion Week. The label also moved into menswear, showing its first menswear collection at London Collections: Men in June 2016. The collection was expected to reach Harrods and Matches Fashion in November 2016. MENG pursued international distribution early. Selfridges and Neiman Marcus carried the label in its first season, and the stockist network later expanded across 13 countries. The documented retail network included Harrods and Matches Fashion, Nordstrom in Canada, Steffl in Austria, Tsum in Russia, Coin in Italy, and KaDeWe in Germany, in addition to other international boutiques. The United States was described as the brand's largest market. MENG also launched an e-commerce site intended to make its products available internationally. The brand's public profile was supported by trade and fashion presentations. Its loungewear was exhibited at Curve Expo in New York, and the London Fashion Week presentation introduced the made-to-order eveningwear capsule alongside established lounge and beach ranges. MENG products were reported to have appeared in television programs such as Scandal, True Detective, Grace and Frankie, and Made in Chelsea. The available historical material documents the label's founding, design method, product expansion, and early international retail development, but does not establish its present trading status, current executives beyond its founder, ownership structure, financial results, or a current official website.

• 2016

  First menswear collection presented

  [1]Meng (designer)en.wikipedia.org

  MENG presents its first menswear collection at London Collections: Men in June 2016.

• 2012

  MENG is founded in London

  [1]Meng (designer)en.wikipedia.org

  Meng Zhang establishes the luxury lifestyle label in London, initially focusing on collections built around original art prints.

• First-season placement at Selfridges and Neiman Marcus

  [1]Meng (designer)en.wikipedia.org

  The brand's first collection is stocked by Selfridges and Neiman Marcus, giving the new label early department-store distribution.

• Expansion into beachwear and homeware

  [1]Meng (designer)en.wikipedia.org

  After beginning with loungewear, MENG adds beachwear and homeware and begins developing a women's ready-to-wear range.

A London-based luxury lifestyle label combining original hand-drawn artwork, expressive textile printing, and UK-made fashion and home products.

• Apparel · 2012

  Loungewear

  MENG's first and most extensively documented product category. The range includes relaxed kimonos, wraps, pajama sets, and slips designed for home wear. Garments use the label's elaborate, multicolored art prints, which are developed in London and printed onto silk in the United Kingdom before being manufactured in UK factories or the brand's studio.

• Apparel

  Beachwear

  A later category extending MENG's print-focused design language beyond indoor loungewear. The beachwear range was presented alongside the label's lounge collections and used the same broader approach of expressive artwork translated into fashion pieces.

• Home goods

  Homeware

  MENG expanded from clothing into homeware, applying its original motifs and surface-design approach to lifestyle products. The available material does not specify the individual homeware items or the full extent of the range.

• Apparel

  Women's ready-to-wear

  A women's ready-to-wear line was under development as MENG broadened beyond loungewear and beachwear. The documented source does not provide a detailed assortment or confirmed launch date.

• Eveningwear

  Evening-gown capsule

  A made-to-order capsule of evening gowns shown at London Fashion Week alongside MENG's lounge and beach ranges. Its made-to-order format positioned the capsule as a more occasion-focused extension of the label's print-led offering.

• Apparel · 2016

  Menswear

  MENG's first menswear collection was presented at London Collections: Men in June 2016. The collection was planned for placement at Harrods and Matches Fashion in November 2016, although the available material does not confirm its subsequent retail performance.

• 2016

  Introduce menswearProduct launch

  Background

  MENG had established collections in loungewear and beachwear and was developing further apparel categories.

  Action taken

  The brand showed its first menswear collection at London Collections: Men in June 2016 and planned retail placement at Harrods and Matches Fashion.

  Aftermath

  The presentation marked MENG's documented entry into menswear, but the available source does not confirm the range's subsequent development.

  Source

• 2012

  Build the label around original art printsStrategy

  Background

  MENG was founded with a design model in which hand-drawn artwork, rather than a conventional seasonal garment concept alone, forms the basis of the collections.

  Action taken

  The brand's in-house artists and designers create motifs in London, which are printed onto silk in the United Kingdom and then used for finished garments and lifestyle products.

  Aftermath

  The print-centered process became the defining documented characteristic of MENG's loungewear, beachwear, homeware, and planned ready-to-wear lines.

  Source

• Expand from loungewear into a broader lifestyle rangeStrategy

  Background

  After launching with loungewear, MENG sought to extend its print language into additional fashion and lifestyle categories.

  Action taken

  The label added beachwear and homeware, developed a women's ready-to-wear range, and presented a made-to-order evening-gown capsule.

  Aftermath

  MENG's documented offer broadened from home-oriented clothing into a wider luxury lifestyle proposition, although the available material does not provide later commercial results.

  Source

1. 1Meng (designer)en.wikipedia.org