Mary Ma believes fashions in China are beginning top reflect the "new normal" of slower growth and the general economic climate and expects black and gray to be a key feature what people wear this summer on the streets of Beijing, Shanghai and elsewhere.

"I think white, black, and gray, are likely to be popular this summer instead of the more vivid colors of orange, pink, yellow and red that have dominated in the past several years," she said.

What people wear is influenced and also reflects the status of a society. After years of fast- paced development, people nowadays need something simple, peaceful, but also of high quality. They are calm colors, which can cool you down in such an environment."