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What’s Your 'Plan B' for Made in China?

28 June 2019 • By Melissa Twigg

US President Donald Trump’s tariff threats have put the importance of supply chain management into sharp focus. What are the sourcing hot spots that offer alternatives to Chinese production?

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What’s Your 'Plan B' for Made in China?

Japanese Menswear Still Rules. Here's Why.

26 June 2019 • By Zoe Suen

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Yoshio Kubo, Bed J.W. Ford and Auralee were among a new crop of Japanese menswear designers who took Paris by storm, but the country’s enormous influence over the market runs deep.

Japanese Menswear Still Rules. Here's Why.

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How the Turkish Barber Conquered Europe

25 June 2019 • By Melissa Twigg

By serving elaborate hammam treatments at affordable prices, Turkish entrepreneurs are beating the bearded hipsters at their own game at barber shops across Europe.

How the Turkish Barber Conquered Europe

Who’s Really Driving Georgian Fashion? Not Demna.

30 May 2019 • By Victoria Berezhna

Demna Gvasalia may be the very public face of Georgian fashion but behind the scenes it is a different story. BoF reveals the power brokers investing in the market.

Who’s Really Driving Georgian Fashion? Not Demna.

Chinese Designers Had a Breakthrough Season. Now What?

27 May 2019 • By Zoe Suen

China’s emerging design talent is in higher demand than ever, but can the country’s fashion industry overcome its next obstacles?

Chinese Designers Had a Breakthrough Season. Now What?

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Chinese Start-Ups: More Than Clones

16 May 2019 • By Zoe Suen

Chinese tech start-ups were once dismissed as mere copies of concepts cooked up in Silicon Valley. Now, a new generation of entrepreneurs are transforming what began as clones into highly innovative companies, demonstrating that copying is often at the heart of creativity.

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Chinese Start-Ups: More Than Clones

Sabyasachi Mukherjee: King of India’s Bridal Market

7 May 2019 • By Bandana Tewari

The designer, whose bridal pieces are worn by India’s billionaire heiresses and Bollywood superstars, has built a luxury brand that’s set to generate $35 million in revenue in 2019. Now, he’s on a quest to tap the lucrative fine jewellery market and take his business global.