The Business of Fashion
Agenda-setting intelligence, analysis and advice for the global fashion community.
Agenda-setting intelligence, analysis and advice for the global fashion community.
An advisory board including Gabriela Hearst, Carmen Busquets and Patti Wilson has named 24 emerging designers from across the Middle East and North Africa as finalists for the FTA 2021 awards.
Nominees include Cynthia Merhej (Lebanon) and Maram Aboul Enein (Egypt) for ready-to-wear; Elie Mizrahi (Lebanon) and Harith Hashim (Iraq) in the eveningwear category and Alia Bin Omair (UAE) and Azza Skhiri Bouchamaoui (Tunisia) for jewellery. Winners will be announced at a ceremony to be held in Doha, Qatar, on March 25.
Chanel, Louis Vuitton and Tiffany & Co are among the brands expanding in Perth, Australia in a bid to tap its mining, oil and gas wealth and newfound status as a travel hub.
This week’s round-up of global markets fashion business news also features Haiti’s sourcing crisis, Brazilian jewellery giant Vivara and Dubai’s Ramadan shopping season.
This week’s round-up of global markets fashion business news also features Supreme’s long-awaited Shanghai flagship opening, India imposes MIP on undervalued imports of synthetic knitted fabric and striking Sri Lankan workers continue to protest.
Imran Amed shares his observations from a trip to the wealthy desert metropolis, home to the most lucrative stores for many of the world’s top fashion brands.