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.
Following launches in markets like China and Japan, the Vice Media Group-owned publication is further expanding its reach in Asia with the launch of a Seoul-based digital edition, it announced July 7.
The launch includes a website and Instagram channel; existing i-D video series, like “1616” and “i-D Meets” will also be localised.
The publication has appointed as its editor Han Song-in, previously the creative editor at Hypebeast Korea and fashion director at local title Eyesmag. Han will report to Elektra Kotsoni, the company’s global content editor. Lee Ji-sun, also joining from Hypebeast Korea, will take on the role of social editor.
This week’s round-up of global markets fashion business news also features the China Duty Free Group, Uniqlo’s Japanese owner and a pan-African e-commerce platform in Côte d’Ivoire.
Affluent members of the Indian diaspora are underserved by fashion retailers, but dedicated e-commerce sites are not a silver bullet for Indian designers aiming to reach them.
This week’s round-up of global markets fashion business news also features Brazil’s JHSF, the Abu Dhabi Investment Authority and the impact of Taiwan’s earthquake on textile supply chains.
This week’s round-up of global markets fashion business news also features Dubai’s Majid Al Futtaim, a Polish fashion giant‘s Russia controversy and the bombing of a Malaysian retailer over blasphemous socks.