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 Latin American mall giants, Nigerian craft entrepreneurs and the mixed picture of China’s luxury market.
Resourceful leaders are turning to creative contingency plans in the face of a national energy crisis, crumbling infrastructure, economic stagnation and social unrest.
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.