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.
The award-winning actress, who has starred in hit movies and TV shows including Crash Landing On You, is also the face of the luxury brand’s latest campaign.
In the campaign, Son is joined by Japanese model Mitsuki Kimura (known widely as Koki) and Chinese actress Guan Xiaotong. The move highlights luxury’s concerted efforts to woo Asian shoppers as demand for high-end fashion continues to shift toward markets like China, Japan and South Korea — and in Son’s case, the increasingly lucrative opportunity that Korean entertainment, in the form of K-dramas and K-pop, presents.
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.