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 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.