Douyin Deal With Shanghai Fashion Week Yields Results
The livestreaming partnership generated over 68 million views of the event hashtag on the TikTok sister app.
Zoe Suen
Global Markets
The Secret Business of Dressing Korean Celebrities
How indie fashion labels get K-pop stars to wear their clothes without the huge budgets and PR muscle of mega brands.
The Secret Business of Dressing Korean Celebrities
How indie fashion labels get K-pop stars to wear their clothes without the huge budgets and PR muscle of mega brands.
Global Markets
Why Japanese E-Commerce Giant Rakuten Is Betting Big on AI
The e-tailer’s head of fashion Ryo Matsumara sees its recent investments in semantic search and other artificial intelligence features as key to driving sales growth in the country’s lucrative but lagging online luxury market.
Why Japanese E-Commerce Giant Rakuten Is Betting Big on AI
The e-tailer’s head of fashion Ryo Matsumara sees its recent investments in semantic search and other artificial intelligence features as key to driving sales growth in the country’s lucrative but lagging online luxury market.
Global Markets
Inside Thailand’s Booming Beauty Sector
The growing popularity of ‘T-beauty’ brands across Asia has made their home country an increasingly important market for global players.
Inside Thailand’s Booming Beauty Sector
The growing popularity of ‘T-beauty’ brands across Asia has made their home country an increasingly important market for global players.
Global Markets
Japan’s Next Emerging Designer Wave
From Viviano Sue to Soshi Otsuki, a new generation of Tokyo-based designers are preparing to make their international breakthrough.
Japan’s Next Emerging Designer Wave
From Viviano Sue to Soshi Otsuki, a new generation of Tokyo-based designers are preparing to make their international breakthrough.
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Global Markets
Why Japanese Beauty Giants Are Buying Up Global Brands
M&A is gathering pace in Japan’s beauty industry as local conglomerates look to diversify their portfolios beyond Asia and target high-growth categories overseas.
Why Japanese Beauty Giants Are Buying Up Global Brands
M&A is gathering pace in Japan’s beauty industry as local conglomerates look to diversify their portfolios beyond Asia and target high-growth categories overseas.
Global Markets
Why Luxury Giants Are Obsessed With Small Japanese Suppliers
Companies like LVMH, Hermès and Gucci are strengthening ties with Japan’s artisanal producers to tap exclusive materials and ancient techniques.
Why Luxury Giants Are Obsessed With Small Japanese Suppliers
Companies like LVMH, Hermès and Gucci are strengthening ties with Japan’s artisanal producers to tap exclusive materials and ancient techniques.
Global Markets
Who Will Win Japan’s Luxury E-Commerce Race?
Marketplace giants like Rakuten and Zozo, local department stores and foreign e-tailers are battling for supremacy in Japan’s lagging but lucrative online fashion market.
Who Will Win Japan’s Luxury E-Commerce Race?
Marketplace giants like Rakuten and Zozo, local department stores and foreign e-tailers are battling for supremacy in Japan’s lagging but lucrative online fashion market.
Beauty
Unravelling the K-Beauty Paradox
South Korea is one of the world’s leading exporters of beauty products but the narrow definition of ‘K-beauty’ in international markets means many exciting brands in Seoul have yet to go global.
Unravelling the K-Beauty Paradox
South Korea is one of the world’s leading exporters of beauty products but the narrow definition of ‘K-beauty’ in international markets means many exciting brands in Seoul have yet to go global.
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China
How China’s ‘Revenge Travel’ Will Boost Luxury
Mainland shoppers have flocked to local tourism hubs like Macau and Hainan over Chinese New Year and are expected to visit Asian destinations like Thailand and Singapore before returning in droves to European fashion capitals later this year.
How China’s ‘Revenge Travel’ Will Boost Luxury
Mainland shoppers have flocked to local tourism hubs like Macau and Hainan over Chinese New Year and are expected to visit Asian destinations like Thailand and Singapore before returning in droves to European fashion capitals later this year.
China
Dissecting Fashion’s Disappointing Singles’ Day
Disappointing sales were only part of the story, as brands increasingly used the world’s biggest online shopping festival as a marketing moment.
Dissecting Fashion’s Disappointing Singles’ Day
Disappointing sales were only part of the story, as brands increasingly used the world’s biggest online shopping festival as a marketing moment.
China
What China’s 20th National Congress Means for Fashion
Xi Jinping has secured a precedent-breaking third term as president and elevated party loyalists to key positions, indicating the country’s government will stick to its zero-Covid policies and prioritise security concerns over economic growth.
What China’s 20th National Congress Means for Fashion
Xi Jinping has secured a precedent-breaking third term as president and elevated party loyalists to key positions, indicating the country’s government will stick to its zero-Covid policies and prioritise security concerns over economic growth.
China
‘National Pride Marketing’ Is High-Risk, High-Reward
Experts warn global brands to tread carefully as they experiment with new ‘guochao’ strategies amid growing nationalism and local competition in China.
‘National Pride Marketing’ Is High-Risk, High-Reward
Experts warn global brands to tread carefully as they experiment with new ‘guochao’ strategies amid growing nationalism and local competition in China.
The News in Brief
Seoul Fashion Week’s Hybrid Season Draws to a Close
This season, its face was Lee Jung-jae, the star of Netflix’s Squid Game — a signal of the event’s ongoing mission to help Korean designers ride the Korean wave (hallyu).
K-Beauty Giant Amorepacific Looks to Shift Gears In China
The group behind brands like Sulwhasoo, Etude House and Innisfree, is considering giving sales in the key market a much-needed boost by cutting back on physical stores and accelerating expansion of its premium offering and digital channels.
Exclusive: Maison Kitsuné Appoints Marcus Clayton Creative Director
The British designer, who has worked in the studios of Louis Vuitton, Givenchy and Fenty, has officially joined the fashion and lifestyle brand after guest-designing several ready-to-wear collections in recent years.
Galleria Department Store’s Annual Sales Hit 1 Trillion Won Mark
Sales at the 31-year-old South Korean retailer’s luxury outpost in Seoul’s Apgujeong neighbourhood reached 1 trillion won (around $844 million) for the first time.
Dalian Wanda Eyes Growth, Plots Mall Expansion
The mainland’s largest commercial property company has sold off billions of yuan worth of assets to shrink its debts in recent years, but Dalian Wanda is once again eyeing growth by way of new retail complexes and movie theatres.
Maison Kitsuné Launches Investment Arm, Backs Connor McKnight
The French fashion and lifestyle brand’s early stage investment arm, Kitsuné Ventures, launched Nov. 29 and will invest in businesses across fashion, media, hospitality and technology.
Korean Beauty Retailer Olive Young Eyes $1 Billion IPO
The health and beauty chain, also known as CJ Olive Young, is looking to raise $1 billion in a local public offering sources say will take place early 2022.