Overnight, the hashtag #巴宝莉赚不到我一分钱# (“Burberry won’t get a penny from me”) shot up to the top of the Hot Search list on Chinese Twitter-like platform Weibo. With 42.44 million views and 20,000 engagements,…
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Years after rumours of a potential SHEIN listing began to swirl, the Chinese fast-fashion juggernaut has finally filed its IPO application in the US, major outlets reported on November 29. The…
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Smooth Sailing: Louis Vuitton Hosts Men’s Pre-Fall Extravaganza in Hong Kong
On the evening of November 30th, Louis Vuitton’s new menswear creative director Pharrell Williams brought the Pre-fall 2024 show to Hong Kong at Avenue of Stars in Tsim Sha Tsui.…
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Gucci Show Reaffirms Seoul’s Status as Capital of Pop Culture
by Jude Turnerby Jude TurnerK-style takes centre stage in collection that draws inspiration from South Korea’s contemporary and traditional dress. Baggy jeans, luxury handbags, K-pop heart-throbs and a 14th-century palace starred in a lavish…
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New Onitsuka Tiger Store Epitomizes Asics’ Fashion Strategy
by Jude Turnerby Jude TurnerSports fashion brand Onitsuka Tiger recently opened a new outlet which features one of its brand lines, “Yellow Collection,” in Ginza, Tokyo. The store, located near the well-known Ginza 4-Chome…
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How Will New President, New Designer Impact Uniqlo’s Future?
Fast Retailing Co., which enjoys global fame thanks to its Uniqlo and GU brands, made two major announcements in late August. The announcements can be seen as a strategic move…
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Sheila Cliffe moved from Britain to Japan 38 years ago after falling in love with kimono. Today, she’s a kimono influencer, and wears the traditional robe with playfulness and flare.…
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Iconic Japan Streetwear Brand A Bathing Ape Celebrates its 30th Anniversary at Tokyo Fashion Show
Streetwear brand A Bathing Ape presented its collection for the first time at the 2024 Spring/Summer Tokyo Fashion Week in the area of the city where the brand was founded.…
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LVMH’s Top Jewelry Brands Occupy Entrance to Tokyo’s Omotesando
by Aubrey Reesby Aubrey ReesWhen the government reclassified COVID-19 on May 8 to a Category V infectious disease, the same category as seasonal influenza, there were big expectations that domestic consumption would bounce back…
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Make Your Custom Lipstick Shade at a Specialty Shop in Shibuya
All 50 vials of various pigments were placed on a table. As a small amount of blue pigment was added to red- and gold-hued pigments, the color turned into a…