TikTok Shop, the e-commerce arm of TikTok, shut its doors in Indonesia in early October in the face of a sweeping ban on social commerce from Jakarta. However, after over a month…
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2023 has been a very pink year, mostly due to the blockbusting Barbie film. But Italian fashion house Valentino, with the signature colour Pink PP from its Fall/Winter 2022-2023 collection, is also…
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On the 21st of November, Prada launched its latest campaign with three players from China’s women’s national football team, Yang Lina, Chen Qiaozhu and Dou Jiaxing. This campaign followed the format of their campaign with…
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Japanese sportswear giant Asics has reported a remarkable 28.8% year-on-year growth in sales in the Greater China region for the first three quarters of 2023. This surge significantly contributed to the company’s…
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With at least 9 cameras, Steadicams, dollies and cranes, one might mistake Zara’s latest livestream as a film set or fashion shoot. However, it was a 4-hour shopping livestream unlike any other.…
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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…