Late last month French fashion house Balenciaga found itself in an online controversy again. A new product, Utility 2.0 Hair Tie, was ridiculed by netizens for looking like a keyring from lockers in…
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Go Gentle Into That High School: Gentle Monster Issues AI-generated Student IDs
For its 2024 Optical Collection, South Korean eyewear label Gentle Monster launched a campaign called “Gentle High School”. The concept school website incorporates an AI-powered photo generator that converts user-uploaded selfies into…
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Does Gen Z Still Shop During Double 11? 3 Key Takeaways From Soul App’s User Survey
by Angel Woodsby Angel WoodsFollowing the Double 11 shopping festival this year, without disclosing the total sales number, major platforms hailed growth, sometimes at a record level. But what was it like on the…
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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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Major Fashion Brands Taking Notice of Opposition to Exotic Leathers
At the latest Paris Fashion Week that ended in October, a woman caused a scene by crashing the show of French luxury brand Hermes and holding a sign overhead that…
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Tokyo’s Shinjuku District Home to Traditional Kimono-Dyeing Technique
Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward, famous for its soaring skyscrapers and neon lights that adorn the Kabukicho district, is also home to a traditional kimono-dyeing industry. The area is known for its…
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Where Did All The Dark-Suited Japanese Businessmen Go?
by Lola Martinby Lola MartinIt was the tail end of another long, hot Tokyo summer, and salarymen across the city were looking at their wardrobes with dread. Every year from May to September, Japan’s…
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China’s Demure ‘Good for Marriage’ Trend Sparks Feminist Furore
by Lola Martinby Lola MartinHONG KONG – A fashion trend in China dubbed “good for marriage” has generated a social media storm, with scores of women saying the demure, feminine style plays to gender stereotypes…
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Korean Cultural Center New York Launches “It’s Time for K-Culture” Campaign in Collaboration with the NYC Government and 52 Cultural Organizations
The Korean Cultural Center New York (KCCNY), a branch of the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism (MCST) of the Republic of Korea, is thrilled to announce its ambitious project…
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North Korea Punishes Women for Wearing Shorts, Declaring Them ‘Capitalist Fashion’
by Jude Turnerby Jude TurnerNorth Korea is punishing women who try to beat the summer heat by wearing shorts, with authorities saying shorts with a length above the knee are an infiltration of capitalist…
