Elle Launches African Edition with Naomi Campbell Cover
Publisher Lagardère has partnered with Innsaei Sarl to introduce a fashion magazine for French-speaking markets on the continent including Benin, Cameroon, Côte d’Ivoire, Gabon and Senegal.
Robb Young
Global Markets Editor
Robb Young is Global Markets Editor at The Business of Fashion. He oversees BoF’s coverage of the Asia-Pacific, Middle East, Africa, Latin America, CIS and Eastern Europe regions. Previously, Robb contributed to media outlets including the Financial Times, the New York Times and the BBC.
Global Markets
Worldview | Brazilian Footwear Exporters Brace for US Tariff Hike
This week’s round-up of global markets fashion business news also features Dubai’s diamond trade, Chinese factories in Egypt and Senegal’s e-commerce middlemen.
Worldview | Brazilian Footwear Exporters Brace for US Tariff Hike
This week’s round-up of global markets fashion business news also features Dubai’s diamond trade, Chinese factories in Egypt and Senegal’s e-commerce middlemen.
Global Markets
Worldview | China Moves to Tighten E-Commerce Rules
This week’s round-up of global markets fashion business news also features Mexico’s luxury department stores, South Korean brand ambassadors and the new chairwoman of the Arab Fashion Council.
Worldview | China Moves to Tighten E-Commerce Rules
This week’s round-up of global markets fashion business news also features Mexico’s luxury department stores, South Korean brand ambassadors and the new chairwoman of the Arab Fashion Council.
Global Markets
Worldview | India Seizes Its Couture Moment in Paris
This week’s round-up of global markets fashion business news also features Nigeria’s textile debate, Saudi Arabia’s next luxury mall and Louis Vuitton’s trademark victory in China.
Worldview | India Seizes Its Couture Moment in Paris
This week’s round-up of global markets fashion business news also features Nigeria’s textile debate, Saudi Arabia’s next luxury mall and Louis Vuitton’s trademark victory in China.
Global Markets
Worldview | Argentina Lures Back Global Fashion Brands
This week’s round-up of global markets fashion business news also features forced labour in Chinese cotton, South African e-tailer Takealot and Venezuela’s earthquake-hit shopping malls.
Worldview | Argentina Lures Back Global Fashion Brands
This week’s round-up of global markets fashion business news also features forced labour in Chinese cotton, South African e-tailer Takealot and Venezuela’s earthquake-hit shopping malls.
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Global Markets
Worldview | China’s 618 Festival Sees E-commerce Growth Stall
This week’s round-up of global markets fashion business news also features Panama’s luxury malls, Polish retail giant LPP and the Indian textile exporters hoping a Middle East peace deal will endure.
Worldview | China’s 618 Festival Sees E-commerce Growth Stall
This week’s round-up of global markets fashion business news also features Panama’s luxury malls, Polish retail giant LPP and the Indian textile exporters hoping a Middle East peace deal will endure.
Global Markets
Worldview | Rethinking China’s Far-Flung Cities
This week’s round-up of global markets fashion business news also features Kuwait’s buzzy beauty e-tailer, South Korea’s Gentle Monster and forced labour in Turkmenistan’s cotton industry.
Worldview | Rethinking China’s Far-Flung Cities
This week’s round-up of global markets fashion business news also features Kuwait’s buzzy beauty e-tailer, South Korea’s Gentle Monster and forced labour in Turkmenistan’s cotton industry.
Global Markets
Worldview | What’s Next for China’s Record-Breaking Luxury Mall?
This week’s round-up of global markets fashion business news also features Japan’s casualwear backlash, microfibre pollution in Ghana and Brazil’s troubled footwear merger.
Worldview | What’s Next for China’s Record-Breaking Luxury Mall?
This week’s round-up of global markets fashion business news also features Japan’s casualwear backlash, microfibre pollution in Ghana and Brazil’s troubled footwear merger.
Global Markets
Worldview | Australian Fashion Week Gets a Fresh Backdrop
This week’s round-up of global markets fashion business news also features Japan’s booming resale trade, Indian manufacturing giant Pearl Global and the Chinese AI assistant used as a stylist.
Worldview | Australian Fashion Week Gets a Fresh Backdrop
This week’s round-up of global markets fashion business news also features Japan’s booming resale trade, Indian manufacturing giant Pearl Global and the Chinese AI assistant used as a stylist.
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Global Markets
Worldview | Brazilian Fashion Set to Gain from Mercosur-EU Trade Deal
This week’s round-up of global markets fashion business news also features Iran’s retail crisis, Japanese department stores and China’s lacklustre May Day holiday spending.
Worldview | Brazilian Fashion Set to Gain from Mercosur-EU Trade Deal
This week’s round-up of global markets fashion business news also features Iran’s retail crisis, Japanese department stores and China’s lacklustre May Day holiday spending.
Global Markets
Worldview | Central Asia’s Fashion Ambitions Take Shape in Almaty
This week’s round-up of global markets fashion business news also features Turkish textile manufacturers, Brazilian designers and Abu Dhabi’s attempt to revive travel retail.
Worldview | Central Asia’s Fashion Ambitions Take Shape in Almaty
This week’s round-up of global markets fashion business news also features Turkish textile manufacturers, Brazilian designers and Abu Dhabi’s attempt to revive travel retail.
Global Markets
Worldview | South African Fashion Week’s Runway Reboot
This week’s round-up of global markets fashion business news also features Chinese casualwear giants, Turkey’s modest fashion expo and Brazilian retailers’ bet on Uruguay.
Worldview | South African Fashion Week’s Runway Reboot
This week’s round-up of global markets fashion business news also features Chinese casualwear giants, Turkey’s modest fashion expo and Brazilian retailers’ bet on Uruguay.
Global Markets
Worldview | Rio de Janeiro Stages Fashion Week Comeback
This week’s round-up of global markets fashion business news also features Dubai malls, Mexican designers and China’s social commerce giant.
Worldview | Rio de Janeiro Stages Fashion Week Comeback
This week’s round-up of global markets fashion business news also features Dubai malls, Mexican designers and China’s social commerce giant.
The News in Brief
T Magazine China Taps Shaway Yeh as Editor at Large
The appointment forms part of a partnership that will see Chinese publisher Huasheng Media support Yeh’s sustainability agency Yehyehyeh and jointly develop projects across Europe and Asia.
Arab Fashion Council Launches $500,000 Designer Fund
The AFC Fashion Fund aims to propel an emerging designer from the Arab world onto the global stage every two years by financing runway shows.
Sustasia Fashion Prize Crowns Inaugural Winner
China’s Ruohan Nie beat seven other young designer finalists from across Asia to win the 100,000-yuan prize for sustainable innovation in fashion.
Condé Nast Takes Over Vogue Arabia and GQ Middle East from Licensees
The publisher has appointed Amine Jreissati as head of editorial content at the regional edition of GQ and confirmed Manuel Arnaut will continue to lead Vogue Arabia under the new structure.
Rissa Mananquil Trillo Named Editor-in-Chief of Allure Philippines
The beauty industry veteran will lead the Filipino edition of the magazine which is set to launch in March through a license agreement between Condé Nast and Mega Global Licensing Inc.
Lagardère Group Launches Egyptian Edition of Elle Magazine
The French publisher has appointed Tunis-based firm Nissa Editions Group as the local licensing partner and Cairo-based fashion media veteran Susan Sabet as both managing director and editor-in-chief of the new title.
Japan’s SixtyPercent Secures Investment from Kuroneko Innovation Fund
The e-commerce platform selling Asian fashion brands to Japanese consumers has raised 460 million yen ($3.1 million) in a series A funding round led by the corporate venture arm of Yamato Holdings.