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
Chief Global Markets Correspondent
Robb Young is Chief Global Markets Correspondent 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
Ukrainian Fashion Week Pushes On as Russian Attacks Intensify
Russian attacks delayed shows and sent guests into shelters last week, but the Kyiv event went ahead as brands reported rising domestic sales and a growing international retail presence.
Ukrainian Fashion Week Pushes On as Russian Attacks Intensify
Russian attacks delayed shows and sent guests into shelters last week, but the Kyiv event went ahead as brands reported rising domestic sales and a growing international retail presence.
Global Markets
Worldview | Buenos Aires Fashion Week Holds Firm Despite Manufacturing Woes
This week’s round-up of global markets fashion business news also features India’s cash-for-gold boom, Brazilian denim giant Vicunha and Cettire’s turbulent year in Australia.
Worldview | Buenos Aires Fashion Week Holds Firm Despite Manufacturing Woes
This week’s round-up of global markets fashion business news also features India’s cash-for-gold boom, Brazilian denim giant Vicunha and Cettire’s turbulent year in Australia.
Global Markets
Worldview | Indigenous Designers Take Centre Stage in New Zealand
This week’s round-up of global markets fashion business news also features China’s growing sportswear challengers, Saudi Arabia’s mall expansion and Romania’s forthcoming Vogue edition.
Worldview | Indigenous Designers Take Centre Stage in New Zealand
This week’s round-up of global markets fashion business news also features China’s growing sportswear challengers, Saudi Arabia’s mall expansion and Romania’s forthcoming Vogue edition.
Global Markets
Worldview | Red Sea Attacks Renew Risks to Fashion Supply Chains
This week’s round-up of global markets fashion business news also features a power struggle at India’s Tata Group, fresh funding for Nigeria’s Jumia and the impact of the Colombian earthquake on manufacturers.
Worldview | Red Sea Attacks Renew Risks to Fashion Supply Chains
This week’s round-up of global markets fashion business news also features a power struggle at India’s Tata Group, fresh funding for Nigeria’s Jumia and the impact of the Colombian earthquake on manufacturers.
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Global Markets
Worldview | Mercado Libre Sacrifices Profit for Growth
This week’s round-up of global markets fashion business news also features a luxury goods scandal in Hong Kong, Reliance Retail’s latest acquisition in India and Puma caught in the crossfire in Ukraine.
Worldview | Mercado Libre Sacrifices Profit for Growth
This week’s round-up of global markets fashion business news also features a luxury goods scandal in Hong Kong, Reliance Retail’s latest acquisition in India and Puma caught in the crossfire in Ukraine.
Global Markets
Worldview | India Couture Week Under the Shadow of Unrest
This week’s round-up of global markets fashion business news also features the Australian Fashion Festival, African textile innovators and the Chinese investors buying Mammut.
Worldview | India Couture Week Under the Shadow of Unrest
This week’s round-up of global markets fashion business news also features the Australian Fashion Festival, African textile innovators and the Chinese investors buying Mammut.
Professional
Worldview | Colombiamoda Expands Its Latin American Reach
This week’s round-up of global markets fashion business news also features the Ghanaian textile sector, Russian e-tailer Wildberries and the record fine incurred by Chinese marketplace AliExpress.
Worldview | Colombiamoda Expands Its Latin American Reach
This week’s round-up of global markets fashion business news also features the Ghanaian textile sector, Russian e-tailer Wildberries and the record fine incurred by Chinese marketplace AliExpress.
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.
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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.
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.
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.