CFDA’s Steven Kolb Involved in Altercation with PETA Protestors
The trade body’s president physically restrained animal rights activists after they stormed a Cos runway show at New York Fashion Week.
global-currents
China
Chinese Designers Had a Breakthrough Season. Now What?
China’s emerging design talent is in higher demand than ever, but can the country’s fashion industry overcome its next obstacles?
Chinese Designers Had a Breakthrough Season. Now What?
China’s emerging design talent is in higher demand than ever, but can the country’s fashion industry overcome its next obstacles?
China
Chinese Start-Ups: More Than Clones
Chinese tech start-ups were once dismissed as mere copies of concepts cooked up in Silicon Valley. Now, a new generation of entrepreneurs are transforming what began as clones into highly innovative companies, demonstrating that copying is often at the heart of creativity.
Chinese Start-Ups: More Than Clones
Chinese tech start-ups were once dismissed as mere copies of concepts cooked up in Silicon Valley. Now, a new generation of entrepreneurs are transforming what began as clones into highly innovative companies, demonstrating that copying is often at the heart of creativity.
Global Markets
Sabyasachi Mukherjee: King of India’s Bridal Market
The designer, whose bridal pieces are worn by India’s billionaire heiresses and Bollywood superstars, has built a luxury brand that’s set to generate $35 million in revenue in 2019. Now, he’s on a quest to tap the lucrative fine jewellery market and take his business global.
Sabyasachi Mukherjee: King of India’s Bridal Market
The designer, whose bridal pieces are worn by India’s billionaire heiresses and Bollywood superstars, has built a luxury brand that’s set to generate $35 million in revenue in 2019. Now, he’s on a quest to tap the lucrative fine jewellery market and take his business global.
News & Analysis
At TED 2019, Dystopia and Misinformation Mix with Joy and Inspiration
The ‘ideas worth spreading’ at this year’s edition of TED focused on the deeply troubling strains of technological dystopia coming out of Silicon Valley.
At TED 2019, Dystopia and Misinformation Mix with Joy and Inspiration
The ‘ideas worth spreading’ at this year’s edition of TED focused on the deeply troubling strains of technological dystopia coming out of Silicon Valley.
China
Redefining Modern Entrepreneurship at the BoF China Summit
Founders and executives from LVMH, Moda Operandi, Xiaohongshu, and Clot were among those who took to the stage during Shanghai Fashion Week.
Redefining Modern Entrepreneurship at the BoF China Summit
Founders and executives from LVMH, Moda Operandi, Xiaohongshu, and Clot were among those who took to the stage during Shanghai Fashion Week.
Beauty
Feminism Comes to China. Are Brands Ready?
Taboos and backlash may deter brands from tackling socio-political issues, but as feminism is normalised across China, brands need to engage with female consumers on a deeper level.
Feminism Comes to China. Are Brands Ready?
Taboos and backlash may deter brands from tackling socio-political issues, but as feminism is normalised across China, brands need to engage with female consumers on a deeper level.
Global Markets
Ukraine’s Quiet Fashion Entrepreneurship Boom
A few standout businesses are doing a roaring trade in post-revolution Kiev, elevating their labels from small ateliers to rising brands.
Ukraine’s Quiet Fashion Entrepreneurship Boom
A few standout businesses are doing a roaring trade in post-revolution Kiev, elevating their labels from small ateliers to rising brands.
Retail
Will Singapore Win Asia’s Start-Up Race?
Singapore’s fashion start-up scene is abuzz with innovation and plucky entrepreneurs, but agility, adaptability and scale are necessary to succeed in the growing Southeast Asian market.
Will Singapore Win Asia’s Start-Up Race?
Singapore’s fashion start-up scene is abuzz with innovation and plucky entrepreneurs, but agility, adaptability and scale are necessary to succeed in the growing Southeast Asian market.
Luxury
India’s Fashion Business Billionaires Offer Clues to Cracking the Market
At least 20 percent of India’s billionaires can thank the fashion business for part of their fortunes. Global brands have lots to learn.
India’s Fashion Business Billionaires Offer Clues to Cracking the Market
At least 20 percent of India’s billionaires can thank the fashion business for part of their fortunes. Global brands have lots to learn.
Beauty
Why High-Tech Beauty Is a High-Stakes Game
China’s skin care-obsessed, tech-savvy millennials are a perfect testing ground for at-home beauty devices, but the country’s hyper-competitive market means there is no margin for error.
Why High-Tech Beauty Is a High-Stakes Game
China’s skin care-obsessed, tech-savvy millennials are a perfect testing ground for at-home beauty devices, but the country’s hyper-competitive market means there is no margin for error.
Luxury
$50 for a Rimowa Look-a-Like: Innovation or Infringement?
A new wave of platforms are using low prices, minimalist storefronts and, allegedly, the manufacturers of genuine luxury goods to sell unbranded products to China’s value-hungry consumers.
$50 for a Rimowa Look-a-Like: Innovation or Infringement?
A new wave of platforms are using low prices, minimalist storefronts and, allegedly, the manufacturers of genuine luxury goods to sell unbranded products to China’s value-hungry consumers.
China
Fantasy, Not Nationalism, Drives Chinese Clothing Revival
Though the Hanfu trend may be small, global brands would be naive to ignore its implications for the Chinese fashion market.
Fantasy, Not Nationalism, Drives Chinese Clothing Revival
Though the Hanfu trend may be small, global brands would be naive to ignore its implications for the Chinese fashion market.
The News in Brief
GQ Philippines Names Danyl Geneciran Editor in Chief
The former Vogue Man Philippines editor will helm GQ’s 23rd international title, whose debut issue features covers starring Darren Criss, Jordan Clarkson and Erwan Heussaff.
Human Made Discloses $3.6 Million Undercover Purchase Price and Long-Term Financial Targets
The Tokyo-listed company will pay $3.6 million in cash for 100 percent of Undercover, with founder Jun Takahashi relinquishing corporate duties to focus solely on design.
Arizona Accuses L’Oréal of Concealing Cancer Risks Linked to Hair Relaxers
The beauty conglomerate faces over 12,000 similar lawsuits filed by individuals that have been consolidated in a Chicago federal court.
Space NK Names New CEO, Andy Lightfoot Steps Down
Chief marketing officer Emma Simpson-Scott will succeed Lightfoot, who is leaving the UK retailer after seven years at the helm.
EssilorLuxottica Managers Defend CEO After Heir Lashes Out
Twenty top lieutenants to CEO Francesco Milleri came to their boss’s defense in an escalating feud with Leonardo Maria Del Vecchio, a son of the founder who abruptly left a senior role at the company.
Zara Owner Looks to US for Next Phase of Growth
Inditex is investing in the US as a key growth market, CEO Oscar Garcia Maceiras told Reuters, with store revamps and new openings planned across its Zara, Massimo Dutti and Bershka brands.
Activist Investor Takes New Stake in Bath & Body Works
The activist investor is recommending the personal-care and fragrance store chain to explore a sale, claiming it has been undervalued and hampered by unstable management.