Luxury houses, streetwear and the Asian designers shaping global style.
Renowned French urban artist, Invader attacked Hong Kong once again this September and brought us a new series of 32 impressive mosaic artworks. And for the first time he invaded Harbour City, the largest shopping mall in Hong Kong, installing 18 of them on…
DFS Group, the world’s leading travel retailer, is excited to announce its new partnership with prestigious luggage brand RIMOWA. Known for its sleek suitcases with their distinctive hard-shell grooved exteriors in traditional aluminum or high-tech…
Indore based start-up Indian Threads is changing the fashion industry for men. It is the online style destination for men in India. They bring you the most sharp & premium men’s shirts. Indian Threads love to make great clothes that suit every individual.…
On 24 November 2017, LANCÔME Travel Retail Asia Pacific, leading French luxury beauty brand, unveiled the brand’s latest 2020 retail concept at its newly revamped No.1 Point-of-sale (POS) at Haitang Bay, China. The latest in line to celebrate the brand’s…
DFS Group, the world’s leading travel retailer, launched its ninth annual Masters of Time exhibition on Saturday, December 9. The exhibition, which is held at T Galleria by DFS, Macau, in partnership with Shoppes at Four Seasons, will run until February 28,…
UNIQLO announces the Uniqlo U Spring/Summer 2018 collection will launch in three phases, on 26 January,and more items will be introduced progressively in March and April 2018.This is the fourth Uniqlo U collection, which embodies the UNIQLOLifeWear philosophy…
Marni China has reopened its renovated boutique in Shanghai’s Reel Department Store in the downtown district of Jing’An. To celebrate the event, the Italian luxury fashion brand hosted its first-ever Marni Christmas Carnival. This featured a limited-edition…
Handsome, the fashion unit of South Korean retailer Hyundai Department Store Group, has signed a deal to help accelerate its move into the Chinese consumer market. An agreement between its fashion label The Cashmere with Hong Kong’s…
Diane von Fürstenberg has decided to look for an investor willing to acquire a stake in her US label and support it through a new expansion phase. “I’m not about to sell my business, but the time has come to give the company the senior management it…
Calvin Klein Hong Kong has opened a new store in IFC Mall showcasing its underwear collection. The 1700sqft (160sqm) store’s minimalist-style design features concrete floors with concrete-style ceilings and walls giving it an edgy, urban feel. The service…
LUMINE opened in Singapore’s Clarke Quay Central with an exciting new shopping experience. Visitors to the mall found a mall-in-mall experience in LUMINE, where they can have their pick of Japan — and eat it too. Both established and younger brands will be…
It is no secret that retailers, distributors and manufacturers need to find new ways to meet consumers’ changing expectations in the luxury and fashion markets. These changes in consumer behavior led Paolo Marai, president and CEO of the Timex Group Luxury…
Seoul will have one of six Chanel flagship stores being launched next year, with the brand also about to open in Beijing’s China World mall. “These will be either brand new stores or major re-openings, which will be very impactful,” says Chanel fashion and…
The cosmetics brand ‘Espoir’ introduced a new concept store ‘Make-up Pub’ reminiscent of draft beer house. Eespoir, a professional makeup brand, opened the first make-up pub concept store in Hongdae in November under the concept of Lively, Free like a lounge…
Continuing its international expansion with its Southeast Asian partner Star360, based in Singapore, footwear brand Cole Haan Thailand has unveiled a flagship at CentralWorld in Bangkok. Drawing inspiration from a home, the store comprises a series of rooms…
An idol group “Seventeen” was recently selected as a cosmetic model for another brand. The cosmetic brand ‘TheSaem’ said it has chosen the idol “Seventeen” as a new global eco-star. Seventeen will be working on a variety of product lines including the Global…
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