🇦🇺 Australian Fashion Week taps textile innovators. The country’s annual designer showcase kicked off on May 13 in Sydney and continues until May 17, featuring …
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Worldview: Istanbul Modest Fashion Week Goes Global
🇹🇷 Istanbul Modest Fashion Week extends its international network. Think Fashion Group, the Turkish organiser behind the travelling runway trade show company Modest Fashion Weeks, …
Worldview: The Growing Regional Clout of South African Fashion Week
🇿🇦 South African Fashion Week proves its regional clout with new showcase. The biannual event, which took place this season from Apr. 18 to 20, …
Worldview: São Paulo Fashion Week Recasts Seamstresses as Designers
🇧🇷 São Paulo Fashion Week recasts seamstresses as designers in Brazil. The 57th edition of the country’s largest fashion week event took place between Apr. …
Worldview: Shanghai Fashion Week Leader Takes on New Role
🇨🇳 Shanghai Fashion Week leader takes on new role. The Autumn/Winter 2024 season of Shanghai Fashion Week took place between Mar. 25 and Apr. 1 …
Worldview: Moscow Fashion Week Pivots to Asia, Africa and Latin America
🇷🇺 Moscow Fashion Week Pivots to Asia, Africa and Latin America. The biannual showcase founded in 2022 by local firm Fashion Foundation to replace Mercedes-Benz …
Worldview: Argentina’s Textile Industry Crisis
🇦🇷 Argentina’s manufacturing hub loses 100,000 textile industry jobs. Mario Giambattistelli, president of a local industry body based in Rosario, the largest city in the …
Worldview: Bangladesh Clashes with India Over Sari’s Intellectual Property
🇧🇩 Bangladesh clashes with India over regional sari’s IP rights. Bangladeshi prime minister Sheikh Hasina has reaffirmed claims that the origins of a specific type …
Worldview: Why Douyin’s CEO Is Stepping Down
🇨🇳 Kelly Zhang Nan steps down as CEO of TikTok’s Chinese sister app Douyin. Zhang, who joined parent company ByteDance in 2014 and was promoted …
Worldview: Seoul Fashion Week Lures Regional Buyers
🇰🇷 Retailers from across Asia descend on Seoul Fashion Week. Buyers from Lane Crawford in China, Runway in Vietnam, Nihow in Taiwan and Singapore’s Shift …
Worldview: Alibaba Group’s Latest Executive Shuffle
🇨🇳 Alibaba Group appoints James Dong as acting CEO of South Asian e-tailer Daraz. The Chinese group has replaced Bjarke Mikkelsen, founder of the struggling …
Worldview: Red Sea Attacks Disrupt Fashion’s Supply Chains
🇪🇬 Red Sea attacks disrupt fashion’s supply chains through the Suez Canal. Fashion and textile companies using the crucial Asia-Europe shipping lane have reported delays …
Worldview: Temu Files New Lawsuit Against Rival Shein
🇨🇳 Temu files new lawsuit against rival Shein. PDD Holdings’ international facing discount e-commerce platform filed a lawsuit in a US District of Columbia court …
Worldview: Li Ning Plunges on $282 Million HK Property Bet
🇨🇳 Li Ning plunges on $282 million HK property bet. Li Ning Co Ltd. shares plunged as investors disapproved of plans to buy a commercial …
Worldview: New Shopping District Opens in Tokyo’s Azabudai Hills
🇯🇵 Tokyo’s Azabudai Hills could become a new luxury shopping hub. Japanese property developer, the Mori Building Company, has opened an enormous mixed use complex …
Worldview: Australian Heritage Brand Akubra Acquired by Billionaire Investor
🇦🇺 Billionaire mining magnate acquires Australian hatmaker Akubra. Tattarang, the Perth-based investment company owned by Andrew Forrest, the Australian founder of Fortescue Metals Group, and …
Worldview: Why China’s E-Commerce Giants Withheld Singles’ Day Results
🇨🇳 China’s e-commerce giants withhold Singles’ Day results. For the second year in a row, e-commerce major Alibaba did not disclose gross merchandising value (GMV), …
Worldview: Arab Couturiers Court Balkan Clients in Luxury Resort
🇲🇪 Arab couturiers court clients in resort on Montenegro’s Adriatic coast. Lebanese designer Tony Ward and Dubai-based Syrian designer Rami Al Ali were among those …
Worldview: A Bathing Ape Taps Rakuten for 30th Anniversary Show in Tokyo
Japan’s Rakuten partners with iconic streetwear label A Bathing Ape. The e-commerce giant that manages storefronts for both global and local fashion brands will use …
Worldview: India’s Jewellery Giants Accelerate International Expansion Plans
THIS WEEK IN GLOBAL MARKETS Indian gold and diamond jewellery giants announce expansion plans. Tata Group’s watches and jewellery unit Titan revealed it is planning …