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.
Worldview | Small Indian Apparel Exporters Face ‘Death Knell’ From US Tariffs
This week’s round-up of global markets fashion business news also features Bluestone’s IPO, LPP’s big Uzbekistan push and a reprieve for Lesotho garment factories.
Worldview | Colombia’s Record-Breaking Fashion Event
This week’s round-up of global markets fashion business news also features ultra-fast-fashion brands in Mexico, China’s JD.com and the latest US tariffs on India, Bangladesh and Cambodia.
Worldview | Fashion Sourcing Countries Hit by Even More Tariff Uncertainty
This week’s round-up of global markets fashion business news also features Japanese resale giant Valuence, Brazilian footwear exports and the disaster facing Lesotho’s denim workers.
Worldview | Turkish and Chinese Fashion Factories Invest in Egypt
This week’s round-up of global markets fashion business news also features Nykaa’s Hong Kong investor, Reliance Retail in India and Nigeria’s mooted textile hub.
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Worldview | Iran’s Fashion Retailers Still Reeling from War
This week’s round-up of global markets fashion business news also features Nike’s Chinese suppliers, South African e-tailer Takealot and the Japanese textile firm in trouble in Ecuador.
Worldview | Iran-Israel War Disrupts Local Businesses, Poses Global Risks
This week’s round-up of global markets fashion business news also features JD.com’s turnaround plan, pan-African e-commerce giant Jumia and Ecuador’s crackdown on Chinese e-tailers.
Worldview | Vietnam’s Crackdown on Counterfeit Luxury Goods
This week’s round-up of global markets fashion business news also features Indian cosmetics giant Nykaa, overseas Chinese shoppers and Jumia’s push to counter Temu in Nigeria.
Worldview | Tashkent Fashion Week Shores Up International Support
This week’s round-up of global markets fashion business news also features South Korea’s Misto Holdings, Nigerian textile plant developers and Bahrain’s Investcorp.
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Worldview | Australian Fashion Week Pulls Back From the Brink
This week’s round-up of global markets fashion business news also features Kenya’s anxious garment manufacturers, Singapore’s Shopee and the perilous leather industry in Brazil.
Worldview | Mexican Fashion Week Spotlights Carla Fernandez
This week’s round-up of global markets fashion business news also features China’s SKP department store, the new India-UK trade agreement and Brazil’s surging cotton exports.
Worldview | Almaty Fashion Week’s Central Asia Ambitions
This week’s round-up of global markets fashion business news also features Vogue Brazil, Mexico’s El Palacio de Hierro and Chinese exporters concealing their origin.
Worldview | South Africa’s Veteran Designers Shine at Fashion Week
This week’s round-up of global markets fashion business news also features India’s Jaipuria Group, Mexican department stores and Nigeria’s Woven Threads showcase.
The News in Brief
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.
Milan Djacic to Lead Vogue Adria
Publisher Condé Nast and license partner Media 3.0 Publishing have tapped him to be the first editor-in-chief of the Croatian, Serbian and Slovenian edition of Vogue magazine.
Japanese Beauty Giant Kao Corporation to Acquire Australia’s Bondi Sands
The Tokyo-based group behind brands such as John Frieda, Jergens and Bioré and the Melbourne company known for its sunscreen and self-tanning products did not disclose terms of the deal.