The fashion landscape of 2025 is ushering in a fresh wave of creativity, inclusivity, and innovation, with designers embracing bold colours, oversized silhouettes, and eco-friendly materials. Vibrant neon tones, electric blues, and fiery reds are dominating wardrobes, while sustainability Continue Reading
Korea’s beauty industry is redefining its growth strategy as intensifying competition from Chinese brands erodes its long-held dominance in China. Once a booming market for companies like Amorepacific and LG Household & Health Care, China has become a cautionary tale of over-dependence, geopolitical risk and fast-rising local rivals. Early flagships such as Innisfree Continue Reading
Fashion group Tendam and the University of Design, Innovation and Technology (UDIT) have released a pioneering study assessing the consumer carbon footprint of fashion e-commerce, offering new data-driven insights into the environmental impact of online shopping. Titled Consumer Carbon Footprint of Fashion E-Commerce, the research was led by the Tendam Sustainability Lab Continue Reading
Saks Global, the parent company of Saks Fifth Avenue, is considering a potential Chapter 11 bankruptcy filing in the United States as mounting debt and softer-than-expected sales strain its finances, according to reports from Reuters and Bloomberg News. The move is described as a last resort, coming amid cautious consumer spending on non-essential luxury goods […]Continue Reading
French fashion group SMCP is accelerating its expansion in Latin America by strengthening the regional presence of its contemporary label Sandro, with two new stores opening this month and more planned in the coming year. The move underscores SMCP’s strategy to tap into high-potential international markets through selective retail growth and local partnerships. On December Continue Reading
A Los Angeles Superior Court jury has awarded $40 million in compensatory damages against Johnson & Johnson in a talc-related ovarian cancer lawsuit involving two long-term users of the company’s baby powder products. The four-week trial was brought by plaintiffs Monica Kent and Deborah Schultz, who developed ovarian cancer after decades of using talc-based baby […]Continue Reading
The grand opening of the JVK Motors showroom at Vyttila, Kochi, was held successfully on December 16, marking the official entry of the Bahrain-based Al Namal Group into the Indian market. The initiative to launch JVK Motors in India was led by Dr. Varghese Kurian, Chairman of the Al Namal Group, one of the largest […]Continue Reading
Just days after animal rights activists launched a protest campaign against Rick Owens, the American designer has formally committed to eliminating fur from all future collections. In an email to the Coalition to Abolish the Fur Trade (CAFT), Owens and his Paris-based business entity Owenscorp confirmed that the brand has been working to reduce and […]Continue Reading
Pacsun has announced its entry into the vintage fashion market through a new partnership with secondhand platform Springy. The collaboration introduces a curated resale store called ‘PS Vintage Powered by Springy’, developed in response to the surging demand for pre-loved apparel among Gen Z consumers. The collection features thousands of limited-restock pieces, including Continue Reading
Eight European countries, led by France, have urged the European Commission to step up its collective efforts against what they describe as the “systemic risks” posed by major third-country e-commerce platforms, including Shein. In a joint letter sent to Brussels on Monday, Austria, Belgium, Spain, France, Greece, Italy, Hungary and Poland called for stronger mobilisation Continue Reading



















