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 | 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.
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.
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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.
Worldview | Turkish Entrepreneur Stages Abu Dhabi Modest Fashion Week
This week’s round-up of global markets fashion business news also features anxious Chinese exporters, Mercado Libre’s $2 billion Argentina bet and the gold traders fuelling Sudan’s civil war.
Worldview | Panic Grips Asia’s Factories Despite US Tariff Pause
This week’s round-up of global markets fashion business news also features the impact of Trump’s tariffs on Middle East manufacturers, Chinese duty-free stocks and Sao Paulo Fashion Week.
Worldview | Africa’s Garment Factories Raise Alarm Over US Tariffs
This week’s round-up of global markets fashion business news also features the impact of Trump’s tariffs on manufacturers in India and Pakistan, relief among Latin American producers and panic in Vietnam and Cambodia.
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Worldview | A Quarter-Century of Indian Design at Lakme Fashion Week
This week’s round-up of global markets fashion business news also features Nigeria’s declining textile sector, Myanmar’s earthquake disruptions and Chinese factories in Kazakhstan, Bangladesh and Morocco.
Worldview | Tokyo Fashion Week Makes Some Noise
This week’s round-up of global markets fashion business news also features Turkish high-street giant LC Waikiki, investment in India’s Pilgrim and the impact of the US-China trade war on factories in Bangladesh and Honduras.
Worldview | Moscow Fashion Week Turns to Russia’s Far-Flung Regions
This week’s round-up of global markets fashion business news also features Prada’s disgraced Korean brand ambassador, US-China textile trade tensions and Indian designers’ Ramadan controversy.
Worldview | Trump’s Next Tariff Targets Could Be India, Brazil and Korea
This week’s round-up of global markets fashion business news also features powerful Panamanian distributors, Mexico’s department store giant and the impact of China’s retaliatory tariffs on US cotton.
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.