SEOUL, Jun. 17 (Korea Bizwire) — In celebration of Seoul’s “car-free street day” which comes on every Sunday for this year (from April to October), the city government arranged for ‘street fashion show’ on a road at Sejong-daero in Seoul on June 17. The event, “Seoul 365-Car-free Street Fashion Show,” was designed to showcase the [...]
SEOUL, Jun. 13 (Korea Bizwire) — With summer around the corner, fashionistas are preparing to bare their shoulders as the “off-the-shoulder” look is set to become the hottest trend this season. Online shopping website Gmarket revealed yesterday that demand for off-the-shoulder clothing products for women increased sixfold last month compared to the same period last [...]
SEOUL, Jun. 8 (Korea Bizwire) — Move over rash guard, one-piece swimsuits and surfing suits are here! A very common sight on beaches and at swimming pools in previous years, rash guards are now being snubbed after the resurgence of one-piece swimsuits and bikinis. Surfing suits also saw a rise in sales thanks to an [...]
SEOUL, May 15 (Korea Bizwire) — Hyundai Department Store announced on May 13 that it will be releasing a new virtual makeup service on its official online store, thehyundai.com. The major department store chain partnered with Meitu, China’s top app developer, to accelerate its efforts to lead a retail tech trend in Korea by making [...]
SEOUL, May 3 (Korea Bizwire) — French cosmetics giant L’Oreal said Thursday it will buy Nanda Co., one of South Korea’s leading online retailers, amid the global popularity of K-pop and Korean beauty items. L’Oreal said it will wholly purchase the makeup and fashion company, without disclosing the transaction price. It marks the French firm’s [...]
SEOUL, Apr. 30 (Korea Bizwire) — Korean cosmetics producers are heading into the global market after success in China and Southeast Asia. Both manufacturers and distributors alike of Korean cosmetics are expanding their production facilities to more advanced markets such as the U.S. and Japan, while taking an aggressive stance via mergers or takeover of [...]
SEOUL, Apr. 30 (Korea Bizwire) — Fashion labels are expanding their business to cater to the changing lifestyles of their customers and are reaping success, the companies said Monday. Fashion group Hyungji is getting ready to launch a new line of sneakers under its golfwear brand Castelbajac in the first half of this year. It [...]
SEOUL, Apr. 26 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean cosmetics makers said Thursday they are making inroads into new markets as part of their efforts to diversify sources of income after being hit hard by China over a missile row last year. LG Household & Healthcare, a major South Korean cosmetics and household goods maker, said [...]
SEOUL, Apr. 12 (Korea Bizwire) — Global fashion brand Zara unveiled its augmented reality (AR) technology-based mobile application on Thursday to provide a better shopping experience for consumers amid a growing popularity of online malls. The app, Zara AR, shows models wearing selected clothing items when users hold their mobile phones towards a censor inside [...]
BUSAN, Apr. 12 (Korea Bizwire) — The Busan municipal government said Thursday it will build a fashion business center in the city’s central region to help foster the textile and fashion industry in South Korea’s second-biggest city. The six-story Busan Fashion Business Center will be built on 1,613 square meters of land in Beomil-dong with [...]