SEOUL, Oct. 23 (Korea Bizwire) — The Royal Palaces and Tombs Center, which operates under the Cultural Heritage Administration (CHA), is under fire for new uniform designs that were recently unveiled that are reminiscent of the so-called Mao suit. Last Friday, the CHA unveiled 28 types of work clothes that will be worn by employees [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 19 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean big-name beauty retailers are set to vye for a lion’s share in the country’s already saturated market, as the global heavyweight, Sephora, is set to open its first outlet in the country next week, industry sources said Saturday. Sephora will be coming to Parnas Mall in the [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 17 (Korea Bizwire) — A significant number of foreigners visited South Korea last year to undergo plastic surgery. The Korea Health Industry Development Institute reported that 464,452 foreigners came to South Korea in 2018 to receive medical treatment, up by 16.7 percent since the previous year. Most of the foreigners received treatment from [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 15 (Korea Bizwire) — Samsung C&T Corp., a construction and fashion unit of Samsung Group, said Tuesday that it aims to accelerate the global expansion of its fashion brand BEANPOLE through renewal efforts. Celebrating its 30th anniversary, BEANPOLE announced its renewal move to rebrand as a “heritage” brand that embraces South Korea’s unique [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 15 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea said Tuesday that it will hold a cosmetics road show in Dubai this week to help boost exports of cosmetic products by capitalizing on the rising popularity of the Korean wave of popular culture. The K-cosmetics show, the first of its kind this year, will be held [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 1 (Korea Bizwire) — In addition to functional and safe ingredients, new trends are emerging in the cosmetics market, which was dominated by a focus on high-end image and price competitiveness. According to the cosmetics industry, “period beauty” products, which take into account women’s menstrual cycles, have recently been released in succession, with [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 1 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s trade surplus in beauty products hit an all-time high last year on the back of strong demand from China and other Asian countries, government data showed Tuesday. Outbound shipments of cosmetics stood at 6.89 trillion won last year, up 23.3 percent on-year, while imports grew 6.8 percent [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 27 (Korea Bizwire) – Long padded jackets that come down to the calves, also known as bench jackets, have been among the most popular winter garments over the past few years. However, instead of long padded jackets, shorter padded jackets are poised to dominate the fashion industry this winter. Auction, an online shopping [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 20 (Korea Bizwire) — Fleece jackets, once popular primarily among middle-aged men, are emerging as the hottest fashion items this winter. Clothing companies preparing winter goods have not hesitated to pick fleece as their main product for this year as consumers have tired of the bench coat craze. Fleece is a thermoelectric fabric [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 17 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean retail conglomerate Shinsegae Group said Tuesday its luxury fashion brand, BoonTheShop, will open at an upscale British department store. BoonTheShop will get a space on the second floor of Harrods in London, marking the first time for a local fashion brand to do so, according to Shinsegae. [...]