SEOUL, Aug. 31 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korean cosmetics giant LG H&H Co. said Thursday it has changed the name of its luxury beauty brand, The history of Whoo, and will launch the brand’s renewed flagship product line in China this week. The history of Whoo, now renamed The Whoo, renewed its key basic skincare [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 30 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean cosmetics giant Amorepacific Corp. will officially launch its medical beauty brand Aestura in Japan this week for the first time in a foreign country, company officials said Wednesday. Aestura will start selling its flagship line, A-cica 365, at 12 shops of Japan’s biggest beauty platform, @COSME, on [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 14 (Korea Bizwire) — “Old money aesthetic,” a fashion style prevalent among the upper class in the U.S. and Europe, is enjoying a resurgence in popularity among Korean youth. During the first half of the year, Brunello Cucinelli, an established high-end fashion brand available through South Korean retailer Shinsegae International Inc., experienced a [...]
SEOUL, July 28 (Korea Bizwire) — The seasonal boundaries of fashion are becoming blurred due to retro and mix-match trends. ZIGZAG, a fashion platform operated by Kakao Style, saw its sales of knee-length long walkers from July 1 to 24 jump by 105 percent compared to a year ago. This figure was up 13 percent [...]
SEOUL, July 17 (Korea Bizwire) — The consumption trend for affordable luxuries continues to expand among South Korea’s younger generation. This trend is particularly noticeable in the beauty sector, where consumers can express their values, preferences, and personality at an affordable price. Between January and June of this year, sales of luxury cosmetics at Lotte [...]
SEOUL, July 12 (Korea Bizwire) — A dispute over “idea theft” between startup Prinker Korea Inc. and cosmetics giant LG Household & Health Care Ltd. has been resolved through a win-win agreement. The dispute arose when Prinker Korea claimed in February that LG H&H had released a tattoo printer product by stealing the idea of [...]
SEOUL, July 10 (Korea Bizwire) — Musinsa Standard, a private-label brand operated by the South Korean fashion platform Musinsa Co., said Sunday it has installed clothing vending machines at five prominent tourist destinations near the cities of Goseong and Yangyang in Gangwon Province. These vending machines will offer Musinsa Standard’s Cooltandard Relax Fit Crew Neck [...]
SEOUL, July 3 (Korea Bizwire) — Fashion based on the iconic doll “Barbie” is emerging as a popular trend this summer. According to fashion retailer Shinsegae International Inc., a variety of fashion brands are launching a range of items, including clothes, accessories, bags, and shoes that incorporate vibrant pink colors. The pink items come in [...]
SEOUL, June 30 (Korea Bizwire) — Young Koreans in the “Generation MZ,” a term used in Korea to encompass millennials and Generation Z, are displaying a keen interest in designer brand bags, which have gone viral on social media platforms. According to an analysis of handbag category sales from January to May of this year [...]
SEOUL, June 25 (Korea Bizwire) — Amorepacific has launched My Skin Solution, a service that analyzes individual skin and health genes to provide customized skincare solutions. By combining genetic analysis and precise skin measurement, My Skin Solution offers personalized recommendations based on skin type and concerns. The service can be accessed by purchasing ‘My Skin [...]