SEOUL, Sept. 12 (Korea Bizwire) — The fashion industry expects this year’s fall-winter season to feature more traditional and timeless styles instead of bold and extravagant designs. This shift is influenced by the growing popularity of a more vintage look in fashion, often referred to as “quiet luxury”, with a focus on subtle elegance rather than flashy [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 7 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean cosmetics giant Amorepacific Corp. said Thursday it has officially launched its luxury makeup brand Hera in Japan as part of its efforts to expand the brand’s global business. Hera entered the Tokyo and Osaka branches of Japan’s biggest beauty platform, @COSME, on Friday after opening a pop-up [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 4 (Korea Bizwire) — French designer brand ami has opened its first duty-free shop in South Korea as part of its efforts to reach out to more global consumers, its distributor said Monday. Ami opened a 33.3-square-meter store at Lotte Duty Free’s Myeongdong branch in central Seoul on Friday, according to Samsung C&T [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 4 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s exports of lipsticks are anticipated to hit a new record in 2023, the customs agency said Monday, on the back of increasing demand as people have taken off masks around the globe. The outlook came as exports of the products reached a record high of US$198 million [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 1 (Korea Bizwire) — Executives of French cosmetics giant L’Oreal said Friday that they will strengthen cooperation with its South Korean partners for global expansion, calling South Korea a key innovative market in the global beauty industry. South Korea plays a key strategic role in the “North Asia beauty triangle” in terms of [...]
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 [...]