SEOUL, Feb. 2 (Korea Bizwire) – Turtleneck sweaters are ‘in’ again these days. They were once à la mode in Korea during the early years of the new millennium, and are now gaining increased popularity in fashion circles. According to fashion industry experts, several male celebrities such as Lee Jong-Suk, Lee Min-Ho and Kim Young-kwang have [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 1 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korean retail giant E-Land Group said Sunday it has started construction of an integrated logistics center and training institute in Shanghai to expand its regional presence in Asia. The conglomerate, whose business ranges from fashion apparel and restaurants to hotels, said a ceremony marking the start of construction [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 29 (Korea Bizwire) – Big Bang rapper G-Dragon attended Chanel’s 2015 S/S Haute Couture Collection at the Grand Palais, Paris on January 27. He also attended Chanel’s 2015 S/S Collection last fall, and his presence at these shows has cemented his ‘fashionista’ place in the world. G-Dragon wore a tweed jacket from Chanel’s 2014/2015 Cruise [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 22 (Korea Bizwire) – Sulhwasoo, Asia’s ‘Holistic Beauty’ skin care brand, whose products are based on ingredients derived from traditional medical herbs, is opening its 47th store in China on January 23. The new Nanjing store will be a huge flagship store, offering not only products but also diverse tailored services. Sulhwasoo has been winning [...]
“Lee Sang-bong has been exploiting the passion and labor of young designers in the fashion industry by paying low monthly wages such as 100,000 won (US$91) for an apprentice, 300,000 won for an intern, and less than minimum wage for a full-timer.” “Last year, the Council of Fashion Designers in Korea, led by its chairman [...]
BEIJING, Jan. 3 (Korea bizwire) – South Korean budget cosmetics brand Missha has closed all of its 20 outlets in Hong Kong, a Hong Kong newspaper reported Saturday, citing notices posted by two of the Missha outlets. One of the notices posted by a Missha store at Queensway Plaza in Admiralty district was quoted by [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 03 (Korea Bizwire) – As public acceptance of simple cosmetic treatments, such as procedures involving cosmetic fillers and botox, has become pervasive, related criminal activity – namely the smuggling of devices and materials from mainland China – has become big business, leading to more and more instances of police intervention. According to [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 03 (Korea Bizwire) – Yano Shiho, a Japanese model who has become popular as the mother of the adorable Choo Sarang along with her husband, Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) fighter Choo Sung-hoon (Yoshihiro Akiyama in Japanese), stole the show at a launch event in celebration of the ‘Secret Key collection’ and SK-II Skin [...]
SEOUL, Dec 25 (Korea Bizwire) – New York Magazine named Korean boy band Big Bang’s Taeyang and G-Dragon as some of the best-dressed street-style stars of 2014, YG entertainment said on December 24. In an article about 45 of the most fashionable street-style stars, Taeyang and G-Dragon ranked 42nd. New York Magazine commented on them [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 22 (Korea Bizwire) — Beauty is in the eye of the beholder. In South Korea, however, desire for increasingly “standardized beauty” leads to a plastic surgery boom and this phenomenon entails expensive price, costing a life in some cases. According to Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency, a woman in her twenties died on December [...]