Articles by Aileen Yu
Highlights: Seoul Fashion Week FW22
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Seoul Fashion Week fall 2022 was held from March 18 to 23 at the Dongdaemun Design Plaza (DDP). Organized by the Seoul city government, this year’s six day event took place both offline and online after three years of virtual presentations. Last year’s success recorded a total of 74.43 million views globally according to Korea Now. 35 brands, 23...
Highlights: Rakuten Fashion Week Tokyo and Shibuya Fashion Week FW21
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Rakuten Fashion Week Tokyo fall and winter 2021 took place from March 15 to 20, from Shibuya Hikarie to the Omotesando Hills. A total of 51 brands participated in various physical and virtual events. Although Japan’s coronavirus infection rate has not diminished, Tokyoites still donned their finest streetwear and celebrated the capital’s fashion...
Taipei Fashion Week FW21 held physically with a full audience
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Taipei - Marking its third year, the Taipei Fashion Week (TPEFW) fall/winter 2021 season took place with a total of 16 physical shows running from March 10 to 15 at the Songshan Cultural and Creative Park. Just last week The New York Times reported that Taiwan is thriving as a ‘bubble of normality’ due to the island’s success in keeping Covid-19...
Sustainable designers and Dutch exchange at Taipei Fashion Week
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Taipei Fashion Week SS21 took place at Songshan Cultural and Creative Park from Oct 6 to 10 with the theme ‘Re:Connext’, which was inspired by the ambition to adopt creative energy as solutions and imagine what it means to connect and reconstruct in a post-pandemic world. Having successfully contained the coronavirus, Taiwan is generating a buzz...
Fashion careers: Q&A with LFW fashion designer, Sinead Gorey
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Hailing from South East London, fashion designer Sinead Gorey is a recent graduate of the London College of Fashion Womenswear course. Her label is a fusion of technical rave wear and tailoring. The SS20 collection revolves around sexual empowerment, spiritual fulfilment, technical fabrications and nostalgic elevation. Her designs have already...
Fashion careers: Q&A with the Sustainability Expert of Alvanon, Jackie Lewis
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Doing the right thing in business is no longer synonymous with philanthropy. Sustainable business strategies are now essential for anyone looking to future-proof their businesses. It now means investing in your people, environmental impact, and long-term business priorities. With a career spanning almost 30 years in garment technology and...
Shanghai Fashion Week: A homecoming for designers redefining “Made in China”
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Shanghai Fashion Week is placing itself on the global fashion map as a stage where Chinese labels are redefining what “Made in China” could mean. Since its inception in 2003, Shanghai Fashion Week has become an appealing fashion destination by nurturing Chinese designers set to conquer the world. Not to forget, Western brands continue to see the...
Fashion careers: How to succeed in fashion with the co-founder of Lucas Hugh, Anjhe Marcus
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Lucas Hugh is a London-based activewear brand that incorporates futuristic design with technical performance. Established in 2010 by co-CEO and Creative Director Anjhe Marcus, Lucas Hugh was the first to incorporate the fully-bonded seam –used in Olympic-quality swimwear –into activewear. The brand caught fire with the release of The Hunger...
Fashion careers: Fashion buying and e-commerce with Club Designer's Hsin Chen
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Club Designer is a family owned luxury concept boutique with locations in downtown Taipei that carries numerous brands from designers Alaia to The Row as well as high-end streetwear label Mastermind World Japan. As one of Taiwan’s largest private buyers of international brands, Club Designer started collaborating with Farfetch in 2016 and today...