How fast fashion is emerging at pace in Vietnam

Vietnam has become a magnet for foreign fashion brands practically overnight, but why so?

H&M cuts prices to shift leftover summer clothes

'The rapid shift from offline to online in the young value fashion market has been one factor behind disappointing ...

Hermes bags record profitability in first half

Revenues rose by 11 percent to 2.713 billion euros ($3.23 billion) in the period from January to June.

September 14, 2017 | 04:08 pm GMT+7

Michael Kors to buy luxury shoemaker Jimmy Choo for $1.2 billion

Michael Kors has been struggling in recent quarters with declining same-store sales as fewer people visit its shops.

July 25, 2017 | 03:56 pm GMT+7

How Rihanna has made a Vietnamese design go viral on Instagram

The powerful pop star posed with the white oversized shirt in a photo to promote her shoe collection.

July 12, 2017 | 07:06 pm GMT+7

Made in Myanmar: designers put ethical twist on local fashion

'We Burmese really care about our own ethnic and traditional clothes.'

July 07, 2017 | 02:31 pm GMT+7

Fendi brings flower power to Paris

Fendi closed the 2017/2018 Autumn Haute Couture Fashion Week in a flower power runway with models dressed in see-through and pastel-colored dresses, most of which were ornamented ...

July 06, 2017 | 08:56 am GMT+7

The Box Market: Home decor - art pieces - fashion

It's not a market... it's an artsy market.

June 14, 2017 | 10:01 am GMT+7

H&M announces location of first store in Vietnam

The world-renowned brand is following in the footsteps of Zara and Topshop.

June 08, 2017 | 11:16 am GMT+7

Outside Hanoi, a village of dressmakers

A trip to Trach Xa is a journey into the heirloom craft of making ao dai.

May 13, 2017 | 08:59 pm GMT+7

Vietnamese fashionistas defy the weather with steaming hot show

On the hottest days of summer, many have put on what critics call hibernation suits, with boots and fur coats.

April 26, 2017 | 03:10 pm GMT+7

Turning litter into handbags: Nigerian women make fashion accessories from carrier bags

A group of women in Yola, Nigeria, make a living by picking up plastic bags off the streets and turning them into colorful accessories for sale.

April 19, 2017 | 10:52 am GMT+7

Flower power: Vietnamese designer wows Tokyo fashion week

Vietnam's Nguyen Cong Tri knows how to impress.

March 23, 2017 | 09:10 am GMT+7

Emerging markets like Vietnam help Zara-owner Inditex outpace H&M

Indite has consistently outperformed H&M in the past few years as a result of online growth and its push into new markets.

March 16, 2017 | 09:11 am GMT+7

Nike to launch high-tech hijab for female Muslim athletes

It's designed to allow athletes to observe the traditional Islamic practice of covering the head without compromising performance.

March 09, 2017 | 08:30 am GMT+7

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