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Retail Asia06/05/2019

Supermodel Gigi Hadid is facing criticism over her recent promotional Instagram post for McDonald’s. A photo of Hadid eating McDonald’s French fries at the Coachella music festival provoked a considerable backlash in the comments feed, with many observers taking issue with her partnership with a fast-food chain considered by many to be synonymous with obesity […]

Retail Asia21/02/2019

Chanel has named Virginie Viard, Karl Lagerfeld’s closest collaborator for more than 30 years, as its new creative director, the French fashion house said in a statement following the death of the legendary designer. The move muffled speculation over whether Chanel might seek out another big name to replace Lagerfeld, who was 85 years old. […]

Retail Asia21/02/2019

Spanish fashion retailer Zara appears to have inadvertently sparked off a social media furore over the appearance of freckled Chinese model Jing Wen in one of its recent ads. In China, spots on the face are generally considered blemishes and are associated with disease and old age. Freckles are somewhat rare. In a country where […]

Retail Asia18/02/2019

The nonagenarian fashion icon had been modeling for major fashion and beauty brands for years, but last week it was announced that she is newly represented by IMG Models — the same agency that managed the careers of Gigi Hadid, Karlie Kloss, and Miranda Kerr, among many others. Even as she is pushing 100, Apfel […]

Retail Asia13/02/2019

Global fashion retail brand Penshoppe has unveiled the latest addition to its roster of international ambassadors – 23-year-old world’s highest-paid supermodel and one of the most followed celebrities on social media, Kendall Jenner. The model initially appeared on Penshoppe’s DenimLab campaign in 2015, and is now headlining the brand’s Spring Summer 2019 Campaign with Zayn […]

Retail Asia15/11/2018

Following the backlash on social media, the chief marketing officer of L Brands, parent company of Victoria’s Secret and Bath & Body Works, has posted an apology on Twitter for comments he made about transgender models. Ed Razek, L Brands’s CMO, released a statement on Twitter clarifying a comment he made in an interview with […]

Retail Asia09/05/2016

Beauty giant Estee Lauder has announced a multi-year initiative named Leading Beauty Forward to build on its strengths and better leverage its cost structure to free resources for investment to continue its growth momentum. The plan involves the reduction of between 900 and 1200 jobs – about 2.5 per cent of its workforce – and […]

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Supermodel Gigi Hadid Named for McDonald’s role

Life after Karl Lagerfeld

Zara campaign featuring model with freckles sparks debate in China

97-year-old style icon Iris Apfel signs with IMG Models

Kendall Jenner signed agreement with Penshoppe

Victoria’s Secret apologises for ‘insensitive’ transgender model comment

Estee Lauder to axe up to 1200 jobs