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5 Jul

Coltorti Sells Majority Stake to South Korean Group NHN Commerce

Coltorti Sells Majority Stake to South Korean Group NHN Commerce
MILAN — Italian luxury multibrand retailer Coltorti has a latest partner. NHN Commerce, a worldwide distributor and licensee of brands in the style and wonder sector in South Korea, has acquired a majority stake within the family business, which was established in 1934 in Jesi, in Italy’s Marche region. Details on size of the stake haven't been disclosed, however the South Korean group subscribed to a ten million euro capital increase of Ikonic Srl, which is Coltorti’s parent company. Maurizio Coltorti, who represents the third generation of the founding family and who has led the international expansion of the business, will retain “a big minority stake,” based on the corporate, in addition to the role of director. Managing director Riccardo Bilancioni can be...
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3 Jul

South Africa Shopping Center Gets Creative With Help From AI

South Africa Shopping Center Gets Creative With Help From AI
CRASHING THE SYSTEM: How AI will transform fashion — in addition to just about every other sector — is a matter of great discussion worldwide. But executives on the Johannesburg’s Sandton City Shopping Center in South Africa are exploring just that with a latest tech-driven ad campaign. The digital campaign plays off last yr’s “City of Icons” campaign, which highlighted tried-and-true wardrobe staples just like the Little Black Dress, sunglasses, trenchcoat, denim, hoodie, suit, shoes, sunglasses handbags and lipstick. This time around there are AI-generated iterations of these things and other styles meant to magnify the campaign’s futurism theme. The photographs juxtapose a model wearing a particular item similar to a hoodie with one created using a Midjourney Bot on Discord. This...
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17 May

South Asian Latest York Fashion Week Returns in September

South Asian Latest York Fashion Week Returns in September
For the second 12 months in a row, South Asian Latest York Fashion Week will return for the 2023 runways from Sept. 9 through 15. Founders Shipra Sharma and Hetal Patel began the platform to showcase South Asian and South Asian-diaspora designers, models and creatives. Showcasing the variety inside the South Asian community is a pillar of SANYFW. To further strengthen its foothold inside the Latest York fashion scene, the initiative has newly announced its advisory board of high-profile South Asians. The board includes Aparna Rao, entertainment public relations executive; Areesh Haq, senior producer at IMG Focus and inventive director of SANYFW; Liya Thachil, creative director and celebrity stylist; Manasa Reddy, head of e-commerce at Max Mara U.S.; Neerja Patel, founder...
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