Like many children, Emilia Li loves arts and crafts and hanging out at the beach. But what makes the Hong Kong eight-year-old stand out from the crowd is Shek O Beach Club, a tie-dye fashion brand she founded with the help of her mother, Jillian Xin. “I called it Shek O Beach Club because Shek…
What’s tiny, furry, and always in demand? Hint: it’s not a puppy! Recently, the internet has become obsessed with Labubus–adorable little collectible keychains. The toothy little monsters come in a variety of colors and styles, and all of them sell out in seconds. Social media users everywhere have been posting with the keychains, posting with…
Ahead of the Hong Kong football team’s first match at the newly minted 50,000-seat main stadium in Kai Tak Sports Park against India in an AFC Asian Cup qualifier on June 10, some fans are gearing up to support the home squad with rapturous cheering. One such fan is loudspeaker-wielding Chester Cheung, who for years…
The US consulate in Hong Kong has stepped up screening of students’ social media accounts when processing their visa applications by checking their activities on other platforms apart from Facebook and Instagram, according to an education consultancy. Litz USA Student Service, a Hong Kong-based education consultancy specialising in US education since 1989, said on its…
Olympic hero Simone Biles showed she was enjoying her visit to Hong Kong, as she uploaded pictures of herself in the city on her Instagram page. The seven-time Olympic gold medallist was in the city to take part in a UBS Asian Investment Conference, where she addressed 600 young athletes as well as fans from…
The enormous impact of brand ambassadors — whether they are influencers, celebrities or athletes — on culture and the fashion industry was a hot topic Wednesday morning at a panel discussion in New York. Called “Brand Ambassador Marketing 2025: How Celebrities & Influencers Shape Brand Perception & Impact,” the panel featured Chris Gay, president of…
A popular fashion guru has been fiercely slammed online over claims that she purchases clothing items for cheap overseas and then sells them with a huge markup to her loyal fans. The fashion brand PARKE has seemed to take over TikTok and Instagram in recent months, with Gen Z fighting to get their hands on its…
Georgia O’Connor, a British boxer who was unbeaten in her young professional career, has died at age 25. The promotion company BOXXER said in a statement Thursday that it was “heartbroken by the passing” of a fighter it had represented for all three of her professional bouts. “A true warrior inside and outside the ring,…
Fed up with fast fashion waste, sustainable fashion advocate Wendy Ward launched a #TakeItBack campaign, urging people to send their old, worn-out clothes back to major retail brands, the Guardian reported. What’s happening? Fast fashion has created a massive buildup of clothing waste. Cheaply made garments end up in landfills faster than they can be…
Edward Enninful is launching a new ‘magazine and platform’ that is set to compete with former boss – and rumoured rival – Anna Wintour‘s Vogue. British-Ghanaian Enninful, 53, was the first male and first black editor-in-chief of British Vogue and, for a time, was widely considered to be the protégé who would succeed Wintour. Wintour, 75,…