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Athleisure
Coverage of the fashion trend in which athletic clothing is designed for leisure
Western athletes like Emma Raducanu are increasingly open to signing with Asian sportswear labels. Photo: AFP
Fashion

8 collabs between star Western athletes and Asian sportswear brands

Labels like Asics, Li-Ning and Uniqlo are gaining global traction by signing on Western athletes like Emma Raducanu, Stephen Curry and Dwyane Wade.

Luxury travel

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Celebrity style

How to Style like Lily Collins with casual daywear and smart separates

Banking & finance

Xtep’s interim profit rises as China’s running craze lifts Saucony sales

Net profit rose to a record 913.6 million yuan in the first half, 6.4 per cent more than the revised interim earnings last year.

An undated photograph of an Xtep store in Changchun in northeast China’s Jilin province. Photo: Handout
Fashion

From sports shoe to wardrobe staple, the evolution of the white sneaker

From Prada’s sports lines of the 1990s to the rise of athleisure in the 2010s, white sneakers have emerged as a fashion must-have, with Saint Laurent, On, Bottega Veneta and Veja leading the sprint.

What to do in Hong Kong

5 shopping opportunities in Hong Kong this weekend, October 11-13

Pet pampering, picnicking and period underwear are a click away this weekend in Hong Kong, and see a luxury-meets-athleisure sneaker collab.

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ANTA Sports

Anta’s interim profit jumps as its ‘Dragon’ Olympic kit boosted sales

Anta’s red-and-white tracksuit, officially named the ‘Champions Dragon Outfit’, used embossing, patchwork and embroidery to create motifs to represent the scales on the dragon’s skin.

Anta sportswear store is pictured in a shopping mall in Beijing on Nov. 18, 2023. Photo: Simon Song
Li Ning

China’s top sportswear maker stumbles in consumption slowdown

The company plans to use the recently concluded Olympics to increase consumer interest in sports and strengthen Li Ning’s brand perception, co-CEO Qian Wei says.

Banking & finance

Uniqlo, Nike lose to value-for-money ‘white labels’ as China consumers downgrade

A shift in spending behaviour is causing a significant impact on sales at global apparel brands from Uniqlo to Nike on the mainland market. The trend will persist, given slow or no improvement in job and income outlook, according to Deutsche Bank.

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Fashion shopping in Hong Kong

On a roll? The hi-tech Swiss footwear brand’s plan for global domination

Courting everyone from tennis star Roger Federer to singer FKA Twigs, and brands from luxury house Loewe to Korean streetwear’s Post Archive Faction (PAF), the sportswear label lands in Hong Kong later this month

On is courting everyone from tennis star Roger Federer to singer FKA Twigs, as well as brands from luxury house Loewe to Korean streetwear’s Post Archive Faction (PAF) – and will open a flagship store in Central in mid-July. Photos: Handout
Hong Kong property

Hong Kong’s grocers feel chill as residents rush to Shenzhen for bargains

Trends are likely to cap any rental gains in the retail property segment, where recovery will proceed in a gradual manner, analysts say.

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People peruse stores at a shopping centre in Kowloon Tong, Hong Kong, on March 1, 2024. Photo: Jelly Tse
Celebrity style

Olivia Wilde’s best athleisure moments, from Adidas Sambas to her Stanley cup

She often sports coordinated outfits and no make-up for her gym trips, and her athleisure style statements keep fans obsessed

Fashion

How did Sporty & Rich go from IG mood board to Gen Z-loved athleisure label?

The lifestyle brand also offers activewear such as oversized sweatshirts, leggings, track pants and printed T-shirts, and has collaborated with big names like tennis brand Prince and Le Bristol Paris

Fashion

How Emily Oberg’s Instagram handle grew into a celeb-beloved lifestyle brand

Sporty & Rich has gone from an aspirational Instagram account to an athleisure label collaborating with the likes of Adidas. Emily Oberg, the entrepreneur behind the brand, opens up about her journey and passions.

A campaign image promoting Sporty & Rich’s Marine capsule collection. Photo: Alex Nataf-Taghizadeh
Story of Align

What is the story behind everyone’s obsession with Lululemon’s Align pants?

The ‘story of Align’ is said to have much to do with the buttery-soft feel of the brand’s proprietary Nulu fabric, resulting in activewear with a legion of devoted fans who can be seen wearing it everywhere.

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The Align pants are Lululemon’s bestselling product, with people seen wearing them everywhere, even outside of yoga studios and gyms.
Auctions

‘Holy grail’ of sneakers: Michael Jordan’s NBA Finals trainers are for sale

The most elite collection in sneakerdom: 6 pairs of Michael Jordan-worn trainers could smash records, according to experts ... here’s everything you need to know about this Sotheby’s sale in Dubai

NFL Super Bowl

The NFL’s 5 most fashionable players, from Tom Brady to Von Miller

The Super Bowl is coming up soon so which NFL player do you think has the best sense of style? From Tom Brady to Von Miller …

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Fashion

‘A Legendary Pair’? Nike and Tiffany & Co. are set to launch US$400 sneakers

Nike and Tiffany & Co. announced their collaboration trainer via social media and a full-page ad in The New York Times – but why are some sneakerheads criticising the design?

Tiffany & Co. is collaborating with Nike on a limited-edition sneaker. Photo: Tiffany & Co.
Fashion

‘It’s bigger than me’: Thom Browne on winning battle of stripes with Adidas

Sportswear giant sued Thom Browne over the fashion label’s use of four parallel stripes in its designs, claiming that infringed its own three-stripe signature. A jury found for Thom Browne.

IPO

China’s Anta weighs the IPO of Wilson racket maker Amer Sports

A consortium led by Anta Sports agreed to buy Finland’s Amer Sports for US$5.2 billion in 2018 as part of an effort to bring high-end athletic equipment to China’s increasingly wealthy middle class.

Fashion

How Gucci, Dior and more became part of hip hop’s high-fashion soundtrack

Gucci has been at the forefront of high fashion’s integration with hip hop. Now, as other brands increasingly work with rappers in lucrative collaborations, the two industries are linked more than ever.

Rapper Gucci Mane performs while wearing his namesake Gucci clothing. Gucci has been at the forefront of high fashion’s integration with hip hop in recent decades. Photo: Wireimage
Shanghai

Adidas cuts profit goal as China sales slump amid Covid-19 lockdown

Foreign brands are struggling to hang onto China as a growth driver after almost a year of consumer boycotts and preferential treatment for home-grown companies.

A man wearing face mask walks past an Adidas store during the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic in Hong Kong on April 14, 2022. Photo: China
Beijing Winter Olympics 2022

Which unknown or household brands are riding on Eileen Gu’s fame?

The Winter Olympics has catapulted dozens of Chinese brands into the limelight, giving them unprecedented airtime to showcase their stuff on the world stage.

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Coronavirus Taiwan

Asian workers want to ditch suits for T-shirts, shorts, yoga pants, survey says

More than four in five consumers across Asia-Pacific hope, T-shirts, shorts and yoga and jogging pants are here to stay in offices, as companies adopt hybrid or flexible work arrangements, according to a survey conducted by fitness apparel maker Lululemon Athletica.

Fitness apparel founder on how workout clothes became cool

WIT Fitness founder Dan Williams says the merging of sport, fitness and fashion is now complete as training has become an identity.

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Dan Williams, the founder of WIT Fitness, said workout gear is now part of a personal identity. Photo: Handout
Fashion

Legs are getting longer as the short shorts trend hits the mainstream

Short shorts have been a social media trend since the start of the pandemic, and now celebrities and fashion labels are getting on board, it seems the cut down casualwear trend will be here, for a short while.

Short shorts are going mainstream. US actor Milo Ventimiglia caused a social media storm when this photo went viral recently. Photo: Backgrid
Xinjiang

Chinese sportswear maker 361 Degrees doubles down on using Xinjiang cotton

The cooperation comes as the Switzerland-based Better Cotton Initiative (BCI), formed in 2009 to promote ethical practices in the worldwide industry, has come under fire in recent months over its handling of the controversy surrounding alleged forced labour in Xinjiang, the biggest cotton-producing region in China.

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Fashion

Why grandpa sneakers are the footwear of choice for millennials and Gen Z

‘People just want to be a little bit more cosy,’ says one 29-year-old, which might explain why old-fashioned footwear is becoming popular with millennial and Gen Z men.

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