Fashion
Luxury brand Hermès reopens flagship store in Seoul’s Gangnam district
On 21st August 2025, Hermès is delighted to announce the opening of its newly expanded and relocated store within the Galleria department store in Seoul’s renowned Apgujeong Rodeo area of Gangnam district. As of now, located in the West hall, the bright and harmonious space offers a radiant new setting for the house’s sixteen métiers, celebrating craftsmanship while reaffirming Hermès’ local commitment.
The new store is wrapped in a striped trompe l’oeil of anodised metal inspired by the country’s vivid Dancheong decorative tradition and its contemporary aesthetic. The dynamic façade flows like a rhythmic audio file, drawing visitors into a lively environment influenced by the vibrant, high-energy local pop world, using playful pastels, bold neon, and striking contrasts.
Hermès has reopened its expanded store in Seoul’s Apgujeong Rodeo, Gangnam, on August 21, 2025.
Designed by RDAI, the space celebrates 16 métiers with vibrant décor inspired by Korea’s Dancheong tradition and pop culture.
Featuring local crafts, art, and the 2025 theme “Drawn to Craft,” it blends heritage with modernity, showcasing leather goods, fashion, home, and equestrian collections.
As guests enter the colourful store, they discover fashion jewellery and fragrances, as they are welcomed by the house’s emblematic ex-libris, set into the signature terrazzo Faubourg pattern. A large space opens, like a nave, with the silk universe in the centre. To the right, men’s shoes and ready-to-wear are set against a striped wall of contrasting shades and hand-tufted carpets of concentric circles. Home and equestrian collections are encountered behind silk, linked by oversized pebble shapes in pastel terrazzo underfoot. Lively passages lead to the back of the store, an immersive space illuminated by the emblematic Grecques lights, with shimmering teal walls and ombre carpets. Here, intimate areas unfold, offering leather goods collections on one side and jewellery and watches opposite. Combined with the private salon, the space dazzles with sleek metallic wooden walls. To the right, similar pebble-shaped carpets underpin the women’s ready-to-wear and shoes, where pastel blue terrazzo and glossy silk partitions create a soothing space for the collections.
Created by Parisian architecture agency RDAI, the store represents a playful dialogue between heritage and modernity. Drawing on the recurrent patterns of Dancheong art, the vibrant décor is a celebration of South Korea’s ancient art and vibrant new generations. Local bespoke craft pieces including silk walls and pleated paper lighting by Jungmo Kwon enhance this symphonic narrative.
Sketches, illustrations and paintings from the Émile Hermès collection and the Hermès Collection of Contemporary Photographs punctuate the space. An urban inspiration is felt throughout the shaded landscapes depicted on works from French/Senegalese artist Mamadou Cissé, and the Animapolis Carré, drawn by Polish artist Jan Bajtlik, portraying a scene of vibrantly coloured animals strolling through a city.
The annual theme of 2025, “Drawn to Craft,” goes beyond lines and surfaces. The special window displays by Korean artist, Miju Lee captures the quality of drawing by exploring creation through time, sensation and memory. As the store relocates, the two window scenes also take the viewer on a poetic narrative that transform daily life details into evocative reflections on collective imagination.
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Woven garment exports slightly outpaced knitted garment exports in terms of growth. Knitwear exports (Chapter **) rose by *.** per cent to $*.*** billion, compared to $*.*** billion in the same period of fiscal ****–**. Woven apparel exports (Chapter **) increased by *.** per cent to $*.*** billion, up from $*.*** billion in July–September ****, EPB data showed.
Home textile exports (Chapter **, excluding ******) also grew, rising by *.** per cent to $***.** million, compared to $***.** million in the same period of the previous fiscal. Collectively, exports of woven and knitted apparel, clothing accessories, and home textiles accounted for **.** per cent of Bangladesh’s total exports, which stood at $**.*** billion during the period. Higher demand for diversified and value-added textile products supported this growth.
Slightly more than half of the various industrial sectors produced less than they did one year previously. Of the eight largest industrial sectors, output rose the most sharply in the repair and installation of machinery, while it fell the most sharply in the transport equipment industry.
A more accurate picture of changes in short-term output is obtained when the figures are adjusted for seasonal effects and the working-day pattern. After adjustment, manufacturing output rose by 1.7 per cent in August relative to July, CBS said in a press release.
In August 2025, Dutch manufacturing output remained unchanged year-on-year, although output declined in over half of the industrial sectors.
After seasonal adjustment, output rose by 1.7 per cent compared to July.
The strongest growth was seen in the repair and installation of machinery, while transport equipment recorded the sharpest decline.
After adjusting for seasonal and working-day effects, manufacturing output often fluctuates significantly. In the spring of 2020, output declined rapidly, reaching a low point in May 2020. This was followed by an upward trend until May 2022. The trend has reversed since then.
Producer confidence was less negative in September than it was in August. Manufacturers were more positive regarding output for the next three months, in particular.
Germany is an important market for the Dutch manufacturing sector. In September, German manufacturers were more negative than they were in August, as reported by Eurostat. In August, the calendar-adjusted output of the German manufacturing sector was down by 5.1 per cent, year on year. Relative to July, output fell by 5.5 per cent, as reported by Destatis.
Fibre2Fashion News Desk (RR)
The first subprogramme, approved in 2022, introduced pivotal policy measures that guided the energy sector toward a more efficient and renewable development pathway. Building on this foundation, subprogramme 2 advances regulatory reforms to strengthen the energy efficiency framework and enhance policy clarity to attract private sector investment. A key milestone under the subprogramme is the introduction of the country’s first set of regulations establishing Minimum Energy Performance Standards for electrical appliances, starting with air conditioners, which account for the largest share of energy consumption in the residential sector, ADB said on its website.
Subprogramme 2 will also establish an Energy Efficiency Revolving Fund aimed at facilitating access to finance for local small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) to invest in energy-efficient technologies. The revolving fund will be set up through a financial intermediation structure to enable local banks to extend loans to SMEs for energy efficiency investments. By mobilizing domestic financial institutions and supporting SMEs, the revolving fund is expected to accelerate the nationwide scale-up of energy efficiency investments.
Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved $82.5 million for Phase 2 of Cambodia’s Energy Transition Sector Development Programme to support clean energy through policy reforms and investments.
The programme introduces energy efficiency standards, establishes a revolving fund for SME financing, and also aims to attract private investment.
“ADB is honoured to support Cambodia in its ambitious and transformative journey in the energy sector. Through a comprehensive reform package, combining policy support with strategic investments, the Energy Transition Sector Development Programme will support turning the government’s ambitious vision into reality,” said ADB acting country director for Cambodia Anthony Gill. “This includes the goal of achieving 70 per cent renewable energy in the power mix by 2030, along with a strong commitment to advancing energy efficiency, which is essential to ensure that Cambodia’s growth remains both sustainable and affordable.”
Subprogramme 2 will be followed by a third phase in 2027, which will further deepen reforms by expanding the energy efficiency regulatory framework and introducing technical standards for renewable energy, buildings, and industry to further attract private sector investment.
Fibre2Fashion News Desk (RR)
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