Unpredictable consumer habits, rising business rates, Brexit and sale culture are putting high street retailers in a vulnerable position. Yulan Creative investigates. Why is the high street declining? Season-focused shopping is on the way out. According to a recent report conducted by global retail analysts, Kantar Worldpanel, the British fashion market faced a 2% sales …
Read MoreDEFINING LUXURY IN THE FACE OF FAST FASHION AND THE DIGITAL LANDSCAPE
Pierre Alexis Dumas, the Artistic Director of Hermes describes his views on luxury at the China Exchange series of talks. “The meaning of luxury and my perception of the word changes all the time. It’s overused. We need new words to describe it… New words behind the idea, the achieving of a certain quality” says …
Read MoreFASHION BUSINESS LESSONS – GUEST LECTURE AT EDINBURGH COLLEGE OF ART
Guest Lecture Twenty Years Ten Lessons- Yulan Creative – Joanne Yulan Jong How wonderful to find myself, back on the grand staircase of Edinburgh College of Art, returning to where my journey in fashion started. I’ve come here to deliver the guest lecture and talk about my business Yulan Creative. So I find myself, coming …
Read MoreHELPING GLOBAL FASHION ENTREPRENEURS TO FINE-TUNE THEIR STRATEGY
“In the past, it was possible, to begin with, an idea or creative point of view. Now you have to find the niche or need in the market and create a solution” says Joanne Yulan Jong Over the last five years, I’ve been working with entrepreneurs who are looking to create fashion businesses. Initially, they …
Read MorePETIT TRIBE CHILDRENSWEAR – A DAY ON LOCATION
Creative direction – Yulan Creative – photography Julia Bostock as featured in Vogue UK Sept 2016 Petit Tribe Photoshoot for Autumn Winter 2016/17. Time to shoot the childrenswear campaign and I’m delighted to be working again with the wonderfully talented photographer Julia Bostock. This time on her home turf. Her gorgeous house and studio in …
Read MoreFIXING FASHION EDUCATION – SKILLS YOU NEED FOR A FASHION DESIGN CAREER
I’ve worked in the fashion business for more than twenty years and passionate to share my knowledge with fashion students. What does it take today to have the skills you need for a successful fashion design career? Fashion is going through a huge transition, and its a very competitive world. It’s also the most amazing …
Read MoreCAN DUBAI BECOME A GLOBAL FASHION CAPITAL?
Joanne Yulan Jong discusses working with international fashion entrepreneurs and the fashion industry in Dubai with luxury sector fashion journalist Lucie Muir. Can Dubai become a Fashion Capital? LM: When did you set up your global fashion entrepreneurship business and what led you to do so? JJ: I find it so frustrating to watch people …
Read MoreHOW TO MAKE A BRAND STAND OUT – PETIT TRIBE CASE STUDY
How clear creative strategy from the outset makes a brand stand out. In January 2016 – Yulan Creative was delighted to hear that Petit Tribe had been selected the very first childrenswear brand to be a part of the prestigious Next Talents Award 2016 scout initiative hosted by Vogue Italia & Yoox. I have worked …
Read More14 MISTAKEN NOTIONS TO AVOID AS A FASHION ENTREPRENEUR
You’re a driven fashion entrepreneur and you’re itching to get your ideas to market. Before you make plans to retire on your inevitable profits, writes Joanne Yulan Jong, check these 14 mistaken notions. Forewarned is forearmed… 1. Having a good eye and sense of fashion style means you can be a great fashion designer Great …
Read MoreTHE BIG FASHION RESET – THE FUTURE OF FASHION SHOWS
It’s the shakeup that has been on the cards for years and the hot topic of this fashion week. Creaking and straining, the traditional fashion calendar was ripe for disruption. Where there is upheaval, there’s opportunity for the future of fashion shows, writes Joanne Yulan Jong. It’s ironic to think that these two players, Tom …
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