Fashion Friday: Two Major Apparel Trends in South Korea

South Korea's apparel and footwear market is a mature and stagnating, showing less than 2% growth in 2019. In this matured market, there are two trends that could soon spark growth. The first is "newtro", which is a combination of the words "new" and "retro". This is a huge pop culture trend in South Korea and can been seen across many consumer goods markets, recalling trends of the 70s, 80s and 90s. In apparel in footwear specfically, younger consumers are revisiting brands and styles th...