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Asian stars, global ambassadors: Fashion luxury brands’ love affair with them heats up

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Eight out of the top 10 celebrities and influencers who dominated New York Fashion Week came from Asia, according to influencer marketing platform Lefty.

Eight out of the top 10 celebrities and influencers who dominated New York Fashion Week came from Asia, according to influencer marketing platform Lefty.

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SINGAPORE – Jin stopped traffic and turned the Gucci show at Milan Fashion Week on Sept 20 into a fan meeting, where hundreds of fans showed up chanting his full name, Kim Seok-jin.

Such was the draw of the oldest member of K-pop titans BTS, who made his first solo appearance at the Italian luxury fashion house’s spring-summer 2025 fashion show after being named its global ambassador in August.

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