The Business Times

David Tan

THE WRITER IS A PROFESSOR AND CO-DIRECTOR OF THE CENTRE FOR TECHNOLOGY, ROBOTICS, ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE & THE LAW AT THE NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE

Social media is both a boon and bane for luxury fashion brands. Images and videos of new designs unveiled at the seasonal runway shows are widely circulated just minutes after, or even streamed simultaneously. While this can boost sales, it also gives fast fashion copyists immediate access to the designs
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