Future Recommendations: Collaborations with the Korean Music Industry
As you now know, Dolce & Gabbana's racist controversy that happened on 19th November 2018, caused a temporarily loss of the Asian market, China to be specific, therefore, D&G need to find ways to gain them back. Referring back to the PESTEL analysis, D&G, like any other brands, deeply rely on the Chinese market as most luxury products are bought from the Chinese people. As I have already suggested the idea of using music to expand their target market, I believe the idea could be more developed by introducing the collaboration between D&G and Korean-pop (K-pop) music Industry. Not only will they engage younger consumers, but they could possibly gain the Chinese/Asian market back. Today, fashion has “entered a new era where the street and luxury intersect” due to the “rise of premium streetwear brands like Vetements, Supreme and Kanye West’s Yeezy line, and the youthful ready-to-wear collections of luxury labels such as Gucci, Fendi and Burberry” (Tai, 2018...