The word Malaysia usually brings to mind tropical beaches, steamy jungles and spicy food. It hasn’t traditionally been deemed a center of fashion. One enterprising young designer is hoping to ...

G LOBAL apparel retailer Uniqlo donated more than 10,200 pieces of pre-loved clothing to support around 2,000 refugees in Malaysia, as part of its ongoing commitment to assisting displaced communities ...

Nowadays, a given clothing item — say, a Nike hoodie — may be made in a factory in Taiwan or Bangladesh, sold to the United States, donated to Goodwill, shipped in a bale to Malaysia, and then ...

After years of turning heads with her riotously colorful frocks in Malaysia, fashion designer Tom Abang Saufi can't decide whether to shed a few shades on her batik dresses for the Middle East ...

“As Malaysia’s fashion landscape expands, the demand for streetwear and urban fashion is on the rise. It presents an opportunity to capture a loyal customer base,” Broderick points out.

Thanks in part to Instagram, young fashion fans in Malaysia are bucking a cultural bias against pre-worn items, and promoting sustainable shopping.

In Malaysia, however, the trend of Islamic fashion is a relatively new phenomenon, says Dr. Alicia Izharuddin, senior lecturer in Gender Studies at the University of Malaya in Kuala Lumpur.

Malaysia faces significant challenges related to fashion waste. In 2021, fabric waste accounted for 31% (or 432,901 metric tonnes) of the country’s total waste, according to SWCorp and KlothCares.

Fashion model Cao Huu Nhat (central), 9, and 11 other child fashion models from Sao Style Academy, an institute of modelling and acting for children in Hanoi, will appear during Malaysia Fashion Week ...