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Luxury’s new crown jewel: Handbags fade as jewelry market shines

Korean department stores are expanding high-end jewelry offerings as inflation and steep handbag prices reshape luxury spending.

2026.9.10

A limited-edition Dior handbag that was allegedly sent to a local repair shop, despite the customer being told it would be repaired at Dior’s Paris headquarters. [YONHAP]

Dior in hot water after alleged third-party repair of limited-edition handbag

Luxury fashion house Dior is facing backlash after a customer discovered that a handbag the company claimed had been sent to its Paris headquarters for repair was allegedly handled by a local third-party repair shop in Korea instead.

2026.5.15

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A view of the luxury Hermes shop in Paris on Aug. 4. [EPA/YONHAP]

Hermes defeats class action again over hard-to-get Birkin bags

French luxury brand Hermes has convinced a U.S. judge to dismiss for a second time a lawsuit alleging it violates antitrust law by forcing buyers to spend thousands of dollars on its products before they can purchase a Birkin handbag.

2025.9.18

First lady Kim Keon Hee gets in a car after attending a ceremony marking Armed Forces Day at Seoul Air Base in Seongnam, Gyeonggi, on Tuesday. [NEWS1]

Prosecutors decide against indicting first lady and pastor in handbag case

Prosecutors announced on Wednesday that they will not indict first lady Kim Keon Hee for accepting a luxury handbag and other expensive items from Korean American pastor Choi Jae-young in 2022.

2024.10.2

The first lady must apologize first (KOR)

If the first lady and the presidential office fail to appease the worsening public sentiment, they will continue to be plagued by the opposition’s offensive.

2024.9.10

The first lady must apologize first

f the first lady and the presidential office fail to appease the worsening public sentiment, they will continue to be plagued by the opposition’s offensive.

2024.9.9

I knew it!

After the prosecution has decided to not indict the first lady despite her acceptance of a luxury handbag from a mysterious Korean American pastor, the Democratic Party prepares to submit a motion for a special investigation of the case.

2024.8.22

Power can’t defeat public sentiment

The new PPP leader must leave his ruthless past as a prosecutor behind him and demonstrate his engaging power.

2024.8.5

Louis Vuitton raises prices in Korea amid backlash against LVMH

Luxury brand Louis Vuitton has raised its prices by an average of 5 percent amid consumer ire over inflated prices and labor abuse by parent company LVMH.

2024.7.3

Simply brushing off the luxury handbag case

The agency’s finding exposed serious loopholes in the anti-graft law.

2024.6.12