Don Ohsman is a full-time trader of North American Hides and he is the President of Hidenet Publications. Upon graduation from the University of Denver in 1962, he entered his families hide business started by his grandfather in 1891. He has been producing weekly market reports since 1975. As an active trader in hides, skins, wet blue and splits, Don is in continual contact with every major and many smaller American producers. He is also communicating on a regular basis with a large number of Asian and domestic tanners. He is the writer of the US daily and weekly Hidenet market reports and a regular contributor to Leather magazine. Don is currently writing a weekly report titled World Leather Report for FashionNetAsia.com.  

 

Jasmine Smith is an independent Fashion Blogger and Fashion Stylist who founded "DRESS ME" - a Hong Kong based Fashion Styling business one year ago.

A New Zealand born and trained fashionista, Jasmine (or @HongKongStylist  as she is known on TWITTER) came to Hong Kong on a stop-over and simply fell in love with the effortlessly glam society that Hong Kong is... and never left! 

With it's bright lights, glossy billboards, celebrities, labels, events and local talents Jasmine immersed herself in the fashion based availabilities, collaborating with the creative talents of Hong Kong to form  DRESS ME - a platform that educates both Chinese and Expat fashionistas by telling them what they want to know – YOU ask and DRESS ME will answer!

DRESS ME is a source for inspiration, making sure your fully equipped to showcase yourself as a leading trend setter!

It's Fashion made REAL for REAL people.

Fashionography is an international portal that allows individuals from all across the globe access and to discover the latest trends and styles in fashion and photography. Founded in late 2010, Fashionography's purpose was to discover fashion through a personal journey. What started out as a hobby has come full circle and has now become one of the go-to places to get the latest scoop on what's happening in the fashion industry from a global perspective. In the midst of covering news on an international level, Fashionography has been blessed with a vast audience of different cultures.  

 

Richard Smith has worked in the leather and footwear sector since 1995 as Commercial Manager of Leather International magazine and is currently responsible for the marketing of the international leather fairs of APLF in Latin America. In addition, he is a contributor and investigator on the leather, footwear and related industries concentrating on both Asia and Latin America, with the objective of portraying this industrial sector in the wider context of macroeconomic forces, so as to indicate “where the industry as a whole is headed”.