Ann-Sofie Johansson Ann-Sofie Johansson Ann-Sofie Johansson is a Swedish fashion designer, known for being the Creative Advisor and former Head of Design for retailer H&M. Johansson grew up in Ronneby, an hour away from Stockholm, Sweden. As a youth, she shopped often at H&M, calling it the "heaven of fashion". After first thinking about becoming a veterinarian, Johansson instead pursued art science studies and archaeology at Gothenburg and Lund universities – it was then that she realized she wanted a career involving artistic creativity. She took some evening courses in design at the Anders Beckman's School in Stockholm. In 1987, after deciding
Zara (retailer) owed. As of January 2018, Chinese authorities are publicly scolding Zara for listing Taiwan as a country on their website. As of April 2018, MaXhosa by Laduma is taking legal action against Zara for copying its designs. In June 2018, a Zara jacket with "I really don't care, do U?" emblazoned on the back became controversial after it was worn by Melania Trump when she visited a detention center for migrant children separated from their parents. There are over 7000 Zara stores in 50 countries located across 96 markets. Zara (retailer) Zara SA () is a Spanish fast fashion (clothing