Customize Consent Preferences

We use cookies to help you navigate efficiently and perform certain functions. You will find detailed information about all cookies under each consent category below.

The cookies that are categorized as "Necessary" are stored on your browser as they are essential for enabling the basic functionalities of the site. ... 

Always Active

Necessary cookies are required to enable the basic features of this site, such as providing secure log-in or adjusting your consent preferences. These cookies do not store any personally identifiable data.

No cookies to display.

Functional cookies help perform certain functionalities like sharing the content of the website on social media platforms, collecting feedback, and other third-party features.

No cookies to display.

Analytical cookies are used to understand how visitors interact with the website. These cookies help provide information on metrics such as the number of visitors, bounce rate, traffic source, etc.

No cookies to display.

Performance cookies are used to understand and analyze the key performance indexes of the website which helps in delivering a better user experience for the visitors.

No cookies to display.

Advertisement cookies are used to provide visitors with customized advertisements based on the pages you visited previously and to analyze the effectiveness of the ad campaigns.

No cookies to display.

Banner Left
Banner Right

Playboy to open store in mainly Muslim Malaysia

Playboy to open store in mainly Muslim Malaysia

KUALA LUMPUR – Playboy Enterprises, the company behind the Playboy magazine empire, said yesterday it will open a store in conservative mainly-Muslim Malaysia, even though the raunchy publication is banned here.

But anyone looking for sex-related products will be disappointed – the store which opens at the popular Midvalley Megamall early next year won’t even stock bunny-printed underwear. “We only sell ladies’ apparel, accessories, for example costume jewellery and watches.Our clothes consist of mainly cargo pants, tops, bottoms,” said Denise Tan, spokeswoman for Zillion, Playboy’s official licensee in Malaysia.”The whole image of Playboy fashion has been revamped.It’s quite sexy in a way.Not toward feminine sexiness but hip-hop sexiness,” she told AFP.Christie Hefner, Playboy chief executive officer and daughter of founder Hugh Hefner, will reportedly tour the Playboy boutiques in Asia next year and launch new stores in Hong Kong and Singapore.But Tan said it was still not clear whether Hefner would make it to Malaysia.Playboy Enterprises’ licensed products business now generates over US$600 million in global retail sales in more than 100 countries, the company said.- Nampa-AFP”We only sell ladies’ apparel, accessories, for example costume jewellery and watches.Our clothes consist of mainly cargo pants, tops, bottoms,” said Denise Tan, spokeswoman for Zillion, Playboy’s official licensee in Malaysia.”The whole image of Playboy fashion has been revamped.It’s quite sexy in a way.Not toward feminine sexiness but hip-hop sexiness,” she told AFP.Christie Hefner, Playboy chief executive officer and daughter of founder Hugh Hefner, will reportedly tour the Playboy boutiques in Asia next year and launch new stores in Hong Kong and Singapore.But Tan said it was still not clear whether Hefner would make it to Malaysia.Playboy Enterprises’ licensed products business now generates over US$600 million in global retail sales in more than 100 countries, the company said.- Nampa-AFP

Stay informed with The Namibian – your source for credible journalism. Get in-depth reporting and opinions for only N$85 a month. Invest in journalism, invest in democracy –
Subscribe Now!

Latest News