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The BoF Podcast: McKinsey's Kevin Sneader on the China Opportunity

25 March 2019 • By BoF Team

25 March 2019 • By BoF Team

As the fashion industry turns its attention to China's burgeoning consumer market, Hong Kong-based Kevin Sneader challenges one-dimensional conceptions of the country and its people.

The BoF Podcast: McKinsey's Kevin Sneader on the China Opportunity

As the fashion industry turns its attention to China's burgeoning consumer market, Hong Kong-based Kevin Sneader challenges one-dimensional conceptions of the country and its people.

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Live Event Debrief: The State of Fashion 2019

6 December 2018 • By BoF Team

6 December 2018 • By BoF Team

Watch our members-only discussion to find out the key takeaways from The State of Fashion 2019 report.

BoF Professional Exclusive

Live Event Debrief: The State of Fashion 2019

Watch our members-only discussion to find out the key takeaways from The State of Fashion 2019 report.

BoF Professional Exclusive

As China Becomes the World’s Largest Fashion Market, Could Local Players Dominate?

5 December 2018 • By Casey Hall

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As China Becomes the World’s Largest Fashion Market, Could Local Players Dominate?

Good news for China's local brands, five arrested in a fake botox bust, and Hangzhou eyes the New Retail throne. Read China Decoded to make sense of the market.

The State of Fashion 2019: An ‘Urgent Awakening’ for the Industry

29 November 2018 • By Imran Amed and Achim Berg

BoF and McKinsey & Company's latest State of Fashion report forecasts a year of slowing growth, a paradigm shift between consumers and the fashion system, and a tipping point as Greater China overtakes the US as the world’s largest fashion market.

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The State of Fashion 2019: An ‘Urgent Awakening’ for the Industry

BoF and McKinsey & Company's latest State of Fashion report forecasts a year of slowing growth, a paradigm shift between consumers and the fashion system, and a tipping point as Greater China overtakes the US as the world’s largest fashion market.

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Dame Ellen MacArthur on Building Momentum for Sustainability in Fashion

11 January 2018 • By BoF Team

One of the world’s leading thinkers on the circular economy speaks to BoF about the growing momentum among fashion companies to commit to the principles of this restorative and regenerative movement.

Dame Ellen MacArthur on Building Momentum for Sustainability in Fashion

One of the world’s leading thinkers on the circular economy speaks to BoF about the growing momentum among fashion companies to commit to the principles of this restorative and regenerative movement.

10 Trends That Will Define the Fashion Agenda in 2018

2 January 2018 • By BoF Team and McKinsey & Company

10 Trends That Will Define the Fashion Agenda in 2018

In the new year, new patterns will shape the global fashion industry, from the assertion of Asian players to a globalisation reboot, reveals BoF and McKinsey & Company's in-depth report, The State of Fashion 2018.

Fashion in 2018 | 01. Predictably Unpredictable

2 January 2018 • By BoF Team and McKinsey & Company

2 January 2018 • By BoF Team and McKinsey & Company

In 2018, fashion executives will need to accept the fact that change and instability are fixed features of the current business climate, and to focus their efforts on those aspects of the business that they can control.

Fashion in 2018 | 01. Predictably Unpredictable

In 2018, fashion executives will need to accept the fact that change and instability are fixed features of the current business climate, and to focus their efforts on those aspects of the business that they can control.

Fashion in 2018 | 02. Globalisation Reboot

2 January 2018 • By BoF Team and McKinsey & Company

2 January 2018 • By BoF Team and McKinsey & Company

Despite the rise of nationalism, isolationist rhetoric and reshoring, globalisation will not stall in 2018.

Fashion in 2018 | 02. Globalisation Reboot

Despite the rise of nationalism, isolationist rhetoric and reshoring, globalisation will not stall in 2018.

Online Giants Get Personal

6 December 2017 • By Kati Chitrakorn

Online Giants Get Personal

Powered by artificial intelligence and big data, the world’s biggest e-commerce platforms can make an impersonal environment seem highly personal. Will fashion brands find working with these giants an increasingly persuasive proposition?

Fashion’s New Centre of Gravity

5 December 2017 • By Robb Young

Fashion’s New Centre of Gravity

Next year non-Western markets will account for a greater share of global apparel and footwear sales than Europe and North America. But how will these increasingly important regions leverage their newfound status to gain even greater impact and influence on the global fashion industry?