The Business of Fashion
Agenda-setting intelligence, analysis and advice for the global fashion community.
Agenda-setting intelligence, analysis and advice for the global fashion community.
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Created by BoF’s journalists and editors, in conjunction with our wider network of leading fashion creatives, thought-leaders, and innovators, Masterclasses are in-depth webinars with supporting resources, designed to deliver key learning outcomes on critical industry topics.
BoF and McKinsey’s annual State of Fashion report forecasts that global fashion sales will surpass their pre-pandemic levels in 2022 after revenues and economic profit fell sharply at the onset of the pandemic. In the year ahead, companies will unlock new money-making and brand-building opportunities in the digital world, improve sustainability through closed-loop design strategies, which repeatedly recycle textiles so they remain in constant circulation, and emerging technologies like product passports — digitised labels which use blockchain and the likes of QR codes to allow consumers access to information about a product’s materials, manufacturer and other sustainability credentials. However, the industry’s recovery will continue to be uneven, presenting problems for fashion players — including supply chain headwinds and various market and macroeconomic risks.
In this Masterclass, BoF founder and chief executive Imran Amed and Achim Berg, senior partner, global apparel, fashion and luxury group lead at McKinsey & Company unpack findings from “The State of Fashion 2022″ and talk recovery strategies as well as what opportunities and challenges fashion leaders should be on the lookout for.
“The industry is clearly chasing opportunities, and we would hope that in the way the pandemic is becoming endemic, there will be new appetite for dressing up, partying and there will be occasions for it,” said Berg. “But, it will require agility to deal with that.”
The sixth annual State of Fashion report by The Business of Fashion and McKinsey & Company forecasts that the global fashion industry will find its feet again after nearly two years of disruption, though supply chain headwinds will threaten growth prospects. Download the full report to understand the 10 themes that will define the industry in the year ahead and how to navigate the currents they create.
Widening income inequality and other demographic pressures in 2022 could exacerbate the already uneven global economic recovery from the pandemic.
Recovery from Covid-19-related economic shocks will be uneven across fashion’s consumer and sourcing landscapes, leading international industry players to reassess local conditions as well as market-specific risks and opportunities.
By experimenting with NFTs, gaming and virtual fashion, brands will unlock value streams in the metaverse that engage young consumers and will find new routes to creativity, communities and commerce.
Please join us for a special #BoFLIVE Q&A session, exclusively for Professional Members, where the authors of The State of Fashion 2022, BoF’s Imran Amed and McKinsey’s Achim Berg, will answer your burning questions about the report’s key findings and predictions for the year ahead.
From analysis of the global fashion and beauty industries to career and personal advice, BoF’s founder and CEO, Imran Amed, will be answering your questions on Sunday, February 18, 2024 during London Fashion Week.
The State of Fashion 2024 breaks down the 10 themes that will define the industry in the year ahead.
Imran Amed reviews the most important fashion stories of the year and shares his predictions on what this means for the industry in 2024.
After three days of inspiring talks, guests closed out BoF’s gathering for big thinkers with a black tie gala followed by an intimate performance from Rita Ora — guest starring Billy Porter.