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From the luxury slowdown to shifting consumer tastes and unprecedented demographic shifts, The State of Fashion 2025 explores the biggest challenges and opportunities the industry will face in the coming year.

The ultra-fast-fashion giant could be the biggest listing in London for years, but controversies around the company’s business practices and links to China are dragging on the process.

Nikhil Thukral, managing partner at the LVMH-affiliated private equity fund, talks about the ingredients of winning companies, the dynamics challenging fashion's incumbents and how economic shifts are shaping investor strategies in the BoF-McKinsey State of Fashion 2025.

While demand still lags behind supply, some observers believe Swiss timepieces will see renewed interest in the face of tech fatigue and disillusionment with luxury fashion.

The brand’s CEO of five years, Shira Sue Carmi, will step down on Dec. 31; longtime chief operating officer Marta Lastra — recently promoted to president — will work closely with the designer to lead the company.

The investment comes off the back of soaring sales for the British menswear brand, which opened its first flagship stores in Los Angeles and Manchester this year and expects to hit annual sales of £100 million by the end of 2024.

The luxury conglomerate is investing in the cult Swedish menswear label through its venture capital arm, The Business of Fashion can exclusively reveal. Our Legacy has built a €40 million business, multiplying its sales five-fold in recent years.

Credo Beauty, Goop, and Thirteen Lune are among the smaller, independent beauty retailers responding to US market headwinds.