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Autumn/Winter 2025 showcased contrasting approaches, with some brands scaling back and others ramping up investments in talent and production. Despite these differences, Fashion Month grew 47% year-on-year, generating $775.9 million in Earned Media Value (EMV), proving both strategies can succeed.

Our latest report with Karla Otto breaks down key strategies from this season, including fandom-driven engagement, featuring niche talent on runways, balancing large-scale productions with intimate events, and leveraging TikTok commentators to spark conversations.

The report also features insights from CTZAR on social media trends, highlighting how top brands are refining their narratives on Instagram and TikTok to connect with audiences.

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Discover key insights from Autumn/Winter 2025 Fashion Month, including fandom-driven engagement, subcultural talent, and social media strategies for brand growth.

AW25 Womenswear Roundup

If 2023 was all about culture, 2024 was the year luxury and entertainment collided in bold, immersive ways.

Brands went big, creating entire universes through storytelling, talent partnerships, and cross-category activations spanning cinema, music, and sports.

Curious how this shaped strategies moving into 2025? Lefty and Karla Otto’s Year in Data report breaks it all down with exclusive insights and data.

Influencer of the Year + Top Influencers in Fashion, Beauty & Sportswear

Ready to dive into the trends shaping tomorrow?

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In 2024, luxury and entertainment merged through bold storytelling, talent collaborations, and cross-category activations across cinema, music, and sports. Lefty and Karla Otto’s Year in Data report explores how these trends are shaping 2025 strategies with exclusive insights and data.

A Year in Data 2024

The luxury industry is in a state of slowdown: earnings amongst many leading brands in 2024 showcased a pattern of stagnation or deceleration, with leading conglomerates pointing to a myriad of lingering global macroeconomic and sociopolitical disruptors.  

Amidst the caution, there are glimmers of hope and room for creative ignition. Many businesses have remained buoyant, and even seen growth, in face of adverse market conditions. But what’s the secret in maintaining – and accelerating – desirability with today’s ever captious consumer?  

For our premiere group-wide Whitepaper, the sixteen partners that make up The Independents come together to decipher what luxury must do to reset and reinvigorate for 2025 and beyond, backed by unique consumer data. 

We uncover the new drivers shaping luxury consumers’ behaviours, showcasing people are spending more selectively, placing greater value on enriching objects which demonstrate creative excellence, potential for persistence, and boast a rich history. They are discovering these through informed dialogues between people and brands and carefully study those who create via long-form content. The world of celebrity culture is shifting, prioritising micro influencers who have honed in on their niche expertise, and are multi-hyphenate makers that add to our creative discourse. This means people also expect more from the spaces in which they discover and engage with brands, placing greater value on experiences over and seeking an all-important emotional connection. And there’s more. 

↓ Download our whitepaper here and step into what awaits. 

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The luxury industry is in a state of slowdown: earnings amongst many leading brands in 2024 showcased a pattern of stagnation or deceleration, with leading conglomerates pointing to a myriad of lingering global macroeconomic and sociopolitical disruptors.

Luxury's Great Reset

Industry Reports

Men’s Fashion Week is back with a bang, growing an astonishing 79% from spring/summer 23, generating a total EMV of $219M. 

Gone are the days when menswear took a backseat to women’s shows. Now, Men’s Fashion Week commands the same level of attention and visibility. Though, it’s not just the shows themselves that are causing a stir; the world of influence continues to play an increasingly important role. As seen at the Louis Vuitton show, excitement is building outside venues, with unprecedented crowds and fanfare, turning fashion week into a global phenomenon beyond just fashion lovers. Musicians and athletes generated hype this season and shaped fashion’s new entertainment-focused landscape. Through it all, Lefty uncovers emerging trends and predicts the future of the fashion world.

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Men’s Fashion Week is back with a bang, growing an astonishing 79% from spring/summer 23, generating a total EMV of $219M. Gone are the days when menswear took a backseat to women’s shows. Now, Men’s Fashion Week commands the same level of attention and visibility. Though, it’s not just the shows themselves that are causing a stir; the world of influence continues to play an increasingly important role.

Menswear SS24 Roundup

Cannes has evolved into a global hub for luxury brands, attracting high-end jewelry and fashion brands like official festival partners Chopard, Bulgari, Chanel, Dior, and many more. 

While the focus remains on the films themselves, there’s no denying that brand activations, dinners, and galas have become just as significant. The perfect blend of film, VIPs, and luxury brands creates a jewel of a combination that generates considerable online visibility and millions in Earned Media Value (EMV).

From top brands across fashion, jewelry, beauty, and cars to the latest trends or continued hot wave of Kpop – Lefty unpacks the key insights you need to know from this season in this report.

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Cannes has evolved into a global hub for luxury brands, attracting high-end jewelry and fashion brands like official festival partners Chopard, Bulgari, Chanel, Dior, and many more. 

While the focus remains on the films themselves, there’s no denying that brand activations, dinners, and galas have become just as significant. The perfect blend of film, VIPs, and luxury brands creates a jewel of a combination that generates considerable online visibility and millions in Earned Media Value (EMV).

From top brands across fashion, jewelry, beauty, and cars to the latest trends or continued hot wave of Kpop – Lefty unpacks the key insights you need to know from this season in this report.

Who Won the 2023 Cannes Film Festival?

The jewellery sector has experienced a rapid shift towards digitisation due to the pandemic's impact on in-person shopping, which previously accounted for up to 30% of the market's spending. As a result, brands have had to adjust their digital marketing and sales strategies by increasing their use of influencer marketing and celebrity endorsements to keep sales and brand relevance afloat.

In response, consumers have embraced and encouraged jewellery's digitaisation, with the brands that adapted the quickest seeing a spike in sales. Furthermore, a robust online presence translates to a powerful source of sales revenue. Predictions point out that digital jewelry sales will grow by 18-21% by 2025, making it a highly lucrative expansion opportunity for jewellery brands to enter the digital realm.

In "Jewellery in the Digital Era," Lefty and Karla Otto team up to uncover the top-performing brands in the sector and unpick what's working across the digital ecosystem now; to determine the next.

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Jewellery didn't lose its shine throughout the pandemic and is forecast for further growth as brands lean into modernised marketing strategies for a digital era. In a study of High and Fine categories, discover which brands are leading the way, alongside market insights from Karla Otto x Lefty.

Jewellery in the Digital Era

Women's Fashion Week AW23 was filled with cultural nods, inspiring collections, and generated an EMV of $419M across four cities.

From K-Pop and Thai Drama in Paris, to China’s trendsetting KOLs at Milan Fashion Week, or London becoming a hub for new talent & diversity in fashion, and to New York’s passion for an “It-Girl” – Lefty x Karla Otto unpack the key insights you need to know from this season in Roundup Women's Fashion Week AW23.

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Get the inside scoop on AW23 with a comprehensive summary of all the key data and moments across four cities.

Roundup Women's Fashion Week AW23

This season's Haute Couture shows saw a significant increase in Earned Media Value, rivaling Ready To Wear seasons and reflecting the increased consumption of fashion content worldwide.

This influx of visibility has provided an avenue for lesser-known designers, such as Robert Wun, Miss Sohee, and Gaurav Gupta, to venture into the luxury fashion industry and cater to an uber-rich market segment. Offerings from established brands have held their own, too; Jean-Paul Gaultier invited Haider Ackermann as a guest designer, generating $6.19M EMV, while Viktor & Rolf's illusionary gowns brought in $5.67M, and Mugler created waves with its star-studded runway show ($3.40M). Schiaparelli added a touch of enchantment with its faux animal head creations.

Through it all, Lefty x Karla Otto unpicks the meaning of the data, identifying new trends emerging from the fashion world now to determine the next.

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This season's Haute Couture shows saw a significant increase in Earned Media Value, rivaling Ready To Wear seasons.

Haute Couture SS23

Menswear Fashion Week is back with a bang, growing an astonishing 41% seasonally, generating a total EMV of $151M.

Whereas Menswear used to be ‘the more lowkey’ sibling to the Women’s shows, the tides are turning, or at least be coming more equal. ‘Equal’ is a keyword to the season.The culture between Men’s and Women’s categories is ever-shifting in line with society’s attitudes around gender at large.

However, it’s not just the shows that generate hype. The world of influence has never been more prevalent. More so than ever, looking at who a brand invites to the show is like taking a deep dive into their business plan.

Through it all, Lefty x Karla Otto unpacks the meaning of the data, identifying new trends emerging from the fashion world now to determine the next.

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Roundup Men's Fashion Week AW23

The fashion capital didn't fail to thrill, with 81 events, all of which were physical. A return to full force saw the city generate $98M in EMV, up 32% from SS23. 

'Thrill,' it seems, was the phrase du jour; fashion week has become the ultimate content machine, and there were times when the spectacle overshadowed the sartorial. A-list casting and FROWS plucked from the belly of pop culture have translated into mass hysteria both outside the shows and on our screens. 

Through it all, some spectacular clothes; and Milan's more minimal movement translated through to Paris with tailoring amid glimmers of elegance, grandeur, surrealism, and some serious shoulder play. Meanwhile, the lines between men's and women's continue to blur alongside society's shifting views around gender. Co-ed shows have never been more abundant, while dresses, skirts, and romantic detailing no longer remain solely on the women's floor. 

Alas, is this the end of streetwear as we know it? Sneaker sales are reportedly on a downfall, while both Milan and Paris designers made a case for a smarter affair. Amid the hype, is the hypebeast dead?

Lefty & Karla Otto define the key moments, data, and trends you need to know from Paris Menswear.

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The fashion capital didn't fail to thrill, with 81 events. A return to full force saw the city generate $98M in EMV, up 32% from SS23.

PFW Menswear AW23

Fashion is often seen as a mirror, reflective of the wider world. Right now, as many markets plunge ever-nearer to a recession, the world’s climate continues its peril, and wars linger across the globe; it seems designers are reading the room. 

Elsewhere, a nod to the need for comfort. Domestic nuances and cozy silhouettes popped up throughout collections. At Zegna, an elegant ode to their signature Oasi Cashmere; at Fendi, cocooning silhouettes and blanket dressing. Elsewhere - literal cushions - from Prada’s pillow invitations to JW Anderson’s cushion-clad models. Home comforts in perilous times. 

Lefty x Karla Otto dive into the key data and trends you need to know from Milan Menswear.

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AW23 was an absolute standout season for Milan's Menswear edition, producing the highest visibility in recent years.

MFW Menswear AW23

2022 was a triumphant year for Fashion. With Covid restrictions easing across the globe, the return to the runway was met with a sigh of relief from the industry and a flurry of extravagant events and viral moments from Fashion's best brands and creators. 

After two years of screen time, brands leaned in on the power of performance, carving a sense of emotion and magic in myriad ways. From far-flung destination runways to shows that married performance, art, theatre, and dance, 2022 reinforced Fashion as a multi-sensory experience where story is everything.

Meanwhile, the era of influence continued to explode, with the creator economy growing by 335% over the past five years. Fashion, especially, is an industry where it is omnipresent and all-important. This year saw K-Stars stars take over Kardashians, to dogfluencers and Drag Queens dominating street style.

Karla Otto x Lefty's Year in Review draws from the commentary of our collaborative work, balancing proprietary data with creative insight for a unique and analytical narrative on the year in fashion.

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A recap of the events and viral moments from Fashion's best brands and creators in 2022.