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Tariffs and the Fashion Industry: Key Takeaways from the CFDA’s Discussion

On Wednesday, July 25, the Coresight Research team attended a discussion hosted by the Council of Fashion Designers of America (CFDA) on the impact of new US tariffs on Chinese-produced goods. Lisa Metcalfe, COO of Pam and Gela, and her husband, James Metcalfe, Senior Vice President of Production and Product Development at Alice and Olivia, walked the audience through how new tariffs could affect the fashion industry. Here, we share our key takeaways from the discussion.

Fashion Tech Consortium Hosts Retail Executive Roundtable June Breakfast Event

Fashion Tech Consortium, an accelerator that links together brands, retailers, manufacturers and technology companies in order to provide highly assessed, enterprise-ready tech solutions in the fashion retail industry, hosted the Retail Executive Roundtable June Breakfast, at the Amali in New York City on June 27. Michael Reidbord, Founder and Principal at Fashion Tech Consortium, organized and moderated the intimate gathering for a three-speaker series and open discussion over breakfast. Nearly 20 participants, including founders, presidents, managers and advisors from a range of retail-focused industries—from Facebook, to Brooks Brothers, to artificial intelligence (AI)-focused analytics companies—attended the invite-only breakfast event.

US Plus-Size Apparel: Reviewing the $46 Billion Opportunity

The women’s plus-size apparel market has been under served historically, but recent trends show that the segment has been growing at a faster rate than the US apparel market overall. Above-average growth in plus-size fashion will continue to be propelled by increased supply, changing consumer demographics and psychographics, and higher obesity rates through 2021.

The Inclusive Clothing Market Represents a Significant, Largely Untapped Opportunity

The inclusive clothing and accessories market, which encompasses adaptive, smart and stress-free clothing designs as well as plus sizes and extended sizes, is underserved in retail. In this report, we focus on the adaptive clothing market opportunity and discuss some of the startups, retailers and designers that are working to meet the clothing needs of people with various disabilities and conditions. A future report will take a deep dive into inclusive design and the plus-size market opportunity.