The impact of backstage beauty moments has waned. Now, brands are reworking their fashion month strategies for greater effect.

The trend was seen at Louis Vuitton, Bottega Veneta and Coperni for Spring/Summer 2025. Buyers have mixed views on whether it will take off commercially.

It was an energising season with playful eye looks, beauty as fashion accessories and brand debuts.

With more secondhand luxury marketplaces setting up shop in China, macroeconomic concerns have consumers defying the country’s rebounding high-tier spend.

See the highlights from the event, which brought together guests at Chelsea Factory in New York to discuss turning innovative ideas into action across fashion tech and sustainability.

A post-Climate Week reckoning: industries aren’t set up to tackle climate change. That includes fashion, but there are ways to correct course.