The Fashion World By the Numbers: From Designer Changes to Designer Dupes

Date:

Share post:


bythenumbersdebutdesigners
From left to right: Matthieu Blazy, Veronica Leoni, Haider Ackerman, Sarah Burton, Peter Copping. | Images courtesy of Getty

Since 2024, at least 16 head designers have stepped down from fashion houses.

So far, 9 head designers are making their debuts at major luxury brands in 2025.

0225bythenumbersfashion 2
Designer Matthieu Blazy walks the runway of the Bottega Veneta show during the Milan Fashion Week Womenswear Spring/Summer 2024 | GABRIEL BOUYS / AFP

Chanel went 190 days without a creative director.

At least 11 designers were “rumored” to be up for the job until Matthieu Blazy was named the maison’s 4th ever.

At least 8 times in the past year, The New York Times has used the phrase “musical chairs” to describe the fashion industry.

0225bythenumbersfashion 3
Backstage at the Marc Jacobs Spring 2025 RTW at New York Public Library | Kelly Taub/WWD via Getty Images

About 8 inches is the length of the toe box on the high-heeled shoes in Marc Jacobs’s spring 2025 runway show.

0225bythenumbersfashion 4
Backstage at the Calvin Klein Collection Fall RTW 2025 | Kelly Taub/WWD via Getty Images

At Veronica Leoni’s Calvin Klein debut, 70% of women’s dress shirts were shown buttoned to the top.

0225bythenumbersfashion 12
The first page of the show notes for Valentino Spring 2025 couture | Courtesy of Valentino

The show notes for Alessandro Michele’s Valentino spring 2025 couture debut were 200 pages long. Schiaparelli’s were 2 pages long.

0225bythenumbersfashion 5
Look 3 of Saint Laurent Men’s Fall 2025 runway show | Courtesy of Saint Laurent

28 of the 37 looks in Saint Laurent’s men’s fall 2025 show had guys in thigh-high leather boots.

0225bythenumbersfashion 6
Look 1 of Willy Chavarria’s Men’s Fall 2025 runway show | Courtesy of Willy Chavarria

7 designers showed red suits in their men’s fall 2025 collections.

20% of polled Americans think society would be better off if men wore suits more often.

0225bythenumbersfashion 7
A model walks the runway during the Miu Miu Ready to Wear Spring/Summer 2025 fashion show | Victor VIRGILE/Gamma-Rapho via Getty Images

Pinterest searches for “doll shoes outfit” are up 130%.

Miu Miu’s retail sales increased by 97% in the first nine months of 2024.

Mainland China’s luxury fashion market declined by 18% to 20% over 2024.

20% of LVMH’s global sales come from mainland China.

milan italy june 16
A model walks the runway during the Prada Ready to Wear Spring/Summer 2025 fashion show | Victor VIRGILE/Gamma-Rapho/Getty Images

$400 billion is the market value of Novo Nordisk, the producer of Wegovy and Ozempic, making it the largest company in Europe. LVMH was second.

Since 2022, there’s been a 12% increase in sales of button-down shirts in sizes XXS, XS, and S at flagship stores on Madison Avenue.

new york ny january
Bella Hadid is seen shopping at Saint Laurent in New York City | XNY/Star Max/GC Images/Getty Images

75% of shoppers are likely to spend more money after receiving high-quality service from store staff.

20% to 30% of online fashion purchases are returned.

0225bythenumbersfashion 8
Chanel’s flap bag | Photo by Christian Vierig/Getty Images

$10,000 is the price of Chanel’s classic medium flap bag.

$5,000 was what it cost in 2016.

karlipod
Lot 206 from the auction of Karl Lagerfeld’s Estate V, held by Sotheyby’s, which is a set comprising an iPod Classic, Apple and a microphone, est. 50-80 €. | Courtesy of Sotheby’s and Getty

45 of Karl Lagerfeld’s more than 500 iPods went on sale at Sotheby’s in January.

0225bythenumbers5
Donatella Versace | Christopher Polk/Variety via Getty Images

Versace’s official Instagram follows 1 individual: Donatella Versace.

bgus 3114139 001
Elle Fanning wearing The Row’s Margaux bag | Astro / BACKGRID

Searches on the RealReal for The Row’s Margaux bag increased by 51% last year.

On average, it sells for 15% more than its list price.

gettyimages 526201534
A Hermes Birkin and a Hermes Kelly at a pre- auction photo calls for Hermes handbags at Bonhams, Knightsbridge | Photo by rune hellestad/Corbis via Getty Images

A pristine Hermès Birkin 25 can be immediately resold for 3 times the store price.

25% of Birkin buyers keep the purse in storage as an investment.

0225bythenumbers10
Walmart’s green “Wirkin” bag | Paul Weaver/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images and Walmart

$60 to $299.98 was the price range of the “Wirkin,” Walmart’s alleged dupe of a Birkin, which quickly sold out.

31% of American adults have intentionally bought a dupe of a luxury item.

17% said they will continue to buy dupes, even if they can afford the luxury original.

gettyimages 1613723656
A fashion week go-er during the Copenhagen Fashion Week Spring/Summer 2024 | Photo by Edward Berthelot/Getty Images

44% of Gen Z makes monthly purchases from Shein.

49% consider themselves more fashionable than most people.

Sources: Women’s Wear Daily, The Guardian, L’Officiel, CNN, The New York Times, Highsnobiety, YouGov, Pinterest, Vogue Business, Bain & Co., The Wall Street Journal, Financial Times, The Washington Post, Business of Fashion, Sotheby’s, the RealReal, Yahoo Finance



Source link

Alexandra Williams
Alexandra Williams
Alexandra Williams is a writer and editor. Angeles. She writes about politics, art, and culture for LinkDaddy News.

Recent posts

Related articles

All of Chappell Roan's Major Looks From Paris Fashion Week

Chappell Roan is receiving her high fashion baptism at Paris Fashion Week. The Midwestern Princess has never...

Naomi Watts’s Daughter Kai Schreiber Made Her Runway Debut at Valentino

Another fashion season, another scion on the runway. On Sunday, a new model with a famous pedigree...

‘White Lotus’ Season 3, Episode 4 Recap: Hide or Seek

Sawadee Ka, and welcome back to another week in Mike White’s version of beautiful hell. The plot...

Valentino Fall 2025 Explores the In-Between of Dressing Up and Down

Valentino’s fall 2025 collection was dripping with creative director Alessandro Michele’s maximalist magpie aesthetic, plus a dose...

Hermès Does Subversion Its Own Way for Fall 2025

The theme for Nadège Vanhée’s new collection at Hermès was leather dandy. It was such a strong...

Alexander McQueen Goes Full Dandy for Fall 2025

Lace tights, extreme hourglass silhouettes, and neck ruffs—Alexander McQueen’s fall 2025 show dipped into dandyism and all...

The Backstory of Valentino's Bowow Pumps—the Most Demure, Most Mindful of Shoes

Blame Jools Lebron. The social media influencer hijacked the public imagination last summer with her viral phrase...

Rooney Mara, Vanessa Kirby & More Toast Sarah Burton’s Givenchy Debut in Paris

There was no better place to be on Friday at Paris Fashion Week than Givenchy’s storied atelier...