What's the Future of Fashion?
FashionSIGHTS Unveiled with Achim Berg
FashionSIGHTS is an independent corporate think tank dedicated to exploring and shaping the future of the fashion industry. Rooted in rigorous research and powered by the expertise of our team and extensive network, we deliver value through THOUGHT LEADERSHIP and Advisory services to our clients, including senior decision-makers, entrepreneurs, and investors.
Our unique inSIGHTS engine allows us to create hindSIGHT and foreSIGHT – analyzing past trends, addressing current challenges, and anticipating future opportunities. Based on our distinctive understanding, we actively support and make INVESTMENTS in start-ups and scale-ups at the intersection of fashion and technology, driving innovation and transformative growth.
At FashionSIGHTS, we use our convening power to foster a COMMUNITY of forward-thinkers by connecting our clients and partners with current and future decision-makers of the industry. We collaborate in a culture defined by trust, integrity, high performance, teamwork, and kindness. Together, we are reimagining the future of fashion.
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Navigating Future Careers in Fashion & Luxury
Join us for an exclusive LinkedIn Live session!
We're excited to invite you to a dynamic LinkedIn Live event, hosted by Dweet – the digital hiring platform for the Fashion & Luxury industries, in collaboration withFashionSIGHTS.
Industry Experts Discussing the Future of Fashion & Luxury Careers
Hear from leading professionals, including:
- Laura Buckle, Senior Director of Global Recruitment at SKIMS
- Melanie Mitchell, Graduate Futures Careers Consultant at University of the Arts London
The session will be hosted by Laurent Piffaut of Dweet and Achim Berg, offering invaluable insights for students, early-career professionals, and anyone looking to advance or break into the dynamic world of fashion and luxury.
Whether you're planning your next career move or looking to deepen your industry knowledge, this event is designed for the future decision-makers of Fashion & Luxury.
Don't miss out: tune in to get the expertise you need to navigate the future of this ever-evolving industry!
Prada brings Versace home to create Italian luxury contender
Reuters by Elisa AnzolinAchim comments on Prada’s acquisition of Versace and its significance for Europe’s luxury landscape.
Prada’s deal to buy Versace signals a strategic push to build a true Italian powerhouse in global fashion. Achim considers this a pivotal step toward rebalancing Europe’s luxury landscape, long dominated by French conglomerates. Despite Italy’s strong “Made in Italy” image of trust and quality, the country has lacked a player of comparable scale. This move brings Versace, previously owned by US-listed Capri Holdings, back under Italian control, marking a shift from fragmented past efforts to a more consolidated national vision. Achim notes that unlike earlier small-scale ventures that failed to gain traction, this deal carries real strategic weight and long-term ambition.
D-Congress 2025: How AI Is Powering Fashion, Culture And E-C...
Forbes by Cassell FerereAchim is featured as a top voice with his keynote speech on fashion's paradigm shifts and the evolving e-commerce landscape.
Held in Sweden, home to innovative e-commerce companies, D-Congress brought together prominent industry thought leaders to explore the transformative power of AI in global fashion, culture and retail. In his keynote, Achim discussed fashion’s e-commerce transformation, highlighting how the landscape is consolidating and evolving around three core value-driven archetypes. He also identified ten key paradigm shifts that are revolutionizing the fashion industry, from AI streamlining back-end operations to ESG initiatives becoming non-negotiable for brands.
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Paradigm shifts: Dr. Achim Berg on D-Congress Talks
Achim's keynote on fashion's paradigm shifts, presented live at D-Congress, is now available as a podcast episode.
After a decade of massive growth, peaking during Covid, e-commerce now faces a reality check. Achim dives into the drivers behind the past decade's e-commerce boom and gloom and explains why the focus has now shifted from aggressive growth to profitability. This shift is leading to a market restructuring and consolidation, with a future focus on three key archetypes that define the landscape.
What luxury can learn from the watch resale playbook
Vogue Business by Milena LazazzeraAchim shares his opinion on the opportunities and challenges of resale in fashion and luxury.
Resale has become a major force in luxury, with watches leading the way due to limited supply, durability, and high value retention. Their scarcity fuels demand and strengthens strong resale prices. Fashion faces greater challenges in resale, as items like cashmere and shoes degrade over time, and the industry often overproduces rather than limiting supply, reducing long-term value. As Achim notes, this makes resale more complex, requiring a careful approach. Many brands still underestimate consumer demand or struggle to integrate resale into their business. A key lesson from watches is the importance of authentication and collaboration with trusted resale platforms to protect brand equity and unlock new opportunities in the secondary market.
The Two-Horse Race: How Fashion’s Richest Are Shaping the In...
What means the US deregulation push for ESG in fashion?
Interview #19 - Michael Werner; Editor-in-Large, Textilwirts...
Svensk Handel's D-Congress
Dr. Achim Berg presents a keynote at Svensk Handel's D-Congress in Gothenburg, Sweden. The congress is a leading retail event in Northern Europe, bringing together over 3,000 innovators and decision-makers to shape the industry's future.
Achim Berg Launches FashionSights, an Independent Think Tank
WWD.com by Evan ClarkWWD provides exclusive coverage of Achim’s vision for FashionSIGHTS, a day before its official business launch.
In an exclusive press release, Achim is quoted on his idea behind founding FashionSIGHTS to provide in-depth insights and advise fashion and luxury decision-makers in an increasingly complex landscape. The article highlights FashionSIGHTS' unique proprietary insights engine and the four core pillars upon which the think tank is built. Achim's ongoing influence in shaping fashion's future is underscored by his recent co-edited report with WWD which analyzes the wealth creation of fashion and luxury billionaires on the Forbes 200 list over the past 24 years.
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Giorgio Armani- L’uomo, il marchio, l’azienda
Book by Frank Pagano and Marco DiDio RoccazzellaAchim pays tribute to Giorgio Armani in the afterword of the book "Giorgio Armani - L'uomo, ilmarchio, l'azienda" by Frank Pagano and Marco Di Dio Roccazzella, published by Il Sole 24 Ore in October 2024.
Achim honors Armani’s keen ability to consistently deliver distinctiveness and timelessness—kept at the core of everything he did—over five decades in business. Armani parlayed his signature aesthetic and his distinctive vision for lifestyle into a thriving brand, growing it into a multi-billion, multi-gender, multi-category global fashion group. All while maintaining the company's independence and full ownership in an industry that is characterized by intense consolidation.