In this Live episode of Fashion Means Business, experts from ⁠Euromonitor International⁠ discuss how the fashion and luxury sectors are adapting to rapid change and ongoing uncertainty. From shifting consumer priorities to global market volatility, the conversation explores what resilience really means for fashion businesses today.

Drawing on real-time data and industry forecasting, Euromonitor shares practical insights into market analysis, emerging consumer trends, and the strategies brands are using to stay competitive in an unpredictable landscape.

Euromonitor International is a global leader in market intelligence and consumer research, providing data, analytics, and forecasting to organisations across industries. Their work helps businesses understand complex market dynamics, anticipate change, and make evidence-based decisions that support long-term growth.

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In this episode of Fashion Means Business, Dr. Nina Van Volkinburg is joined by London College of Fashion colleagues, Dr. Stine Hedegaard and Olga Cieslak, to explore how marketing and sustainability intersect in fashion — and why understanding consumer behaviour is central to creating meaningful change. Drawing on academic research and real-world industry experience, this conversation examines how sustainability has evolved from early CSR conversations into a complex, systemic challenge that fashion can no longer address in isolation.

Dr. Stine Hedegaard (Course Leader, MA Fashion Marketing & Sustainability) shares her early journey from CSR in Copenhagen to helping build what became the Global Fashion Agenda and the Global Fashion Summit, including how sustainability went from “niche” to mainstream, and why collaboration across the fashion industry is now essential.

PhD candidate Olga Cieslak (Lecturer, MA Fashion Marketing & Sustainability) takes us into her doctoral research on clothing attachment and detachment, based in the UK charity retail ecosystem. She shares why high-value garments are often hoarded, how trust and “hope” can unlock reuse, and what happens when that trust breaks. Together, we discuss what marketing can do beyond selling — from translating specialist sustainability language inside organisations, to storytelling and new business models that make circularity feel real.

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In this episode of Fashion Means Business, Hannah Middleton sits down with Jamie Gill, Founder and CEO of The Outsiders Perspective, for an honest conversation about leadership, strategy, and gaining first-hand insight in the fashion industry.

From questioning established norms to navigating power, influence, and decision-making behind the scenes, Jamie shares why perspective is one of the most undervalued tools in fashion today. The discussion explores what effective leadership really looks like, how strategy is shaped by lived experience, and why stepping outside traditional industry pathways can unlock clearer thinking and more meaningful impact.

Jamie Gill is a fashion industry strategist, advisor, and Founder and CEO of The Outsiders Perspective. He works with global fashion brands, leaders, and organisations to bring clarity, challenge, and fresh thinking to business. With experience spanning brand strategy, organisational change, and leadership development, his work focuses on embedding curiosity, inclusion, and long-term thinking into leadership and decision-making across the fashion industry.

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In this first episode of Fashion Means Business, Dr. Nina Van Volkinburg sits down with Mimma Viglezio to talk honestly about what it really takes to enter and progress in today's fashion industry.

From the unwritten rules no one tells you, to why the industry can feel closed and risk-averse, Mimma shares practical insights on resilience, fit, reputation, and the power of showing up with a point of view.

Mimma Viglezio is a Swiss-born branding and communications executive who has shaped some of the world’s leading luxury houses. She served as Executive Director of Corporate Communications at Bulgari, where she managed global media, advertising, and events; later became Worldwide Communications Director at Louis Vuitton, overseeing a €120 million budget and leading international brand messaging; and then joined the Gucci Group (now Kering) as Executive Vice President of Global Communications, directing the brand strategies of multiple fashion houses under the group. Since 2010, she has worked independently as a consultant, editor, and broadcaster, advising emerging designers and sustainable fashion start-ups on branding, storytelling, and purpose-driven innovation.

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