“The Digital Consumer spends $350B each year on connectivity, devices, and content.”
Nielsen Mobile
“Fashion, as it has become more accessible to a generation that is obsessed with the mass emulation of celebrity style has surpassed music (and the increasingly archaic concept of the record store) as the retail touchstone of youth.”
NY Times May 1, 2008
“Mobile social networking will grow from 82 million users in 2007 to over 800 million worldwide by 2012.”
eMarketer
“The New Ethics of Luxury. With global income inequality worsening and a rapidly deteriorating environment, social issues have come to the forefront of consumers’ minds. They now expect a greater commitment to craftsmanship, social causes, and environmental concerns.”
The Business of Fashion