A Reality Check on Fashion and the Metaverse

Bella Freud's path into fashion was shaped less by legacy and more by instinct. Despite her family name, she describes an upbringing without privilege or pressure — drawing inspiration from the creative people around her.After studying fashion in Rome, Freud launched her own bran ...  Afficher plus

Fragrance is booming, but the way consumers discover and buy scent is changing fast. While scent has traditionally relied on in-person testing, more than half of fragrance purchases in the US now take place online. As department stores decline, brands are leveraging new technolog ...  Afficher plus

Lil Miquela, a 19-year-old TikTok influencer with more than 3 million followers, has promoted Calvin Klein, Prada, and other top fashion brands. She also happens to be an avatar, an online robot created by a startup with venture funding. Sarah Willersdorf, BCG’s global head of ...

The “metaverse” has captured the imagination of technology investors, but what is it, and what does it signal for the next era of computing? In the latest episode of Exchanges at Goldman Sachs, Goldman Sachs Research's Eric Sheridan examines how the blending of elements of the ph ...  Afficher plus

It’s becoming difficult to avoid the metaverse. It’s become an inevitability in both the workplace and our social lives, but how can we approach it responsibly? Mariana Cabugueira is an architect in the three dimensional virtual universe. But what does this entail? And what are t ...  Afficher plus

Companies are heading toward a future very different from the one they were designed to operate in. Inspired by Accenture’s “Technology Vision 2022” report, this episode explores several emerging trends that will affect the way we do business for years to come. Our hosts Josh Kle ...  Afficher plus