Thus Spoke Anna

With the current tariff war between the U.S.A and China, global tension uncovered uncomfortable truths about the luxury fashion industry. My guest Ondrej and I are deep diving into the shifting foundation of the industry and discuss what luxury is nowadays and where it will go next. Will the luxury consumer change their behaviour? What are we really paying for? Where does true value lie in a world obsessed with image, experience and belonging?

Excuse me, but can we quickly talk about what CSM and other graduate collections mean for the future of fashion?? The freshest ideas in fashion aren’t necessarily coming from legacy brands—they’re coming from the students of fashion schools such as Central Saint Martins, London College of Fashion, and Institut Français de la Mode. Their graduate collections offer raw, unfiltered visions of where fashion could go next. But in an industry obsessed with hype, speed, and commercial success, do these young designers stand a chance? In this episode, we break down the standout graduate collections shown at London and Paris Fashion Week, the themes shaping fashion’s next chapter, and the big question: where do we go from here?

With fellow fashion nerd Diana, we are unfolding the Couture SS25 season, the unprecedented pace of changing Creative Directors and the creative crisis fashion is going through at the moment.