LibGuides: Fashion Business Management: Luxury Market

Databases & Websites

Most company & industry and market research databases will have coverage of luxury markets, but some have more extensive coverage and/or easier ways to pull it all together.

Mintel Reports This link opens in a new window
Original market research on product categories, consumer groups, and general trends. Mostly US and Europe-focused.

If you wish to use Mintel's collaboration features, like saved searches and email alerts, then you must "Register for a FREE Account:" Fill-in required information. Enter your FIT email address [firstname_lastname@fitnyc.edu]; no other email address is accepted.
WGSN Fashion This link opens in a new window
Trend reports & forecasting for fashion
Students must create an account and re-activate their account every 90 days: click to create or re-activate account:
https://www-wgsn-com.libproxy.fitsuny.edu/accounts/edu

Locked out of your account for too many incorrect login attempts? Reset your password here:
https://www.wgsn.com/auth/forgotpassword

To access WGSN Fashion

login via the proxy and then with your WGSN username and password
select the part of the site you wish to use from the top menu under "Fashion"
Use an incognito browser to access this resource.Students must create an account and re-activate their account every 90 days: click on re-activate account.
Passport (Euromonitor) This link opens in a new window
Provides international market intelligence, including economic statistics, on industries, countries, and consumers.

Online Trend Services

Fashion buyers often turn to trend forecasting services, to make their buying decisions. Retail buyers need to be aware of future trends in generally but pay particular attention to more developed forecasting reports, predictions of key apparel items, what's happening on the runway, at trade shows and the current retail environment.

Take a look at our Trend Forecasting Database Playlist on YouTube for more information

Doneger Tobe This link opens in a new window
Trend reports & forecasting for fashion. Use the password listed for Doneger.
Fashion Snoops This link opens in a new window
Users are required to create a MY FS account

Trend reports & forecasting for fashion. Use Mozilla/Firefox, Google Chrome, Safari and Internet Explorer (version 10 and up only - older versions of Internet Explorer are not compatible).
WGSN Fashion This link opens in a new window
Trend reports & forecasting for fashion
Students must create an account and re-activate their account every 90 days: click to create or re-activate account:
https://www-wgsn-com.libproxy.fitsuny.edu/accounts/edu

Locked out of your account for too many incorrect login attempts? Reset your password here:
https://www.wgsn.com/auth/forgotpassword

To access WGSN Fashion

login via the proxy and then with your WGSN username and password
select the part of the site you wish to use from the top menu under "Fashion"
Use an incognito browser to access this resource.Students must create an account and re-activate their account every 90 days: click on re-activate account.