Instagram account Diet Prada is confronting some of fashion’s most prestigious brands on issues like copycat design and model diversity. As luxury consumers’ definition of ethical expands to include the intellectual property of designs, fashion brands need to keep up or risk being called out.

As seen in Fendi’s FW18 collection, ‘logomania’ has returned to the fashion and luxury market. As younger luxury buyers choose to flex their big-ticket purchases on social media and international markets fall in love with heritage narratives, the logo is once again king.

Shoppers are splashing out on wardrobe staples, opting for basics crafted with premium fabrics over flashy showpieces. As priorities shift from flaunting logos to forming a long-lasting, quality wardrobe, basics – think white T-shirts or the perfect pair of jeans – are becoming the new status symbols.

Can tech be timeless? How are high-end brands courting style chameleons? And is status still about flashing bling? In this part of the 2019 Expert Outlook, we speak to three experts about why people want luxury to be more personality-driven and how they expect brands to engage them online.