As elements of our lives go increasingly online, luxury fashion is following suit – and leveraging its presence to tap into younger, more varied, and more global audiences. Bringing fashion fantasies to your fingertips, Drest offers users a grown-up, glamourous, haute-couture version of dress-up.

Gamers are used to spending on virtual goods to customise characters and unlock additional content, but how would they feel about IRL brands existing in these environments? As fashion labels seek to capture the next generation of luxe shoppers, how can they engage gamers in an authentic way?

Though most of them weren’t alive to experience it first-hand, American Gen Zers are obsessed with ‘90s pop culture. Dumbgood is tapping into this ‘fauxstalgia’ with officially licensed streetwear featuring TV and film stills, turning its young customers into walking, talking, retro memes.

Celeb endorsements have lost some of their power in the social media era, but what makes bloggers, vloggers, and self-styled fashionistas so effective as spokespeople? Canvas8 talked to Alexander Schouten, assistant professor at Tilburg University, about how influencers convince people to buy.

As social media becomes a bigger and bigger part of our life, brands are tapping into this with ‘social-first’ strategies that meet people on their beloved platforms. But as we click-til-you-drop, how are luxury labels finding their voice and appealing to people in this new landscape?

Extra space, peace and quiet, more privacy, and better food – the perks of travelling first-class are all too tempting until you consider the cost. Seatfrog is an app that gives its users exclusive access to available seats in premium carriages. But why are people bidding for last-minute legroom?

With fashionistas favouring utility and novelty over the flashiness of yesteryear, it would seem that days of the ‘It bag’ are over. What does the popularity of micro bags, convertible totes, and tech-enhanced backpacks reveal about people’s changing expectations of this everyday accessory?

Getting to sit in the front row at couture shows and collaborate with international apparel brands would be a major achievement for any fashionista, but Dear Giana has done all that and more at just ten years old. She’s showing that age isn’t a barrier to being an influencer and creative icon.