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.

Luxury plus-size fashion is a rarity – just 0.1% of brands identify as such. But in a segment where the majority of shoppers feel underserved, it’s a lucrative market that high end brands are missing out on. 11 Honoré is an online size-inclusive luxury retailer hoping to shake up the industry.

Gen Yers’ gloomy financial future is well-documented, making indulging in high fashion less feasible than it has been for older generations. In response to this reality, luxury label Off-White is hoping to win over Gen Y buyers – and their loyalty – by releasing entry-level collections they can actually afford.

Rihanna is launching her Fenty Beauty line in Saudi Arabia. In one of the fastest growing beauty markets in the world, Saudi Arabian women are wanting to splash the cash on luxury items, so the superstar singer turned beauty mogul's decision to launch there is being keenly received.