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How ‘Dopamine Culture’ Rewired Fashion

The rise of social media algorithms that endlessly select and serve up digital content — whatever triggers a dopamine buzz in our brains — has rewired the luxury fashion industry. Is feeding the feed good for business?
A phone records the runway at the Ynessuelves fashion show during Mercedes Benz Fashion Week Madrid at Ifema on February 21, 2025 in Madrid, Spain.
The fashion system has been reshaped by the rise of social media algorithms. (Juan Naharro Gimenez/Getty Images)
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Earlier this month, with the fashion world awaiting Matthieu Blazy’s September debut for Chanel, the French luxury house staged its latest couture show in Paris, an event less noteworthy for the clothes — another collection signed by the design studio — than the spectacle.

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Marc Bain is Technology Correspondent at The Business of Fashion. He is based in New York and drives BoF’s coverage of technology and innovation, from start-ups to Big Tech.

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