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How the Internet Disrupted Fashion’s Trend Cycle

The instant access to information and products provided by the internet is changing how we adopt trends and signal status, argues author W. David Marx in “Status and Culture,” leaving us worse off for it.
Guests hold their smartphones to record the Boohoo by Kourtney Kardashian show during New York Fashion Week
Guests hold their smartphones to record the Boohoo by Kourtney Kardashian show during New York Fashion Week. (Getty)

Culture just isn’t what it used to be, and the internet’s to blame.

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How TikTok Won Over Fashion

Instagram has more users, but for a growing number of brands and creators, TikTok has replaced the Meta-owned social network as fashion’s go-to marketing platform.

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Marc Bain
Marc Bain

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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