In our tenth anniversary year, we extend an invitation on exactly 254 pages: With this booklet, we invite you to discover how the passionate idea of eleven people has developed into an organization supported by dozens of employees and hundreds of members, what we have achieved in the past ten years and what we plan to do in the coming decade – what drives the Fashion Council Germany.

The European Fashion Alliance has published a new report entitled "The Status of European Fashion Report 2024." The report highlights the importance of sustainability, innovation, and collaboration for the industry and emphasizes how creativity can help drive positive environmental and social change.

By bringing together designers, educators, policymakers, and consumers, the report offers practical approaches to guiding the fashion industry toward a more sustainable, inclusive, and future-oriented future.

Europe's fashion sector is standing at a turning point. But what needs to happen for this turnaround to succeed? This is the key question explored in the Report on the Needs of the European Creativity-Driven Fashion Industry 2025, released by the European Fashion Alliance (EFA) in January 2026. The landmark analysis maps out the challenges, opportunities, and structural requirements of Europe’s fashion ecosystem and puts a particular spotlight on small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), the backbone of the sector.

As part of their partnership, the Fashion Council Germany and eBay Germany are publishing the study Status of German Fashion 2024. In collaboration with the renowned research instiution Oxford Economics, a comprehensive study has been completed that analyzes the current state of the German fashion industry. Together, both partners provide in-depth insights into the developments and challenges of the fashion industry in Germany and examine their economic influence.

The seventh annual State of Fashion report by The Business of Fashion and McKinsey & Company reveals the industry is heading for a global slowdown in 2023 as macroeconomic tensions and slumping consumer confidence chip away at 2022′s gains. Download the full report to understand the 10 themes that will define the industry and the opportunities for growth in the year ahead.

The second edition of the Condé Nast Germany Luxury Report Series is here. Learn how the German fashion retail sector has changed after the global pandemic, what consumers expect today, and how industry leaders are responding.

Fashion Council Germany publishes the German Fashion Footprint study on the global impact of the German fashion industry. In collaboration with Oxford Economics, German Society for International Cooperation (GIZ) and studio MM04.

The Fashion Council Germany e.V. presents the first study on the status of German fashion digitally as part of Berlin Fashion Week. This clearly shows that fashion is also a relevant and promising economic and cultural asset in Germany, but it needs more support.