Fashion suppliers and brands are facing significant economic and geopolitical challenges. Hear McKinsey senior partner Achim Berg speak with executive editor Roberta Fusaro about findings from McKinsey’s The State of Fashion 2022 report. They cover the concurrent effects of the many challenges facing both suppliers and brands, including the war in Ukraine, the pandemic, and inflation.

After, the state of anxiety tends to get a bad rap. But in our second segment, Dr. Tracy Dennis-Tiwary, author and professor of psychology and neuroscience at Hunter College, shares why anxious feelings deserve respect.

State of Fashion report: https://www.mckinsey.com/industries/retail/our-insights/state-of-fashion

State of Fashion technology report: https://www.mckinsey.com/industries/retail/our-insights/state-of-fashion-technology-report-2022

Theme music was scored, produced and performed by Joy Ngaiw.

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