Using data to understand what defines a ‘luxury’ good, and how the term has evolved though time. — The United States economy is booming. 90% of the jobs lost during the COVID-19 pandemic have been re-gained, with hundreds of thousands of jobs being added every month — 430,000 in March alone. The unemployment rate is down 73% compared to April 2020. Economic optimism, even, is on the horizon. …

My best recommendations for anyone excited to learn more about the industry, from my personal library. — My introduction to the world of high-fashion was on an 8-hour flight to Rio de Janiero, when the only movie I managed to download from the iTunes library was a new Alexander McQueen documentary. Immediately, I was captivated, fascinated, and needed to learn more. Prior to my McQueen awakening, I…

An overview of Burberry’s latest strategies, and how data can tell us whether they’re paying off. — Since the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic nearly two (!!) years ago, Burberry has been making high-fashion headlines due to how it’s been breaking away from the industry’s rigid norms. For instance, last season, Burberry altered London-Fashion-Week-as-we-know-it by announcing it would show its collection in a digital-only format.

Under new leadership, here’s a data-driven look at where the brand is headed this season. — When designer Daniel Lee was appointed Creative Director of Milan-based high-fashion house, Bottega Veneta, in 2018, he drove the brand through a significant reinvention. Lee, in fact, was singlehandedly responsible for making Bottega “cool” again. How cool? After a two-year long slump, Bottega’s annual sales rose ~5% in Lee’s first…

A data analysis of the brand’s Fall / Winter 2021 runway. — First launched in 2012 under the name ‘Pyrex Vision’, Virgil Abloh’s ‘Off-White’ quickly rose to worldwide recognition. How? Abloh’s anti-high-fashion, high-fashion approach: graphic-printed garments, $1000 sweatshirts, and buzz-worthy streetwear collaborations. From interning at Fendi alongside Kanye West in 2009, to becoming West’s Creative Director in 2010, to showing ‘Off-White’ for…

How I went from sticking out to defining, for myself, what an engineer looks like. — The link between data and clothing was not immediately obvious to me. There were two truths in my life at one time; two things I knew for sure: One, I was at university completing a degree in Computer Science. …

As told by data. — For close to two years now, I’ve been using code to analyze data from high-fashion runway collections, allowing me to observe which trends are seen and in which quantities. …