2014 French Fashion and Luxury Study

The French Ministry of Industry commissioned Mazars to conduct a study in order to strengthen the competitiveness of the fashion and luxury industry value-chains.

Starting with a global vision of the industrial structure, Mazars, aware of the made in France label value, led a discussion regarding the future of the industry. This study analyses the specifics of the industries’ sectors, presents potential avenues for action and, lastly, offers forecasts in order to stimulate debate on the performance of the fashion and luxury industries.Conducted in the first half of 2013, this study is based on interviews with 52 private players and 15 institutional actors (associations, unions, Chambers of Commerce and Industry ...). The scope of this study includes personal fashion and luxury goods, excluding perfume and cosmetics.

The scope of the study concerns the personal goods market, with the exception of perfumes and cosmetics, i.e. eight different sectors: