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How Fashion Marketers Will Nab Attention in 2026

After a year of experimentation and noise, 2026 marks a pivot for fashion marketers toward slower advertising, more thoughtful creative risks and human connection, as brands recalibrate how to entertain, engage and earn trust in an age of AI and consumer exhaustion.
"White Lotus" star Charlotte Le Bon starring in Jacquemus's "Valérie" handbag campaign.
"White Lotus" star Charlotte Le Bon starring in Jacquemus's "Valérie" handbag campaign. (Jacquemus)

If 2025 was a year for fashion marketers to test and learn, then 2026 is the time to put those lessons into practice.

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Haley Crawford
Haley Crawford

Haley Crawford is Marketing Correspondent at The Business of Fashion. She is based in New York and covers the marketing and public relations industries.

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