Fashion Law 2025 Year in Review

In 2025, the fashion industry faced significant challenges and opportunities driven by geopolitical shifts, rising tariffs and trade policy changes, and evolving consumer expectations, while innovation in brand protection and strategic partnerships supported resilience and growth. For the eighth year in a row, the Fashion, Apparel & Beauty industry team at Foley & Lardner invites you to start the new year off with our custom CLE program discussing the most impactful legal issues, case law, and trends that shaped the industry in 2025 and providing a preview on what’s coming in 2026. We are thrilled to once again partner with the Luxury Law Alliance, the premiere global network for in-house counsel, founders, executives, and brand managers at luxury companies around the world.

In addition to reviewing the most influential case law from 2025 and cases to watch in 2026, our team will provide their perspectives on growing trends in the industry, spotlighting the following hot topics:

• Recently enacted and pending legislation impacting the fashion and beauty industries

• Changes to U.S. tariffs and imports

• Mergers & Acquisitions reshaping the competitive landscape

• “Self-duping” as a brand protection strategy

• Medicalization of beauty and evolving regulatory standards

• Patent and IP developments impacting innovation

• Labeling rules and compliance in the modern age