At Pitti Uomo, the world’s largest men’s fashion trade show, vendors are betting that even in the face of economic downturn, deep-pocketed luxury clients will still have plenty of capital to splash around on alpaca-wool cardigans and suede loafers.
FLORENCE, Italy—At the semiannual trade show here that kicks off men’s fashion week, buyers, editors and orange-fedora-wearing hangers-on paced suit-filled booths on Tuesday as 4,000 miles away, the World Bank slashed economic forecasts.
Global growth, the bank predicted from Washington, D.C., will slow to 1.7% in 2023, down from an estimate of 3% growth in June—leaving only the narrowest margin to avoid recession.