β2018 is off to a strong start,β said Claudia DβArpizio, a Bain & Co. partner and lead author of the study, which was produced jointly with Fondazione Altagamma, the Italian luxury goods manufacturersβ industry foundation. βCurrency fluctuations will have an impact, but we expect the healthy trend to continue across all regions and customer segments. Chinese consumers continue to stand out as a growth-driver for the industry, and are more fashion-savvy and digitally advanced than ever before, accelerating the shift of the industry to the millennial state of mind.β