The RLC Fashion Summit is an annual invitation-only event hosted by the RLC Global Forum, bringing together the most senior leaders in global fashion and luxury. Strictly limited to 150 participants, it is designed as a space for candid, high-level exchange on the structural forces shaping the industry, away from the noise of larger trade events.
June 4, 2026 | Four Seasons Hotel Milano
to every partner, speaker and attendee for making the 2026 RLC Fashion Summit unforgettable
A global platform for fashion’s next chapter
A premier platform and meeting ground for fashion and luxury’s most influential voices, the RLC Fashion Summit brings together senior leaders from across the industry for a focused high-level exchange in Milan.
The RLC Fashion Summit, organized by RLC Global Forum, is built on a single conviction: that the most valuable conversations in fashion and luxury happen in rooms where trust, seniority, shared ambition, and genuine insight set the tone. With a strictly curated guest list and an agenda tackling the defining questions of the decade, the Summit delivers a powerful mix of vision and real-time ideas. Ultimately, it sets a universal benchmark for strategic exchange and stands as the definitive destination for those charting what comes next.
A day that matters
Under the theme The Shape of Influence, the 2026 RLC Fashion Summit brought together fashion and luxury’s most prominent decision-makers at the Four Seasons Hotel Milano for a focused day of exchange on June 4. The conversation moved across the defining questions of the moment: how geopolitics and shifting demand are redrawing the global fashion order; what it takes to build lasting aspiration and preserve distinction in a saturated market; how luxury destinations are being reimagined beyond transaction; where capital is moving as the industry enters a period of genuine reset.
Precise, candid, and deliberately senior, the Summit is cementing its position as a fixed point in the global industry calendar.
Inside the 2026 RLC Fashion Summit
Access the 2026 RLC Fashion Summit Post-Event Report to explore the themes, insights, and strategic perspectives that defined the conversation in Milan.
Celebrating industry Leadership
The RLC Honors, the distinguished annual awards dinner, arrived for the first time in Milan, at the Four Seasons Hotel Milano. The ceremony honored not only the business milestones and leadership acumen of André Maeder, CEO of Selfridges Group, but also his enduring impact, influence, and legacy.
FAQs
The RLC Fashion Summit is an annual invitation-only gathering hosted by RLC Global Forum in Milan. Strictly
limited to a select number of participants, it brings together the most senior decision-makers in global fashion and
luxury for a focused day of high-level dialogue on the structural forces shaping the industry.
The Summit is designed exclusively for senior leaders: CEOs, founders, investors, and institutional figures from
across fashion, luxury, retail, and adjacent sectors. Attendance is strictly curated to ensure the quality and candor of
exchange.
The RLC Fashion Summit is held annually in Milan. The 2026 edition took place on June 4 at the Four Seasons
Hotel Milano.
The Summit is invitation-only. Interested individuals may request an invitation by completing the designated form
on the website. All requests are reviewed by our team, and approved applicants will receive official confirmation.
This process ensures a carefully curated group of attendees and a high-level environment for meaningful dialogue.
Each edition addresses the structural questions defining fashion and luxury’s direction. The 2026 agenda ex-
plored the shifting geography of global growth, the reinvention of desire and brand distinction, the new economics
of luxury, and the investment landscape in a period of genuine market reset.
The RLC Fashion Summit is defined by three things: the seniority of its participants, the rigor of its curation, and
the candor of its conversations. With a strictly limited guest list and no commercial agenda, it is a space for genuine
strategic exchange and not a trade show or marketing platform.
What leaders say about RLC Fashion Summit?
“Being here is inspirational for many regions, including the Gulf and Saudi. We look forward to taking the discussions back.”
Burak Çakmak
CEO, Saudi Fashion Commission
“The caliber of the people attending is at the highest level of their game.”
Alison Rehill-Erguven
Lana Todorovich
Chief Global Brands Officer, Exemplar Luxury Group
Stefano Canali
Silvio Campara
Stefania Lazzaroni
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