Naia App Announces Launch
A taste-led AI discovery platform for one-of-a-kind, craft-forward fashion from emerging designers and independent makers.
Carbonfact Acquires Vaayu, Uniting Fashion’s Two Largest Environmental Sustainability Platforms
Carbonfact's platform covers product impact measurement, carbon accounting, eco-design and environmental reporting.
So, Are We Just Done With The Internet Now?
The eventual outcome of inserting AI between people and content - commercially-oriented or otherwise - is a passive digital desert, and fashion should fear that outcome just as much as any other content creator.
DAM X DPC – Reflecting On The Future Of Digital Product Creation
The original promise of 3D and DPC - a digital twin that serves as a reference frame for any decision - is more relevant than ever, but to realise it, fashion needs to reframe the way it treats the assets those twins are made from.
Self-Coded System Integrations, Style Deliveries, And An Ultra Fast Fashion Fight
This week fashion got a unique case study in “vibe coding” from a footwear brand, while a retail / delivery service partnership and a pitched legal battle between ultra fast fashion giants show different angles on a new frontier of disposability.
Design Forward 2026: AI Is Fashion’s New Talent Equalizer
The Fabricant today announces the results of Design Forward 2026, its annual open competition for the next generation…
Swap Storefront Delivers 2x Conversion Rates as Leading Brands Adopt AI-Powered Commerce
SIMKHAI, Retrofête, and Odd Muse Among Launch Partners Using the AI-Led Shopping Experience to Increase Conversion, Engagement, and Loyalty.
AI’s Consultancy Era Is Just Around The Corner, And Platforms Are Making Big Strides With First Party Data
AI might be trying to bury SaaS, but the spectre of service days is about to return with a vengeance. Elsewhere, Pinterest reminds fashion of the importance of first party data, homegrown tech, and decades’ worth of end user context.
YKK Joins ZDHC as a Signatory Supplier, Strengthening Commitment to Eliminating Hazardous Chemicals
ZDHC is a global organization centered on the textile and apparel industry, with the objective of eliminating hazardous chemicals from manufacturing processes and promoting the responsible management of chemicals.
Varsity Brands Expands Long-Standing Partnership with DeSL to Drive Greater Efficiency and Standardization Across Divisions
The broader platform rollout includes DeSL’s PLM, Quality Management, Color Lifecycle Management (CLM), and Purchase Order (PO) Management solutions.
Fashion Draws Closer To Some Fixed Ideas About AI, Just As The Subsidies Are Running Out
From a decades-old touchstone to a better-defined set of applications with a measurable ROI, the shape of fashion’s AI funnel is starting to become more concrete. But price increases potentially across the board could challenge the business case for some of it.
Lectra unveils a new version of Retviews, its AI-powered market intelligence solution for fashion brands
A strategic growth and performance assistant to turn data into business opportunities.
CLO Launches Global 3D Design Contest with Vivienne Westwood “CUT, SLASH & CORSET”, powered by MetaHuman
Inspired by the British fashion house’s avant-garde design legacy, the contest focuses on the tension between tradition and subversion.
ECCO Announces ReSpin: A New Chapter In Circular Material Innovation
This fiber launch demonstrates how innovation can transform an overlooked by-product into a valuable new resource.