Best of the Past Archives

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The Uncharted Legal Frontier Of AI In Fashion

byStacy Marcus X Keri Bruce X Emily Faro
September 7, 2023
9.3K views

While generative AI has opened immeasurable opportunities for brands to create and connect with consumers, there are legal implications and risks to consider with regards to copyright and data privacy, when determining whether and how to utilise AI tools.

From A Thousand To A Billion Words – The Untapped Value Of 3D

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DDigital Product Creation

From A Thousand To A Billion Words – The Untapped Value Of 3D

byMark Charlton
September 6, 2023
3.9K views

The power of 3D to bring ideas to life, visually, is proven. But how much more possibility space can fashion unlock by treating 3D assets as the source of product data?

Moving At The Speed Of Culture: The Rise Of A Digital Supply Chain

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DDigital Product Creation

Moving At The Speed Of Culture: The Rise Of A Digital Supply Chain

byChris Govier
September 5, 2023
3.9K views

Fashion has fallen out of lockstep with the pace of change - from sustainability to self-expression. Can digital production methods bring it back in line?

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FFashion Technology News

This Barbie Is Another Teachable Moment For Fashion Forecasting

byThe Interline
July 21, 2023
3.7K views

Barbie mania is a case study in evolving empowerment, peak marketing, and the inflexibility of forecasting and merchandising.

The Global Fashion Summit: Decoding the Impact

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SSustainability And Circularity

The Global Fashion Summit: Decoding the Impact

byMuchaneta Kapfunde
July 12, 2023
4.5K views

As demand for environmental action and social justice intensify, the fashion world's eyes are on the through-line from debate to action.

8 minute read

OOpinion

How Many Casualties Is Clothing Worth?

byBen Hanson
July 10, 2023
4.7K views

The only question that matters. And why visibility and collective action are the only solutions.

8 minute read

FFashion Technology News

Shein And The Smoke-And-Mirrors Supply Chain

byThe Interline
June 30, 2023
11.4K views

The lightning rod for fast fashion criticism is attempting to curate its public image, and that’s raising bigger questions about how much of the apparel supply chain consumers really need to understand.

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FFashion Technology News

Why Spatial Computing Matters To Fashion

byThe Interline
June 9, 2023
4.9K views

The simple fact: the potential of a new platform that brings digital content into physical spaces should be a big deal for any industry whose end products also occupy space.

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DDigital Product Creation

The Real-Time Revolution

byEmma Feldner-Busztin
April 12, 2023
6.5K views

From virtual try-on to fully immersive experiences, fashion is fast moving beyond static renders. What does the future of real-time rendering have in store?

How Zumba Conducts Product Development To Its Own Beat

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PPLM

How Zumba Conducts Product Development To Its Own Beat

byThe Interline X Lectra
March 16, 2023
9.5K views

With a complex product mix and fast development calendar, dance and apparel giant Zumba talks to The Interline about how it uses technology to track all its fast-moving parts and to bring its customers joy.

URL To IRL And Back Again: How Digital Fabric Twins Are Defining Fashion’s New Trajectories

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DDigital Product Creation

URL To IRL And Back Again: How Digital Fabric Twins Are Defining Fashion’s New Trajectories

byThe Interline X SwatchOn
February 28, 2023
10.3K views

With fashion passing the tipping point for digital product creation, more people than ever are joining the 3D / DPC journey in both directions - from digital to real, and vice versa. This is fast making digital fabrics one of the most important parts of fashion's creative and commercial futures.

New Material, New Method: Why Fashion Needs Next-Generation Factories

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SSourcing And Supply Chain

New Material, New Method: Why Fashion Needs Next-Generation Factories

byThe Interline X NEFFA | New Fashion Factory
February 17, 2023
7.1K views

Fashion's digital transformation has so far left material development, sourcing, and production relatively untouched. But as traditional manufacturing falls further behind the rest of the industry's evolution, the argument for new methods and new materials grows stronger.

10 minute read

DDigital Product Creation

How Fashion Can Outgrow Overproduction

byThe Interline X Printful
February 16, 2023
9.2K views

We report on the scale and systemic nature of fashion’s overproduction problem, and propose an alternative path through flexible, turnkey digital printing, on-demand.

The Billion Dollar Return Dilemma: Does Body Data Hold The Answer?

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FFit And Body Data

The Billion Dollar Return Dilemma: Does Body Data Hold The Answer?

byDarya Badiei Khorsand
February 9, 2023
10.9K views

Fit is a prime contributor to fashion's high return rate, and capturing consumer body data offers a clear path to improving it in ready-to-wear. But what does the longer-term future of fit look like, and how commercially viable is make-to-measure?