Podcast: Why Supply Chains Matter More Than Ever
Finding the delicate balance between upstream optimisation and innovation, and defining “future ready” supply chain capabilities.
(Re)defining DPC with Chad Malley of Hyland
Hyland’s Global Director of Digital Asset Management Practice on crossing the gap between 3D, DPC and the wider tech estate.
An AI World Record, And War Hits Fashion’s Physical Inputs And Digital Infrastructure
Going behind the scenes at a major studio reveals just how far AI has now reached into fashion’s visual workflows. And a different kind of digital impact - one driven by real conflict - could be about to join challenges in securing essential fibre inputs at a time of global instability.
Beyond The Faceless Supply Chain: Understanding The Footprint Of Cotton Through Technology
From aquifer depletion to regenerative farming, technology is redefining how brands see, source and take responsibility for their most ubiquitous fibre.
(Re)defining DPC with Greg Hanson of Browzwear
Browzwear’s CEO on why the future of 3D isn’t about scaling up or scaling back, but demanding higher performance from digital product creation.
Podcast: Can Technology Help New Entrants Break Into The Entrenched Eyewear Market?
With a business model dominated by licensing, and a heavily consolidated supply chain, eyewear has long been a hostile market for new designers. Now, additive manufacturing and technology miniaturisation are promising to lower barriers and increase the pace of innovation.
We’re WAY Past The Watershed Moment For AI-Generated Visual Content
A lot of fuss is being made over Gucci’s use of low-effort AI visuals to promote a showing at Milan Fashion Week, but generated and programmatic visual content is now so pervasive that focusing on a single act of wry provocation misses a much more important milestone.
What Peak Shopping Seasons Teach Us About The Importance Of A Year-Round Transformation Strategy
In the moment, seasonal retail events visibly stress-test frontend technology and fulfilment infrastructure. But predictable peaks in output also spotlight just how much of fashion’s deeper outcomes is determined by the successful digital transformation and tight integration of the rest of the product and brand journey.
When You Have A 3D Hammer, Everything Looks Like A 3D Nail
For the core promise of digital product creation to really take root in the extended user community for design and development, different fashion segments need to be willing to interrogate themselves and understand where 3D remains the best tool for the task at hand, and where standalone AI or AI / 3D hybrid workflows might make more sense.
The Missed Opportunities Of The First-Wave AI Rollout In Beauty e-Commerce
From powering personalisation experiences to ushering in a foundational rethink of product search and discovery, AI has quickly become critical to selling beauty online. But solo brands and multi-brand retailers missing essential data are now struggling to turn an initial batch of isolated applications into deeper transformation - and shoppers are moving ahead without them.
Podcast: What Went Wrong With Web3?
A skeptic and a digital fashion educator and entrepreneur revisit the case for decentralised digital ownership, and ask what lessons the industry should have learned from its last big hype cycle before AI.
The Trigger For Measuring AI’s Impact On Productivity In Fashion Could Be A Pricing Model Shift
After years of nebulous promises around efficiency and productivity, AI ROI analysis could be about to catalyse a change in software licensing and pricing. And marketplace consolidation in second-hand goods transfers more control, through gross merchandise volume, of brand stories to big tech actors.
Showing the Way: How Workwear Outfitters Built An Eleven-Brand Digital Backbone
Too often framed as being fundamentally different from fashion, the workwear sector’s leaders are demonstrating how a single source of truth can transform complex, multi-brand operations in even the most demanding environments.
(Re)defining DPC with Joshua Young of Kalypso
Kalypso’s Retail Industry Lead on why digital product creation only scales when it’s defined as a business model shift, not a technology rollout.