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6 minute read

Made-To-Order: The Solution To Fashion’s Sustainability Problem

byJess Fleischer
October 22, 2021
5.0K views

The pandemic has exacerbated fashion's existential crisis: it's an industry that makes far more clothing than it can sell. With margins being squeezed more than ever, does made-to-order production offer a way out?

6 minute read

SSustainability And Circularity

Designing A Way Out Of The Downward Spiral

byBeth Esponnette
October 7, 2021
4.7K views

Globalisation has accelerated the fashion industry to an unsustainable pace - in more ways than one. Can we escape that race to the bottom and do the right thing at the same time? New methods of manufacturing could hold the answer.

10 minute read

DDigital Product Creation

A Different 3D Output: Understanding Fashion’s New Digital Frontier

byThe Interline X z-emotion
October 6, 2021
11.4K views

Fashion has made big strides with 3D, but streamlining the process of creating physical products is a different prospect from selling digital ones. What might a seamless digital fashion workflow look like?

12 minute read

SSustainability And Circularity

Denim Manufacturing: The Path To Redemption

byMuchaneta Kapfunde
September 29, 2021
19.5K views

With consumer interest in sustainability rising, the denim industry is preparing for an overdue reckoning. Can technology help mitigate the high environmental cost of a pair of jeans?

9 minute read

DDigital Product Creation

Why Futureproof Retail Experiences Won’t Be Bought Off The Rack

byThe Interline X Modern Mirror
September 23, 2021
5.4K views

In an uncertain world, the importance of every in-person shopper interaction is at an all-time high. To stand out, physical retail experiences must be memorable and bespoke. Can commoditised technology keep up?

13 minute read

OOpinion

Inclusivity Is Essential. Are We Failing To Teach AI To Recognise It?

byBen Hanson
September 20, 2021
6.7K views

As fashion hands off more decisions and automates more experiences using AI, bias is becoming ingrained. But the industry has a chance to fix it - and support inclusivity - if it acts now.

10 minute read

SSustainability And Circularity

Why People Are Still The Missing Piece Of The Sustainability Puzzle – And What Fashion Can Do About It

byThe Interline X Coats Digital
September 8, 2021
6.2K views

In the wake of the pandemic, sustainability strategies are undergoing greater scrutiny, and industry-wide, people are coming a distant second to planet. Fashion needs to take measurable action on living wages - but how?

9 minute read

FFit And Body Data

The Looming Precision Problem In Fit Technology

byThe Interline X NetVirta
August 24, 2021
9.1K views

Body scanning with consumer-facing software is commonplace, but several post-pandemic trends are set to seriously test the accuracy of the data the accepted methods of body data capture generate.

10 minute read

MManufacturing

Outsider Art: How Fashion’s Model Of Production Is Being Reshaped By Prosumer Passion

byThe Interline X PlatformE
August 18, 2021
6.9K views

As well as offering a way to control overproduction, on-demand manufacturing could be the tool fashion needs to welcome empowered consumers and the creator economy into what has historically been a closed loop.

9 minute read

IInterviews

Interline Identities: Joachim Hensch

byThe Interline
August 17, 2021
4.7K views

Smart manufacturing can be a nebulous term, but Joachim Hensch has helped put it into practice for one of the world's most recognisable brands. His definition carries a lot of weight.

8 minute read

SSustainability And Circularity

COVID Demonstrates Why Connected Supply Chains Must Start On The Factory Floor

byThe Interline X Coats Digital
August 12, 2021
3.8K views

Following the disruption caused by COVID, brand and supplier relationships must evolve to deliver true visibility - starting on the factory floor.

10 minute read

eeCommerce

FinTech In Fashion Is Contentious. Can New Solutions Change the Negative Narrative?

byAasia D'Vaz-Sterling
August 3, 2021
7.8K views

Fintech solutions can be easily categorised as either enabling easy consumption or challenging negative behaviours. But the truth is not so black and white.

10 minute read

IInterviews

Interline Identities: Chris Govier, President EMEA, Kornit Digital

byThe Interline
July 30, 2021
6.3K views

The pieces are falling into place for digital printing - both direct to garment and direct to roll - to overturn the traditional sourcing network and supply chain. The Interline speaks to one of the key minds behind the transition - at a pivotal time.

2 minute read

DDigital Product Creation

Overcoming The Bottlenecks In Digital Product Creation With Machine Learning-Assisted Material Digitisation

byThe Interline X Frontier
July 27, 2021
5.3K views

While digital product creation promises rapid turnarounds, and revolutionary ways to shorten product lifecycles, significant bottlenecks exist in the material digitisation process. Machine learning could offer new ways to automate and accelerate the creation of digital materials at scale.