2021, The Year Of Fashion NFTs
This has been the year of NFT fever. But what are NFTs, why is everyone rushing to cash in, and what do they mean for an industry that has remained resolutely physical for so long?
Made-To-Order: The Solution To Fashion’s Sustainability Problem
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?
Designing A Way Out Of The Downward Spiral
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.
A Different 3D Output: Understanding Fashion’s New Digital Frontier
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?
Denim Manufacturing: The Path To Redemption
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?
Why Futureproof Retail Experiences Won’t Be Bought Off The Rack
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?
Inclusivity Is Essential. Are We Failing To Teach AI To Recognise It?
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.
Why People Are Still The Missing Piece Of The Sustainability Puzzle – And What Fashion Can Do About It
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?
The Looming Precision Problem In Fit Technology
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.
Outsider Art: How Fashion’s Model Of Production Is Being Reshaped By Prosumer Passion
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.
Interline Identities: Joachim Hensch
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.
COVID Demonstrates Why Connected Supply Chains Must Start On The Factory Floor
Following the disruption caused by COVID, brand and supplier relationships must evolve to deliver true visibility - starting on the factory floor.
FinTech In Fashion Is Contentious. Can New Solutions Change the Negative Narrative?
Fintech solutions can be easily categorised as either enabling easy consumption or challenging negative behaviours. But the truth is not so black and white.
Interline Identities: Chris Govier, President EMEA, Kornit Digital
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.