DPC Report 2026: Step Inside The 3D Story
An inside perspective on pipelines, process, and advancing the cause of 3D storytelling and content creation, from this year's fashion cover artist.
Podcast: Preparing eCommerce For The Next Citizens Of The Web
AI agents, agentic browsers, and language models equipped with tools - a new cohort of artificial shoppers could be on the horizon. But can the technology and the incentives scale fast enough to justify the returns for retailers and brands?
Beauty Shouldn’t Build Technology On Top Of A Data Deficit
To deliver next-generation products and experiences, especially AI-enabled or AI-adjacent ones, beauty needs to address any gaps that remain in its product or customer understanding.
Adverts In ChatGPT Probably Aren’t The Watershed Moment, But The Ad Economy Has Still Fixed Its Next Target
The most popular pricing tier of the most popular AI chatbot is becoming ad-supported, but a new company making a cold start is far less likely to change the landscape of fashion and beauty advertising than the under-assault ad tech giant that also runs its own full AI stack.
(Re)defining DPC with Adam Hankin of Gemell
Adam Hankin, Co-Founder of Gemell, on rethinking digital materials from the fibre up.
Driving Sustainability Through 3D Digital Product Creation At Patagonia
More than just a different approach to design and development, 3D has become one of the key levers that industry leaders can pull to align talent, technology, and process innovation to strategic objectives and deeply-held business values. But pulling it the right way can take time.
The Tech Gap No One Talks About: Why Small Manufacturers Deserve Better
A founder’s view from the factory floor on why fashion technology still isn't being built for the small businesses that are actively trialling and proving out a more ethical direction.
Podcast: Affordability, Domestic Supply Chains, And Sustainability
Ben is joined by Simon Platts, industry veteran and consultant, for a sideways look at the foundational pillars of the fashion business model - and why the time might have come to challenge them.
A New Agentic Shopping Standard Reignites Arguments Around Big Tech’s Tightening Hold On Online Selling
The open source Universal Commerce Protocol promises comprehensive tooling for AI commerce. But should fashion and beauty be wary about so quickly ceding control of a nascent retail channel to tech giants? And will consumers feel the same?
DPC Report 2026: Behind The Brushstrokes
We quiz makeup artist Jack Oliver, who sits on the British Beauty Council, on their inspirations, their workflows, and their pipeline to provide behind the scenes insights into one of our two cover designs for this year's DPC Report.
Podcast: Debating Digital Change And AI Convergence In 2026
Our first show of the new year brings together two insiders’ perspectives on emerging technology, education, software uptake, and whether 2026 will be the year we see meaningful convergence of AI across it all.
Ten Themes That Will Define The Fashion And Beauty Technology Agenda In 2026
Predicting the evolving attitudes, strategic objectives, and trends that will influence how fashion, beauty, and technology all interact over the course of the coming year.
Better Boards, Better Business
Fashion has become reliant on off-the-shelf tools for vital visual collaboration, but leading brands like Swarovski are showcasing the value of an embedded, extensible, configurable whiteboard architecture that could transform the way industry teams communicate and bring products to market.
Happy Holidays 2025, From The Interline
Seasonal best wishes, from our team to yours. And a look-forward at 2026 content milestones.