ALVANON news and archive

A Plus Market for a New Generation of Retailing

As the body positivity movement continues to gain momentum, brands are embracing size inclusivity to offer products and styles that fully fit the needs of their customers. Concerns with lack of assortment, improper fit, and body shaming that have been voiced by customers over the years are finally being met with innovations and systematic...

Fashion

World’s first 3D Tech Festival paves way for digital transformation:Trailblazing digital initiatives turn words into action

Over 60 3D tech leaders, creative directors and innovators from across the globe convened at the 3D Tech Festival, facilitated by Alvanon and MOTIF, to re-imagine how we live, work and learn in an apparel world that has gone digital. All recordings are now available to stream. The first-ever virtual 3D Tech Festival on 14-17 September brought...

Business

Could body scanning be the future of fashion? Industry innovator Alvanon believes so

Size and fit are among the top reasons customers return online orders, although they needn’t be. Nearly two decades ago technology innovator Alvanon began researching the possibilities to help standardize the selling of apparel online. Upholding the simple premise “let's look at the body that we are actually designing the goods on," Alvanon...

Fashion

Join the Alvanon digital event - webinar series

In today’s apparel industry, disruption such as the Coronavirus outbreak is seemingly the default setting of doing business today, which puts added pressure on apparel retailers who already struggle to meet the ever-changing demands of today’s wary shoppers. How do we as an industry evolve to handle new realities? Please join Alvanon’s CEO and...

Business

Alvanon fit forms feature on latest Netflix fashion series

Leading global fashion-tech company Alvanon, has announced that its AlvaForm fit mannequins will feature in Netflix’s latest original series, ‘Next in Fashion’, a competition dedicated to finding the next big name in design. The series will start streaming on Netflix from January 29th 2020. Netflix’s ‘Next in Fashion’ competition will give some...

Business

Redefining Plus Size - Dressing the ‘Average’ Woman in Europe

The average woman in the UK is plus size (UK 16/EU 44), but she is woefully underserved. Forecast to account for 22 percent of the UK clothing market in 2022, the plus-size market is growing at a significantly faster rate than the rest of the fashion market. It is forecast to grow at a pace of 5-6 percent per annum between 2017- 2022, compared...

Schools

Alvanon builds open education platform Motif with The Mills Fabrica

The Mills Fabrica has invested 2 million dollars in Motif, an open knowledge and education platform dedicated to the apparel, fashion and textiles space. As a joint partnership with Alvanon as Motfif’s incubator, Fabrica’s investment will help Motif bridge the skills gap within the fashion industry. Through their offering of world-class online...

Business

Top 6 reasons for choosing 3D designs

A realistic fit, a more efficient and sustainable way of working, saving costs and gathering valuable data: These are just a few of the many benefits digitisation provides the fashion industry with. According to Alvanon, the global leader in fashion technology, 3D design is the next necessary and logical step towards professionalising the...

Business

Alvanon boosts global team with new director level European appointment

Leading global apparel technology company Alvanon has announced the appointment of Ton Wiedenhoff to executive director, Europe. Ton Wiedenhoff will lead Alvanon’s European team, with responsibility for the business development and support of key apparel retail, brand and sourcing clients. He will also work closely with MOTIF, Alvanon’s online...

Business

Why plus size means big business

Why plus size means big business The plus size market presents a huge growth opportunity for apparel brands and retailers alike, but despite the overwhelming evidence – there is no shortage of data, obesity statistics, surveys and financial metrics that identify and quantify the business potential in the plus size arena – brands in the UK and...

Business

Measuring Sustainability in the Fashion Industry

A new era of sustainability is upon us, based on a growing awareness of our personal wellbeing and the impacts of pollution on our planet. The digital landscape facilitates constant and instant access to information (fact and fiction), empowering consumers to demand more transparency; which in turn informs choice and opinion like never before....

Fashion

Alvanon’s 3D technology is revolutionising the fashion industry

One size does not fit all. Not in business, not in fashion, and certainly not in the age of personalization and consumer demand. As technology transforms an ever-changing industry, the fundamental requirement for success is meeting the needs of customers in a challenging and competitive retail landscape. In the past decade, technology has...