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Class 2023 Graduate Lookbook showcases top global fashion schools collections

International B2B network FashionUnited’s AI-aided lookbook is helping to connect emerging designers with fashion professionals from across the world. With the profound transformation the fashion industry is currently experiencing - whether that concerns sustainability or digital fashion - the growth and integration of the industry’s future...

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Female-led start-up removes the bias from artificial technology in fashion

Artificial Intelligence has been plagued by accusations of inaccuracy and of being a vehicle for racial profiling. Perpetuating the biases of its programmers, who are often young, white Silicon Valley males, the technology seemed to have become just another gatekeeper to prevent the already marginalized from being considered for jobs or...

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A more personal customer approach: 5 tips for a better online shopping experience

Due to the Corona crisis, purchases are increasingly shifting to the internet. This increases the competition among online retailers. So how can the shopping experience be designed in such a way that customers are happy and shops are successful? The current situation contributes to the digitisation of retail at an enormous rate. Online shops...

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Badgley Mischka uses Runway by SAP to interact with consumers

Fashion runway shows are no longer exclusive events reserved for industry figures and celebrities. Since the advent of social media, consumers have been given the opportunity to experience runway events in real time. This has evolved to a point where almost every brand live streams their new collection showings for viewers at home, and now some...

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Amazon Fashion launches AI-powered StyleSnap

Amazon introduced its latest innovation in select markets today. The retail giant's fashion category has integrated a feature called StyleSnap to its app to change the way consumers discover clothing online. StyleSnap is powered by AI, using machine learning to find clothing and styles by analyzing a photo. Users simply need to upload a photo to...

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AI outfitting and styling platform Stylitics gets 15 million dollars in funding

AI-powered visual merchandising and outfit recommendation platform Stylitics has closed a 15 million dollar Series B round of funding, bringing its overall funding to 21 million dollars. Money from the round, which was led by growth equity firm PeakSpan Capital with participation from Trestle LP, will help the company “grow its sales and...

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AI in fashion: Interview with VP of Inspire and Engage at Zalando

The role of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in the fashion industry, and the wider commerce sector, is growing rapidly. According to a January study from the Capgemini Research Institute, the technology - which Capgemini predicts could save retailers as much as 300 billion dollars (235 billion pounds) - was being used by over a quarter (28 percent)...

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Cloud-based wholesale platform brings AI-based tech to brands and retailers

Los Angeles-based software company Brandboom, which launched in 2010 with its platform for cloud-based linesheets, has introduced artificial intelligence into its programming for brands and retailers to use for a more streamlined process in the wholesale process. In the software brand’s latest update, Brandboom launches Connect, which uses...

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H&M harnesses AI to test online tailoring feature

With a little help from algorithms and artificial intelligence, accessible and affordable tailored clothing might soon become a reality. Swedish fast fashion retailer H&M and Berlin-based start-up ZyseMe have partnered up to test an offering for tailor-made clothing online. The new Just.Perfect project, which has been trialled exclusively in...

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Google dissolves AI ethics board announced last week

It barely lasted a week. Google is dissolving the Advanced Technology External Council (ATEAC), the seven-person ethics board which would advise the company on themes like artificial intelligence and facial recognition, just eight days after announcing its creation. The reason? Over 2,400 Google employees were less than happy to learn Kay Coles...

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Google creates global council to advise the company on the use of AI

Google has established an Advanced Technology External Advisory Council (ATEAC) to consider ethical issues around artificial intelligence, facial recognition and other emerging technologies. The group, which has seven members, will hold four meetings in 2019 and publish a report based on the discussions at the end of the year. Members include...

Fashion

Global Fashion Image Library powered by artificial intelligence

Fashion professionals can now share, create, showcase design and get inspiration from the smart image library for the international industry. Over a million professionals use the FashionUnited network and can now find and share information among the vast database of fashion-themed images. Thanks to AI, the new LookBook automatically recognizes...