Future Fashion Research Articles

A review of smart structures and adaptation of 3d printing methods for future fashion applications

A review of smart structures and adaptation of 3d printing methods for future fashion applications

An AI pipeline for garment price projection using computer vision

The fashion industry’s traditional price-setting methods, based on historical sales and Fashion Week trends, are inadequate in the digital era. Rapid changes in collections and consumer preferences necessitate advanced Artificial Intelligence (AI) techniques. These AI methods should analyze data from various sources, including social media and e-commerce, to predict future fashion trends and prices. In this paper, we propose, apply, and assess a data analytics approach, i.e., FashionXpert, employing several image processing and machine learning techniques in an AI pipeline for garment price prediction. It integrates various heterogeneous data sources (e.g., textual and image data from e-stores, brand websites, and social media) to obtain more consistent, accurate, and beneficial information. We evaluated its effectiveness with an industrial data set obtained by a fashion search tool from the electronic commerce sites of clothing brands. FashionXpert predicted garment prices with an average Mean Absolute Error (MAE) of 15.31 EUR on a data set that has a standard deviation of 72.99 EUR.

Unravelling the Downfall of Future Lifestyle Fashion Private Limited

Within the scope of this scholarly investigation lies the exploration of the complex web of factors that are intricately interlinked and have led to a grim symphony of downfall for Future Fashions Pvt Ltd, a once iconic entity, in the throes of an ever-changing fashion industry. gave birth to By carefully dissecting the fusion of endogenous and exogenous elements, this scholarly effort attempts to shed an illuminating light on the underlying schism within the ups and downs of the above enterprise's decline. Through a systematic dissection of the choreography of fiscal metrics, strategic maneuvers, market fluctuations, and organizational structures, the primary objective here is to trace the key stimuli that lead to corporate distress. The outcomes generated through this intellectual journey are set to provide pearls of wisdom to a group of stakeholders, visionaries, and intellectual pioneers in the fortunes of the industry, giving them a more in-depth understanding of the ups and downs that have shaped the trajectory Will be Apparel enterprises in the midst of the ever-evolving expansion of the market tableau. The fashion industry is a dynamic and ever-changing landscape where companies must navigate a complex web of trends, consumer preferences, and market dynamics in order to be successful. This research paper makes a comprehensive analysis of the downfall of Future Fashion Pvt Ltd, once a major player in the fashion sector. By analyzing both internal and external factors, the study aims to provide a holistic understanding of the company's decline and draw valuable lessons for industry stakeholders. Through historical research, industry data and expert insight, this paper explores the strategic missteps, organizational shortcomings and external influences that contributed to Future Fashion's downfall. The findings highlight the need for adaptability and innovation in a rapidly changing industry, providing insights that may guide future business strategies.

Social4Fashion: An intelligent expert system for forecasting fashion trends from social media contents

The fashion field is continually expanding and evolving, and social media play a significant role in shaping current fashion trends through the influence of online personalities, such as influencers. As a result, fashion designers often turn to social media to gain insights into the latest trends and draw inspiration, while in the past they used to physically visit fashion districts. To automate and speed up this process, an expert system is much needed; thus, Social4Fashion has been created, an end-to-end framework that leverages deep learning-based techniques in order to support creatives in their research and decision-making process, with the final goal of analyzing and predicting trends. This system employs several steps, starting with the automatic data collection from Instagram, using hashtags provided by domain experts. Next, retrieved images are filtered to remove non-fashion related pictures, leaving only those pertaining to the fashion area for further processing. Then, to obtain more specific information about the images, the handbags present (if any) are detected and classified, based on their type; finally, dominant colors of the handbags are retrieved through clustering on the images. All the data collected with this system are then stored and analyzed via user-friendly dashboards, created with the objective of highlighting relevant information, in order to perform analysis on current and future fashion trends. Results show the effectiveness of the proposed system, with an accuracy of 97% (95% confidence interval 0.95–1) for the fashion image classification and a mAP of 0.77 (95% confidence interval 0.73–0.82) for the handbag detection, which makes it suitable for fashion domain analysis. Also, as a result of this work, a novel fashion-related dataset has been made available to the research community. This system can greatly improve the way fashion trends are analyzed, and allow for more efficient and effective design processes in the future.

Potential of bacterial cellulose for sustainable fashion and textile applications: A review

AbstractThe fashion and textile manufacturing sectors are increasingly focusing on innovative raw materials that are renewable and biodegradable. Such materials not only mitigate environmental impacts but also prevent resource depletion. Bacterial cellulose (BC) has emerged as a prime candidate, derivable from a variety of natural ingredients such as tea and coffee in addition to a sugar source in presence of the bacterial microorganisms. Numerous studies have established the potential of BC in future fashion, and some brands have already started to utilise BC as a sustainable raw material. The applications of BC ranges from basic clothing and accessories to wearable electronics. This paper discusses the scope of BC in fashion and textiles, positioning it as a sustainable alternative to conventional materials. We present a comprehensive scoping review, covering the unique properties of BC, the factors influencing its production, and its applications in textile, clothing, and footwear over the past decade. The advantages of BC in fashion are manifold: zero-waste manufacturing, reliance on renewable sources, diminished environmental pollution, and biodegradability. Furthermore, the use of BC aligns with United Nations Sustainable Development Goals 6, 7, 12, 13 and 15. However, there exist challenges pertaining to production costs, scalability, and quality, in addition to the imperative of harnessing food waste streams instead of contending for human food resources. Addressing these challenges is vital to cement BC’s position as a pivotal sustainable material in future fashion.

Research and practical exploration on innovation and entrepreneurship in Master of Arts in Fashion Design major based on new liberal arts

Deeply implement industry-university cooperation collaborative education projects, deepen the integration of industry and education, and school-enterprise cooperation, and promote the reform and innovation of contemporary fashion master's degree design talents. Through preliminary exploration and attempts at teaching clothing brand product design courses, this paper has formed a new teaching design model based on innovative and entrepreneurial thinking, that is, ability training as the orientation, project system as the core, and multi-disciplinary intersection as the means. It is an education model in the direction of mass entrepreneurship and innovation through curriculum teaching service projects and project practice to deepen teaching. Use innovative design to drive the sustainable development of the clothing brand industry and provide enterprises with design talents that meet the personalized and characteristic needs of the future fashion consumer market. At the same time, it has guiding significance for the employment development of postgraduate students majoring in the Master of Arts in Fashion, laying a solid foundation for students to enter the field of innovation and entrepreneurship in the fashion industry in the future.

Advanced Manufacturing for Sustainable Fashion. Developing Interdisciplinary Educational Experiences

As a creative industry with high cultural, social, and environmental impacts, Fashion is crucially demanding a paradigmatic shift through digital transformation toward a positive, sustainable change. Therefore, fashion education needs to nurture professionals able to tackle increasingly complex challenges, delving into technological systems and aiming at meaningful environmental, economic, cultural, and societal transformations. New learning paths, approaches, and tools should prepare future fashion designers with a hybrid set of skills placed halfway between design, technology, science, and arts. This paper presents the lessons learned from the Advanced Manufacturing for Sustainable Fashion (ASMF) module conducted at Politecnico di Milano (Design School) in the course Design for the Fashion System. While exploring digital fabrication and smart wearable technologies, students delve into prototyping activities aiming at reflecting on sustainability and fashion design practices’ impacts. The paper describes the used learning tools and approaches and reports on instructional and pedagogical learning outcomes, problems, and future implementation of interdisciplinary educational experiences toward a systemic design paradigm.

Managing Technical Staff in a Modern Organization for Successful Business

An obstacle to the introduction of advanced technologies is the shortage of technology specialists. At this time, it is possible to slow down the economic growth of enterprises, as well as to reduce the competitiveness of companies. The reasons for the shortage of qualified personnel are: 1. High rate of introduction of advanced information technologies 2. Rapid growth of e-business 3. Lack of training programs The issue of increasing the effectiveness of personnel management in order to rationally use existing labor resources is very relevant. By stopping the hiring of new employees, managers try to retain technical staff. Issues of labor resource management are still insufficiently studied despite the existence of a serious theoretical and experimental basis. One of the objective reasons that hinders the development of research in this field is the lack of appropriate tools. Modern information technology is the basis that allows a person to expand the researcher's abilities when analyzing the problem under consideration. Managers' requirements for technical staff are determined by: a. Knowledge and experience of working in the existing specialty b. Knowledge of the sales market c. Clarification in the production technologies of a foreign country d. Using them at work There are many categories and within each category there are many different areas, both technical and creative. Engineering and technical personnel can be trained in various directions, such as mechanical engineering, metallurgy, chemical technology, biotechnology, automation, construction, architecture, electrical and radio engineering, food technology, consumer goods research, mechanical engineering, metallurgy, automation, energy, assistance in the adoption of transport process technologies, Thermal energy and heating engineering, personnel training for radio-electronic systems, aircraft engine designers, future fashion designers and other fields. Today young people believe that technical professions are not as prestigious as, for example, a web designer or a photographer. Keywords: technical staff, personnel management, successful business, modern organization.

Fashion Reincarnation of Design and Clothing Industry Under the Concept of Retro-Futurism

In the context of globalization and technological progress, the fashion industry is developing rapidly and cross-cultural exchanges are becoming more frequent. This paper explores the existence of the phenomenon of fashion reincarnation and the reasons behind it. Fashion reincarnation refers to a cyclical trend in which clothes and accessories that are popular at one time will be popular again at another time. This paper provides insight into the phenomenon of fashion reincarnation, including various reasons such as historical background, social and cultural factors, and economic factors. The paper also discusses the influence of fashion reincarnation on the fashion business and the function of mass media in the fashion reincarnation. By comparing fashion trends in different periods, the paper analyzes how mass media influences the perceptions and demands of fashion consumers, thus promoting the development of fashion reincarnation. Finally, the paper discusses the significance of fashion reincarnation, as well as the trends and possibilities of future fashion reincarnation. Exploring the phenomenon of fashion reincarnation helps us to better understand the development rules of the fashion industry, provides designers and brands with inspiration for innovation, and at the same time guides consumers to consume and appreciate the aesthetic values of different periods more rationally in the pursuit of fashion.

Ethnic fashion designers, entrepreneurs and family businesses: an African marketing perspective

PurposeThe purpose of the perspective article is to review relevant literature on family business and ethnic fashion and establish links across identity (defined as culture, tradition, heritage and status) and fashion (color, design, pattern and fabric/texture) and internationalization (foreign market entry), and develop a conceptual model using the identity theory and qualitative method.Design/methodology/approachThis is a qualitative study by design. We used a systematic research and ethnographic method for this study. Specifically, the author used the participant observation aspect of ethnography to collect information and images relating to ethnic fashion. Ethnography is a well-established methodology widely used in social sciences research, including fashion.FindingsThe study's conceptual model proposes that (1) ethnic fashion mediates the identity-internationalization relationship, (2) knowledge transfer moderates the identity-ethnic fashion relationship and (3) family business size moderates the ethnic fashion-internationalization relationship. It is also revealed that a person's status can be judged by their dress and fashion in under two minutes.Research limitations/implicationsThis study is limited to the African continent, though it has 54 countries with a current population of about 1.5 billion people, which is expected to be roughly 2.5 billion by 2050.Practical implicationsImplications of the study for the entrepreneurs and family businesses are that they should realize the opportunities presented by ethnic African fashion and tap into the most crucial key to success—local design, color, fabric and patterns associated with meaning and messages. Cross-cultural collaborations and digital innovations can help the internationalization of African fashion while preserving local heritage and identity. Another implication is that quality and consistency in branding are equally essential to be on par with intentional luxury brands.Social implicationsThe social implication of the study is that culture and fashion are correlated and influence designers' creations, reflecting and conveying identity, status and societal values. Fashion allows people to express their identity, individuality and values. The proper fashion and outfit can boost mood, self-esteem and confidence, resulting in healthy social interaction and mental health. Fashion can also raise social issues (e.g. inclusiveness, diversity and gender by featuring various models and designs) and environmental issues (e.g. sustainable practices local and ethical production).Originality/valueThe paper synthesizes ethnic fashion in the context of family businesses in Africa, highlights specific examples of ethnic fashion of African people with the potential for internationalization and proposes future fashion perspectives for family businesses. It adds value in that it focuses on fashion family businesses in the African continent.

Exploring the future of fashion design education for generation Z through ‘Co-design as community-based participatory research’

ABSTRACT This research is to explore the future of fashion design education for a new generation, Gen Z. This generation, with unique characteristics, along with digitalisation and globalisation,are causing a paradigm shift in every domain. This research collected data from multiple stakeholders, industry professionals, faculty members, and students in the US. Through mixed methods, we identified three primary research aims. We reviewed opportunities utilising the ‘Co-design as CBPR (Community-Based Participatory Research) framework’, and how fashion design needs to evolve to incorporate a more user-centric, problems-focused approach. Lastly, we suggest pedagogical approaches to support ‘Co-design as CBPR’ for valuable integrated teaching and learning for future fashion design pedagogy.

Contemporary fashion and its impact on the shape of the sleeves in the traditional Moroccan caftan

The Moroccan caftan has recently occupied a large space among contemporary designers because of its great aesthetic impact in terms of shape and decoration, as well as the cultural heritage of the Arab peoples. For international designers in America, Europe and East Asia, in our research, a set of images of the traditional and contemporary caftan was used, which were analyzed visually to know the quality and size of the change that occurred in the shape of the traditional sleeve as a result of its influence on modeling and the designer's vision. In addition, the basic measurements of the sleeve were calculated to further emphasize the importance of the change in the measurements and silhouette of the contemporary sleeve. Contemporary to find out the prediction of the future shape of the kaftan, which is a kind of prediction of the shape, design, quality of fabrics and motifs used in the future fashion industry and its impact on fashion designers and the fashion industry market In our research, the study included focusing on the traditional shape of the sleeve and knowing its basic types that are known and inherited through generations, as well as studying the contemporary shapes of the sleeve through a graphic analysis of a group of contemporary costumes for fashion designers who were inspired by the Moroccan caftan as an inspiration for fashion in contemporary clothes. In front of modernity, it has changed significantly, especially in the lower sleeve area.

FORMATION OF PROJECT CULTURE IN THE PROCESS OF BACHELOR'S TRAINING OF FASHION DESIGNERS IN HIGHER EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS IN UKRAINE AND DENMARK

The article summarizes the experience of higher education institutions in Ukraine and Denmark on fashion designers’ project culture formation in the process of undergraduate training. It has been determined that project culture is an integral indicator of a specialist’s professional competence, which provides the ability for creative project-transformative activity. Based on the study of professional and educational training programs for clothing designers in Ukrainian and Danish higher education institutions, the content of disciplines in which the key role is assigned to design has been identified and analyzed. It has been proven that the formation of fashion designers’ project culture during bachelor's training in Ukrainian and Danish higher education institutions is effective, provided that specialists are included in the integral process of project activity. It is consistent with the process of purposeful formation of professional competencies. Attention is focused on the importance of stimulating future fashion designers' creative activity as the basis of their ability to creatively solve design tasks and internal self-motivation for creative project self-realization and self-improvement. It has been found that the formation of the project culture of fashion designers in Danish higher education institutions is facilitated by the Scandinavian educational policy, the conceptual idea of which is a combination of theory and professional practice. Based on the comparative analysis, it has been concluded that the educational process in the higher education institutions of Denmark is based on all-pervading projectivity and interdisciplinarity, while in Ukraine the emphasis is on interdisciplinarity and technologicality.

현대 패션이 추구하는 미래가치에 관한 연구: 보그 아카이브를 중심으로

In this study, based on the 21st century fashion media, future lifestyle trends, shape and styling of fashion, materials, sales and promotion methods in the fashion industry, and sustainability trends are analyzed, and finally inferred future values pursued by modern fashion. The research method analyzed articles and images derived from the fashion magazine Vogue from 2000 to 2022 as the keyword of ‘future fashion’. As a result of the study, it was expected that future lifestyle trends would pursue a light, simple and comfortable lifestyle, and a tendency to possess all the things necessary for life to a minimum but to pursue good things. Future fashion has emerged as a fashion with charm beyond comfort, an item with simplicity and elegance that does not change over time, and a fashion with variety and fun beyond technology and function. On the other hand, it was predicted that with smart anti-recognition fashion, you will be able to have the option not to make yourself known. In addition, virtual game styling emerged as a major trend, and natural materials, eco-friendly materials, lightweight materials, and technical materials that did not look technical appeared to be futuristic. On the other hand, a small and substantial sales strategy, retail rather than wholesale, will be more advantageous, racist, democratic marketing will be pursued, and sustainable fashion trends will be maintained. It was analyzed that future fashion will pursue luxury in simplicity, understanding of the great value of small things, and freedom to protect privacy. On the other hand, it was predicted that they would pursue the values of diversity, fun, integration, inclusion, and fairness beyond technology and skills, and value contributions and the value of a virtuous cycle between society and businesses rather than consumption.

AWARENESS OF 3D BODY-SCANNING AND PROSPECTIVE UPDATE OF INDONESIAN ANTHROPOMETRY FOR VIRTUAL FASHION DESIGN

It is a challenge for the designer and user in compromising a perfect fit of fashion. This study addresses the awareness of users and development of two different methods for the fitting of a fashion product. The first one, it is an individual anthropometric measurement, whereas the second one is assisted anthropometric measurement. Based on the Focused Group Discussion (FGD), it showed that the virtual fashion technology was perceived as something new and prospective in the future fashion industry. Through the virtual prototyping using CLO3D, it was found that the result had relatively the same as the manual measurement. The virtual one has reduced measurement and lead time significantly. In other words, the virtual measurement is deemed to be a time-saving process, promoting “fitting the product to the user” principle. This study supports a good communication bridge between users and designers through the 3D virtual clothing process, and also contributes to Indonesian anthropometry updates.

AWARENESS OF 3D BODY-SCANNING AND PROSPECTIVE UPDATE OF INDONESIAN ANTHROPOMETRY FOR VIRTUAL FASHION DESIGN

It is a challenge for the designer and user in compromising a perfect fit of fashion. This study addresses the awareness of users and development of two different methods for the fitting of a fashion product. The first one, it is an individual anthropometric measurement, whereas the second one is assisted anthropometric measurement. Based on the Focused Group Discussion (FGD), it showed that the virtual fashion technology was perceived as something new and prospective in the future fashion industry. Through the virtual prototyping using CLO3D, it was found that the result had relatively the same as the manual measurement. The virtual one has reduced measurement and lead time significantly. In other words, the virtual measurement is deemed to be a time-saving process, promoting “fitting the product to the user” principle. This study supports a good communication bridge between users and designers through the 3D virtual clothing process, and also contributes to Indonesian anthropometry updates.

메타버스 기술 확장과 패션브랜드 콜라보레이션 현황에 관한 연구

This study is to study fashion brand collaboration according to the expansion of metaverse technology. As a theoretical background, the types of metaverse technology were analyzed into four categories, and metaverse platform types implemented according to technological development were classified. The results of analyzing the types of fashion platforms growing through metaverse technology expansion are as follows. First, the game platform type, an early metaverse type, is an MMORPG type. Game users achieve goals through avatars, communicate with users, play games, and target the MZ generation. For fashion brands collaborating with game platforms, VR virtual fashion expands the business by overcoming realistic marketing limitations and merging real and virtual products beyond simple games. Second, the community platform type combines group play and cultural activities with social media games. It is being used as a space to build a brand identity for the MZ generation by providing fashion shows and virtual store experiences to users through fashion shows and virtual store experiences through collaboration with the metaverse platform and item creation through avatars. Third, the collaborative business platform is a service that supports video conferencing and multi-collaboration and is based on the development of AR, VR, MR, XR, and 3D design technology according to the development of metaverse technology. It is a representative type that suggests the direction of the future fashion platform as a meta-commerce platform that provides a shopping experience without time and space restrictions through collaboration with fashion brands based on delicate meta technology and connects with actual purchases. This study is meaningful in that it analyzes the impact of the convergence of metaverse technology and fashion brands on the development of the fashion industry and suggests the direction of future fashion platform implementation. It is expected that further studies on changes and future values will follow.

디지털 기술 발달에 따른 패션테크 시장의 변화

This study categorized and analyzed the fashion technology industry, which is changing with the development of digital technology, into three types according to the common convergence types presented in the previous paper. The first type is the type of technology that has become the center of the fashion technology industry, beginning with the mechanization of the manufacturing sector and converging with the technology that creates automation of production systems. With the growth of the smart manufacturing market, technology types such as the digital fashion technology industry are evolving into an efficient collaboration system in the digital customization industry that can increase productivity by converging with advanced digital technologies. The second is the content platform type, and the digitized fashion technology industry has brought innovative changes in design, manufacturing, distribution, and marketing channels. The fashion platform complements the shortcomings of online marketplaces, enabling virtual fittings, AR virtual store experiences, and 3D implementation of products. Digital technology complements the physical weaknesses of the fashion industry through organic convergence, drives the growth of the fashion platform and e-commerce market, and creates new value. The third is the convergence industry type, and digital technology development enabled the implementation of the metaverse, a futuristic convergence space encompassing the real and virtual worlds. This study is meaningful in suggesting a direction for change in the digital environment of the future fashion industry by analyzing the current status of the fashion technology market that is changing due to the convergence of digital technology. Also, research on fashion technology, a blue ocean market, will likely continue.

The Use of Modern Digital Technologies in the Design and Technology VET in Ukraine

The objective of this paper is to substantiate the system of vocational education and training (VET) of fashion designers and technologists to perform computer modeling and design of the clothes. The use of the developed system of training specialists in fashion design, which provides for the use of CAD systems, contributes to the formation of readiness of future fashion designers to use specialized software in their professional activities. To increase the efficiency of VET, we used the following types of learning activities: development of creative collage, development of artistic sketches of clothes, design of templates for different sizes, use of programs for the 3D design of the clothes. A feature of this study is the selection of the software used in the design of the clothes, namely GraziaCAD and JULIVI CAD. The effectiveness of these types of tasks is confirmed by an experiment, in which 80 students from Kyiv National University of Technologies and Design took part (CG 44 students, EG 36 students). Comparing the results of incoming and outgoing control of the level of students’ readiness, a decrease in the number of students with a low level of readiness for the use of ICT in the professional activities was noted: from 22.7 % to 11.4 % in CG and from 22.2 % to 5.6 % in EG. At the same time, the percentage of students with a high level of readiness increased in both groups: from 29.5 % to 38.6 % in CG and from 25.0 % to 66.7 % in EG. Also, it should be noted that the biggest changes in the number of students with a high level of knowledge took place in EG. This, with 95% reliability according to Pearson's criterion, means that the experimental educational program led to a significant increase in the level of readiness for the use of ICT in the EG, in comparison with the CG. This confirms the effectiveness of the proposed educational program. The results of the study confirm the effectiveness of the generally accepted international practice of using the digital design in VET in the field of fashion design and technologies.

Z세대 패션디자인전공 학생들의 가상 이미지 수용자 인식 분석

The purpose of this study is to analyze the types of acceptance preferences of Generation Z students majoring in fashion design for fashion images in Science Fiction(SF) films that reflect future fashion design trends in virtual space. Through this, it is meaningful to predict trends and consumption patterns for future fashion images and to inform fashion design education by classifying the characteristics, tastes, and emotions of Generation Z by various types of perception.
 The research is performed with the Q-methodology. Unlike quantitative methodologies based on scientific analysis and objective data, the Q methodology expects to fill the gap in error and values in research due to audience propensity through superficial characteristic analysis by studying the scope of an individual audience's subjective perception. The Q samples used in the Q methodology collected Q-Population through online and SF film-related papers, newspapers, and other magazines, and sampled 30 Q views of fashion images. The subjects of the study were 40 first- to fourthyear students in the textile&fashion design department of universities in the Seoul metropolitan area in August 2022. In this study, a distribution model on a 9-point scale was used for Q classification. Interviews were also conducted on the classification for use as in-depth data to verify the end-acceptor recognition analysis, and why +4 (strong consent) and -4 (strong rejection) responses were selected simultaneously. The program used for the analysis applied the PQ Method, and in the final result, only factors with an eigen value of 1 or more were extracted and applied to increase the validity of the analysis.
 As a result of the analysis, three final types were derived. The first is a realistic compromise type that emphasizes practicality and reflects actual fashion design preferences, The second is a future-oriented type that emphasizes artistic aspects ahead of the times, Lastly, the third is an adventure type that overcomes the future in the social direction.
 In conclusion, the decision-making process for efficiently performing fashion design work should include objectively analyzing design elements, public desires, and changing social phenomena, as well as harmonizing the creative and emotional capabilities of each fashion designer based on the data shown through objectification. The analysis of personal emotions, tastes, and perceptions of Generation Z fashion design students is expected to be an important research material for beneficial results of scientific emotional fashion images.