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The promise of 3D apparel design is revolutionary: total creative freedom, zero fabric waste, and the ability to see a garment come to life instantly. But we’ve all been there: You spend hours constructing a pattern, hit simulation, and the result looks underwhelming with surfaces so even they seem like plastic and lights that are…
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The fashion industry is standing on the brink of its biggest regulatory shift in a generation. Across the world, governments are moving past voluntary sustainability pledges and enacting hard laws. At the center of this legislative wave is the Digital Product Passport (DPP). By requiring brands to provide a transparent, scannable record of a garment’s…
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Thank you to Heidi Weinberg (Sew Heidi) of Successful Fashion Designer for this guest post. There’s a lot more to 3D design than just making eye-catching renders. Here’s a rundown of the five most in-demand 3D fashion design services, featuring real-life examples from freelance fashion designers – plus tips to help you land your first…
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We are thrilled to announce our Ecosystem Partnership Program (EPP), with fashion tech companies BeProduct (PLM), Tronog (Applications), Revobit (Scanner), PTTRNS.ai (Pipeline Software), SixAtomic (Pipeline Software), SimplySoft (Knitwear Solution), KM.ON by KARL MAYER (Knitwear Solution), Frontier (Materials), and DMIx by ColorDigitial GmbH (Color and Materials). The EPP combines the expertise and resources of each of these companies to…
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Our fourth Creative Design Competition, ‘3D Fashion Tech : Ready, Set, CLO! ‘ has officially come to a close, attracting a total of 584 participants from 48 countries around the world. Co-hosted with the Korea Textile Trade Association (KTTA), this annual competition is to promote 3D design methods and foster talented designers in the ever-growing…
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We held the first CLO Talent Incubator Programme in Hong Kong this summer. The programme aims to equip more talents with CLO knowledge for the industry, and to help the local companies having skilled talents to facilitate their CLO implementation under the upward trend of 3D technology and popularity of CLO in Hong Kong. The…
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We wrapped up our second annual Academic Month in July. Similar to last year’s Academic Month, it was a testament to how schools are jumpstarting with 3D and overcoming challenges to successfully implement CLO into their curriculum. This year’s Academic Month highlighted five institutions including Design School Kolding, Manchester Metropolitan University, Trainstation, Institut Français de…
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3D product development reduces the total number of unnecessary garments being produced within apparel industry significantly – saving time, money, as well as reducing the overall environmental footprint. However, many brands still find challenges when it comes to initially implementing 3D into their pipeline. Creation Fields, which was founded by Eva Mattsson Culafic and Kristina…
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This month a new world of digital couture was created thanks to the Institute of Digital Fashion (IoDF) and the infamous high-end couture label August Getty Atelier. Through this first-ever collaboration, ‘TINITUS’, an inclusive digital showcase of the August Getty brand was created using CLO. IoDF set the aim of merging old and new technologies as…