At the beginning of the year, CLO received an invitation from the Design Incubation Program – also known as DIP – to introduce the software to their fashion designers. We also invited the participants to our CLO Hong Kong Public Workshop held the following week. We received an enormous response from participants and decided to collaborate on a project to support the fashion designers in visualizing their collections and implementing CLO into their business.  Where fashion designers go to grow DIP is a two-year program that helps startups from across the fashion world navigate and overcome challenges in the critical early stages of business development. The program offers financial support, mentorship, and networking opportunities to take fashion designer’s brands to the next level.  The Hong Kong Design Centre manages DIP, and Create Hong Kong (CreateHK) sponsors the program. CreateHK is a Government agency dedicated to spearheading the development of Hong Kong’s creative industries. Local emerging brands such as Somewhere Nowhere, Klockwise, Knitwarm, and V Visionary are alumni and current DIP members. Photo courtesy of Somewherenowhere, Klockwise, and V Visionary. CLO x DIP Collaboration We look forward to seeing the development and growth of each brand that we’ve helped with visualizing their collection. Our…

Those who have experienced the CLO interface know that accessories lend themselves exceptionally well for CLO and virtual sampling. CLO continuously innovates through integrations and new features to enable the highest quality visualizations. Some of the main benefits of using CLO for accessory creation are early product validation, the ability to create more responsibly through lower sample production, faster lead times, and the possibility of re-using assets for campaign material.  A great example of how these advantages come to play can be seen through the company INDG. INDG is a CGI production company, creating photorealistic 3D content and interactive experiences for global product brands. They collaborate with several of the largest sports, fashion, and luxury brands to digitize their portfolios, in particular, a large array of accessories, all using CLO.  We had the opportunity to catch up with Bastiaan Geluk and Irina Ternauciuc from INDG to find out more about the benefits they’ve seen through accessory digitization using CLO. We dive into the main reasons for client requests when it comes to digitizing accessories, how CLO aids in creating accessories more responsibly, their favorite CLO tools, and more. What Benefits have you experienced since using CLO for accessory creation? “The…

Our third Creative Design Competition in partnership with the Korea Textile Trade Association has officially come to a close. This year’s competition saw a total of 703 participants from 67 countries around the globe. It also had an exceptional list of participating sponsors including, LF Hazzys, HUGO BOSS, Marc Cain, Pantone, Atacac Fashion Studio, Ciel Textile Ltd., Beijing Institute Of Fashion Technology, Hansae, INDG, SAE-A Trading, TMG Group, Wacom, and Youth Hightech. As is the case with each design competition, we love to see the diverse talent and creativity of CLO users all across the world. This year’s contest had two challenges with the first one having a theme of Travel + Digital Emotions. This theme allowed participants to digitally express what it would look like if they were able to travel without the restrictions of COVID-19. With 99 participants moving on to the second challenge, this round featured a theme of Life On Mars in the Metaverse. This allowed participants to reimagine an alternate life in the metaverse.  There were 19 winners chosen in the end by a panel of global judges. The grand prize winner, Yuen Huang, received $4,500 and an FHI Cotton Chip Set from Pantone. The…