A Matter of Time
Okay, so this is embarrassing to admit, but this blog post took me three months to complete. It wasn't a matter of effort or ability, it was just a matter of time. Despite my best intentions, I never could seem…
Fashion Tech
Pioneering Canadian Fashion-Tech Designer Releases Ready-to-Wear Collection
Chelsea Klukas is no stranger to spectacle. For almost a decade, the designer has experimented with combining traditional materials like lace and sequin with lights and laser-cutting techniques. The result is a portfolio of apparel that's just as impressive visually…
The Future of Retail is Phygital
The National Retail Federation's annual Big Show in New York City is one of the largest retail conferences in North America. For 100 years, tens of thousands of service and software providers for the retail sector have gathered annually to…
ASOS Employs “Responsible” Shopping Filter: Gimmick or Good Move?
This spring, ASOS replaced its former “Eco Edit” —a small, curated page of more sustainable brand offerings— to what it's now calling the “Responsible Edit.” The latter is a significantly larger collection of 3700 products ranging from clothing to accessories,…
Understanding Investment from a VC Perspective
Soha Yasrebi is an electrical engineer-turned Venture Capitalist for Omers Ventures, as well as a member of New York Fashion Tech Lab’s expert network. In today's episode of the Electric Runway podcast, she shares with us the trends in the marketplace she's keeping an eye on as they pertain to changing consumer behaviour. She also provides insight into what she's learned sitting in the investor's chair.
Unravelling the Business of Denim
Today on the Electric Runway podcast, we're speaking to a startup that's transforming everything about denim, from the way it's made to the way we shop for it. Unspun is a venture-backed robotics and apparel company. Their main brand, Denim Unspun,…
Artificial Intelligence for Fashion with Leanne Luce (Part 2 of 2)
Today we continue our conversation with Leanne Luce, a blogger, product manager at Google, and the author of a newly published book Artifical Intelligence for the Fashion Industry. If you missed the first part of this interview, we invite you to…
Canadian Smart Fashion Startup Shoots for the Stars, Lands on the International Space Station
A Canadian wearable tech startup that shot for the stars has successfully landed on the International Space Station. Montreal-based Hexoskin, a leader in smart shirt technology, marked an exciting milestone when its wearable Astroskin, a smart fabric with real-time physiology monitoring,…
Artificial Intelligence for Fashion with Leanne Luce (Part 1 of 2)
Our guest today is Leanne Luce, a blogger at the Fashion Robot, a product designer for Google, and the author of a newly published book titled "Artificial Intelligence for Fashion: How AI is Revolutionizing the Fashion Industry."