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On April 11, 2019
By Amanda Cosco
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Designing the Future of Fashion with Anouk Wipprecht

Anouk Wipprecht is an internationally recognized fashion tech designer known for fusing couture fashion with robotics and artificial intelligence to create garments that move, breathe, and react to the environment around them. Anouk has produced innovative work in collaboration with…

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On April 3, 2019
By Amanda Cosco
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Connecting People with Products

In this episode, Fashion Futurist Amanda Cosco interviews Steve Statler, the SVP of Marketing and Business Development at Wiliot. Wiliot is an Israel-based startup that aims to switch on the fashion industry and enable a whole new digital life for…

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On March 25, 2019
By Amanda Cosco
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Rent—Don’t Buy—Your Bridesmaid Dress

From buying the perfect present to finding the right outfit for the occasion, weddings are expensive to attend, especially if you’re in the wedding party. According to Global News, 30% of Canadian bridesmaids spend more than $500 on a friend’s…

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On March 5, 2019
By Amanda Cosco
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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,…

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On November 15, 2018
By Amanda Cosco
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Solving the Challenge of Fit with Artificial Intelligence

As consumers of clothing, we all understand the challenge of fit. Some items are too big or too small, and often we're in between sizes. This is all further complicated when we shop online; We may not know our size in…

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On July 12, 2018
By Amanda Cosco
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How Twinery is Reinventing Manufacturing from the Inside Out

In this week's episode of the Electric Runway podcast, Fashion Tech Journalist Amanda Cosco speaks with Amrah Akbar of Twinery on the future of apparel manufacturing and how digital technologies are causing a shake-up in an industry that’s centuries old.

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On May 18, 2018
By Amanda Cosco
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Think Dirty, Shop Clean

On the heels of Fashion Revolution Week, where thousands across the world asked, "Who Made my Clothes," we're asking a similar question: What exactly is inside the beauty and cosmetics products many of us use on our skin every day? It's…

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On December 27, 2017
By Amanda Cosco
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Shopping with Machine Learning and Computer Vision

In this year's final episode of the Electric Runway podcast, fashion tech journalist Amanda Cosco interviews Anjolie Kulkarni of PIXT, a New York-based fashion app that leverages machine learning and computer vision to connect shoppers with local boutiques. PIXT translates…

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On May 21, 2017
By Amanda Cosco
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Welcome Back Podcast

As regular listeners of the Electric Runway podcast may have noticed, we took a break from recording for the past two months to produce InStore, our immersive event on the future of retail. InStore took place on May 2ND at…