THE ELECTRIC RUNWAY PODCAST
Named among the top five fashion podcasts globally by Elle Magazine, the Electric Runway podcast looks at innovation through the lens of fashion. In each episode, fashion futurist Amanda Cosco interviews the makers and shakers transforming apparel, retail, manufacturing, and consumer experiences to discover how digital technology is disrupting every aspect of the fashion industry around the world.
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Circular Fashion Summit to take place inside the First Fashion Metaverse
At the beginning of December of this year, I'm attending my first conference since Covid, but I won't be leaving the comfort of my couch. I'll be strapping on an Oculus Quest 2—a virtual reality headset produced by Facebook— to…
Digital Fashion Design and What We’ll Wear in the Metaverse
Get ready for the Metaverse. No literally, get ready. Like, what are you going to wear? The reality of virtual fashion is here, and we’re not just talking skins in gaming. Whether it’s choosing a Snapchat filter for your Zoom…
Sustainable Fashion Beyond Greenwashing
Consumers and the fashion industry alike are realizing that sustainability is more than just a buzzword—it needs to be a way of life and a way of business. Our guest today is a sustainability advocate and an internationally recognized leader…
How 3D Fashion Design Software is Leading the Apparel Industry Towards Digital Transformation
Lately, we’ve been hearing a lot about digital fashion. Whether we’re talking about augmented reality try-on in Snapchat or digital clothing that’s created and sold as art objects and minted as NFTs (that’s non-fungible tokens), the fashion industry is looking…
Redesigning Retail with Artificial Intelligence
It's 2020, and if you’re on online retailer not already thinking about the implications of artificial intelligence on your business then allow today’s episode to provoke your consideration: Our guest today is Ashwini Asokan, the CEO and founder of Vue.Ai, a US/India-based startup that has developed an AI platform to help online retailers increase sales and work more efficiently. They do this by automating simple yet important tasks such as product tagging and personalized recommendations.
Automation and AI are coming for the Fashion Industry
In episode 123 of the Electric Runway podcast, we're talking about how technology is changing bespoke apparel. The word “bespoke” is derived from the British word “bespeak” which means to discuss in advance or to order or reserve something. You…
Why Barcelona is a Breeding Ground for Innovation
Electric Runway has returned from Barcelona where founder and FashionTech journalist Amanda Cosco was taking part in Reshape. As you heard in last week's episode, Reshape is an exhibition and content series that explores the future of fashion through the…
Hacking Industry from the Inside Out
In this week's episode, fashion futurist Amanda Cosco sits down with Aldo Sollazzo, the founder of Noumena and organizer of the Reshape Forum. Taking place October 29th thru 31st in Barcelona, Reshape is a part of Industry Arena 19 at…
How Blue Bite Transforms Products into Platforms
From eCommerce to wearables, digital innovation has greatly impacted the fashion industry, but how can technology empower a more sustainable fashion future? In episode 120 of the Electric Runway podcast, FashionTech journalist Amanda Cosco sits down with Mikhail Damiani, the…