Life paths have become unpredictable. You may be here today and nowhere tomorrow, you may try to get or stay into the traditional business system, it will almost certainly crush you. So why not choose independence ? There is nothing to…
For more than twenty years, different types of software for designing sewing patterns have appeared on the market, mainly 2D CAD adapted to specific tailoring requirements. They are not sold alone, but are part of complex platforms that include other…
Simona, can you describe your business model? I call it demi-couture, halfway between ready-wear and houte couture: for each model I produce three or four specimens, they are ready-made garments but can be replicated with some variation and/or difference in…
WEAR Sustain is organising two Europe-wide competitions in April 2017 and October 2017, to develop what could or should be considered Next Generation Wearables and smart textiles that are critical-ethical-aesthetic. The program is seeking applications from teams in art or design…
Technology related to yarn and fabric production and related to sewing is constantly improving. The textile and clothing sector benefits a lot from research in many disciplines (from chemistry to computer science and biology), but often in a not entirely…
Fandom of TV, film, or games offers huge potential for themed clothing, but narrow windows of opportunity impose digital production. According to Fashionista, ‘pink it and shrink it’ is still the most-used tactic for designing clothes for women sports fans….
An interesting alternative to water-based recipes preparing yarns for weaving is coating with hotmelts, especially from an energy point of view. Traditional coating of warp yarn is done mostly on water based recipes: single yarns are coated conventionally within a…
Forecasting is absolutely essential since the entire fashion industry progresses based on trends. In this globalized fashion environment where everything changes very quickly, a common denominator is the trend. In the fashion life cycle, inspiration and design based on forecasting…
Fashion constantly recycles the past. Textures, colours, decorative motifs, all reappear: but not in exactly the same form, as materials and technology evolve and – above all – because context changes. Design the future through the past It is no…
The Circular Economy model ‘closes the loop’ of industrial supply chains to reintegrate energy and waste by-products into the economic cycle. It thus places the spotlight on the potential of re-use, recycling, and renewable energy sources as part of the…