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🤖 +👗This week in AI Fashion – v9 – 12.6.25 by AI Disc Jockey

• Feature: Is Fashion’s AI Infrastructure Ready for the Holidays?
  • A recent analysis argues that the demands of the holiday season will put pressure on fashion retailers’ AI / e-commerce infrastructure; if systems aren’t robust, the surge could expose cracks. Relevant to brands using AI for inventory, visual content, personalization, or logistics in e-commerce. The Interline
• More brands/platforms pondering if AI delivers real value — or just hype
  • There’s ongoing debate (covered by outlets like Glossy) whether the AI-fashion boom is really solving meaningful problems (fit, personalization, returns, discovery), or primarily catering to hype. Some promising tech sees real opportunity; but critics question whether consumers truly adopt AI­­-generated fashion systems at scale. Glossy
• Polish fashion retailer LPP can beat annual targets amid e-commerce challenge, CFO says
  • LPP, a major fashion retailer, is using AI and robotization to streamline operations and expects to beat its 2025 guidance despite e-commerce headwinds. Reuters
• The debate around AI in luxury fashion gets louder — fueled by Valentino’s controversial campaign.
  • The brand’s recent ad for its new DeVain handbag, created using AI-generated visuals, sparked criticism from fashion insiders and consumers calling it “tacky,” “off-brand,” and undermining of traditional craftsmanship.
• Aerie’s promise not to use AI in ads is its most popular Instagram post in a year
  • The intimates and loungewear brand pledged not to use AI in its ads in an Instagram post on October 9. The post has since garnered over 40,000 likes and more than 500 comments, making it the brand’s most popular post in the past year, Metricool, which tracks social media engagement, told Business Insider. Business Insider
• AI and the Future of Fashion E-Commerce Content
  • At BoF VOICES 2025, Pixel Moda’s president Gianni Serazzi and Etro’s chief executive Fabrizio Cardinali unpacked the opportunity in AI-assisted and AI-generated e-commerce imagery and video production to drive forward sector growth in 2026 and beyond. Business of Fashion
• Fashion tech, AI and the innovators shaping retail’s next chapter
  • AI and unified tech are becoming core infrastructure for retail/fashion, enabling conversational search, visual discovery, enhanced loyalty — not just as add-ons but foundational systems for a next-gen retail model. National Retail Federation (NRF)

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• How AI is Helping the Fashion Industry Confront Fabric Waste at Its Source
  • A recent overview describes how AI tools can help fashion companies shrink waste early — by managing fabrics and cutting inefficiencies. OneStop ESG

🤖 +👗This week in AI Fashion – v8 – 11.29.25 by AI Disc Jockey

• Perplexity launches a virtual-try-on feature for online clothing shoppers
  • Perplexity’s new shopping tool builds a “digital twin” from users’ photos so shoppers can virtually try on clothes before buying — potentially reducing returns and improving fit discovery. AI-driven virtual-try-on tech is becoming more consumer-ready — a trend that could reshape e-commerce, logistics and returns economics. TechRadar
• Verity AI develops instant-authentication API to fight counterfeit luxury resale
  • Verity AI is building image-based tech to detect counterfeit fashion items (e.g., resale luxury goods) — a potentially big deal for the resale market and for protecting brand integrity. Especially for high-end or luxury-fashion clients, this could reshape risk, trust and supply-chain transparency in resale and secondary-market commerce. Business News Australia
• THG Studios & Topshop to headline ‘world’s first’ AI-driven, shoppable catwalk
  • The upcoming show (Feb 26, 2026 in Manchester) will be “immersive,” with AI-generated models and runway looks that are instantly shoppable. Execution by THG Studios, in partnership with Google Cloud and PayPal — an example of how fashion + tech + fintech are converging in real-time commerce experiences. Retail Systems
• 2025 Future Readiness Indicator – Fashion Industry Outlook
  • The latest rankings show a clear split: some fashion companies (especially large diversified ones like LVMH) remain “future-ready,” while many legacy players are at risk of being left behind. According to IMD, the companies best positioned for success are those that combine AI-enabled supply-chain agility, cross-ecosystem diversification, and rapid adaptability — not merely those with deep pockets. For fashion firms (especially smaller or mid-market ones), this suggests the strategic value of investing in AI, digital infrastructure, and operational flexibility to stay competitive long-term. IMD Business School
• As AI reshapes shopping, US retailers try to change how they’re seen online
  • Big retailers in the U.S. are shifting away from traditional search-engine ads and instead optimizing their web presence for AI-driven shopping platforms (e.g., chatbots, AI agents). Some brands are producing vastly more online content — not for human shoppers, but for AI “scrapers” who feed product data into large-language models and shopping agents. As AI agents influence shopping habits, retailers must re-think digital marketing and product data strategies — a shift that could reshape which fashion brands gain traction this holiday season. FashionNetwork
• Smarter Systems, Deeper Costs: AI’s Impact on Fashion’s Sustainability Journey
  • Explores how AI is being used across design, manufacturing, logistics in fashion — promising leaner operations and lower waste. AI could amplify existing issues (overproduction, fast-fashion churn) rather than eliminate them. Global Fashion Agenda
• Fashion giant Next installs AI ‘super scanners’ that spot stolen items hidden in bras and pants
  • UK retailer Next plc is deploying an advanced AI-driven scanner (terahertz passive imaging + AI threat detection) in its warehouses and considering rolling out to its 500 retail stores with 8,000 staff. The tech is used to detect concealed items (theft), not directly an aesthetic or design AI use-case — but interesting from a risk/operational efficiency angle in fashion retail. The Scottish Sun
• Gryning introduces an integrated AI platform aiming to eliminate over-production in fashion
  • Swedish fashion-technology firm Gryning has launched a new AI-powered circular-fashion production platform designed to connect order with manufacturing and logistics in real time. The platform links customer orders directly with manufacturing and logistics (in Hungary, Portugal, Lithuania, Sweden and Spain) so as to reduce inventory and overproduction. Aimed at enabling “responsive, low-waste, fully circular production models” — a huge leverage point if you’re writing about sustainability or operational innovation in fashion banking or specialty lending. TexSPACE Today

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• European fashion universities present pioneering holographic runway event
  • Twelve European fashion universities joined forces at Fabrique des Lumières in Amsterdam to present what organizers describe as the world’s first holographic fashion show, showcased during Future Front Row X FashionTEX. FashionUnited

🤖 +👗This week in AI Fashion – v7 – 11.22.25 by AI Disc Jockey

• ASOS launches AI-powered “Styled for You” stylists
  • A major story from the UK retailer: ASOS is introducing an AI-driven online stylist feature that uses a database of ~100,000 curated outfits to recommend complementary items to shoppers based on their previous searches/purchases. Showcasing how AI is being used not just in backend operations but in customer experience / personalization.
• Swatch’s New OpenAI-Powered Tool Lets You Design Your Own Watch
  • The new AI-DADA tool lets you create a unique Swatch design using AI prompts. You can’t make a custom MoonSwatch yet—but it’s not entirely off the table. Wired
• Target Has a New Idea for For Spotting Trends: It’s Asking AI
  • Target Corporation’s internal AI tool “Trend Brain” to predict fashion trends by analysing product details and using synthetic audiences. Investopedia
• Vietnam’s textile & garment industry accelerating digital transformation, driven by automation and AI
  • This is upstream—manufacturing/supply chain tech in fashion. Vietnam’s textile and garment industry is entering a decisive phase of technological upgrading, driven by rapid automation, AI-enabled production systems and the rising global demand for green, low-emission manufacturing. Textile Today
• AI in Textile Market Size to Worth USD 68.44 Billion by 2035
  • According to Towards Chemical and Materials Consulting, the global AI in textile market is projected to grow from USD 4.12 billion in 2025 to USD 68.44 billion by 2035, growing at a CAGR of 32.45% from 2025 to 2035 Toward Chem and Materials
• The State of Fashion 2026: When the rules change
  • The report identifies AI as the biggest opportunity in fashion for the year ahead. The Business of Fashion. It highlights disruptions: economic volatility, consumer priority shifts, rapid tech change. Example: Autonomous AI shopping agents may monitor prices and buy products on behalf of consumers in future. Fashion brands are repositioning around AI. McKinsey & Company
  • The State of Fashion 2026 – Synopsis by AI Disc Jockey
• Cutting-edge AI to stay ahead of holiday demand
  • Debenhams Group (which owns several fashion brands) implemented an “agentic AI” solution to improve sales, stock, pricing decisions for holiday season. The AI can autonomously act on decisions (smart pricing/promotions) and expedite merchandising. This is a concrete example of fashion/retail companies deploying AI to manage operations — not just marketing but inventory/price/response. For your banking role: if you serve clients in retail/consumer, their operational cost structure and capital cycle are changing. Business Wire
• Consumer-to-Consumer and a big shift in work culture – How Nicoline Van Enter sees AI
  • In footwear industry, AI is seen across the supply chain — design to manufacturing to retail. The interviewee mentions potential for autonomous systems: e.g., AI that designs footwear and then sends to manufacturing. This speaks to deeper structural changes — not just front-end digital commerce, but product cycle and supply chain. World Footwear
• How could AI fix fashion’s fit problem?
  • Fit inconsistency costs billions in returns for fashion retailers; AI is being positioned as a solution. Exploring how technology could reduce returns, improve sizing/fit, thus improve margins. IBL News

🤖 +👗This week in AI Fashion – v6 – 11.15.25 by AI Disc Jockey

AI Fashion News v9: The Final Sprint of 2025 Begins – AI Fashion News

This week’s episode of AI Fashion News by AI Disc Jockey dives into the biggest question facing the industry as we enter peak holiday chaos: Is fashion’s AI infrastructure actually ready for the pressure? From The Interline’s warning that the holiday surge may expose cracks in forecasting, personalization, and e-commerce systems, to Glossy’s growing debate around whether AI is delivering real value or just fueling the hype cycle, this episode breaks down the tension between innovation and reality at a moment when reliability matters most.We also explore the global stories shaping AI’s evolution across fashion: LPP’s unexpected success through operational automation, Valentino’s backlash-stirring AI campaign, Aerie’s viral promise of “no AI,” and the rapid rise of next-gen e-commerce imagery unveiled at BoF VOICES. Combined with the NRF’s declaration that AI is becoming core retail infrastructure, this week paints a vivid picture of an industry redefining its relationship with intelligence, authenticity, and scale. Tune in for the insights, the contradictions, and the outlook for 2026 and beyond.

1. AI Fashion News v9: The Final Sprint of 2025 Begins 04:21
2. AI Fashion News v8: It's Infrastructural 05:26
3. AI Fashion News v7: AI Influence Isn’t Slowing Down — It’s Accelerating 05:02
4. AI Fashion News v6: From Conversational Beauty to Biometric Commerce – A Breakthrough Week for AI in Fashion and Retail 04:33

• Perfect Corp launches YouCam AI Beauty Agent for conversational beauty tech
  • Sitting at the intersection of fashion, styling, AI and retail, the tool offers outfit and accessory styling via natural language, blurring beauty + fashion. This kind of tech could be a signal of how fashion retail / brand-experiences might evolve, which could impact strategic relationships, brand-tech partnerships, etc. businesswire
• Sinch Releases 2026 Predictions: AI to Redefine How Brands Connect
  • Focus on how AI agents, voice tech and conversational messaging will reshape how brands (including fashion/retail brands) engage consumers. PR Newswire
• AI by Design: How Smarter Forecasting Can Solve Fashion’s Waste Crisis
  • This essay is aimed at decision-makers who can influence change across the supply chain. That includes brand executives, sustainability leads, policymakers and the tech innovators behind production and logistics systems. Fashion’s footprint is global but solutions must be local, data-driven and rooted in proactive design choices. The AI Innovator
• AI has made Double 11 in 2025 smarter. Now it must make it sustainable
  • Focuses on China’s “Double 11” e-commerce event, the role of AI in sales/algorithms, and how sustainability is becoming a “fault line” in the ecosystem. campaign ASIA
• Ant International Launches World’s First Iris Authentication Feature in Smart-glasses Payment Solution
  • Alipay+ GlassPay, Ant International’s smart glasses-embedded payment solution, will add iris authentication to its security verification capabilities, alongside voiceprint authentication businesswire

• 🤖 +👗This week in AI Fashion – v5 – 11.8.25 by AI Disc Jockey
• MIAMI FASHION WEEK® 2025 Marks a New Milestone as a Pioneering Platform Bridging the Physical and Digital Worlds of Fashion (PRNewswire)
  • The organizers of Miami Fashion Week® 2025 (MIAFW) announced a dedicated division for AI-driven content, including fully virtual fashion shows. PRNewswire
• The Strategies Transforming Fashion and Beauty’s Customer Experience (The Business of Fashion & Braze)
  • This in-depth piece covers how fashion + beauty brands are deploying AI and digital touchpoints to rethink customer engagement. BOF
• Fashion’s Other AI Revolution
  • Focusing on how AI agents are being deployed in back-office and operational roles in fashion/retail (e.g., merchandising, HR, supply chain) rather than the more visible creative or front-end uses. The Business of Fashion
• Fit Collective Raises Funds To Tackle Sizing
  • UK startup called Fit Collective (founded by tailoring house owner Phoebe Gormley) raised ~£3 m to tackle the fashion-industry sizing problem via AI. The Times
• Arcade has launched a new AI design assistant called “Maia” for custom jewelry, home décor and gift-items — blending
  • This signals how even luxury / craft segments are integrating AI into bespoke-design workflows (not just volume retail), generative AI, and artisanal craftsmanship. Yahoo

• 🤖 +👗This week in AI Fashion 11.1.25 by AI Disc Jockey
• Pinterest rolls out AI fashion boards for personalized outfits (Dataconomy)
  • Pinterest’s new AI tools turn fashion Pins into interactive collages and shoppable boards, moving the platform closer to its goal of becoming an AI shopping assistant. Dataconomy
• UK Consumer Survey: Willingness to Let AI Shop (Fashion Network)
  • Consumers appear to be getting cosy with artificial intelligence (AI). When it comes to making shopping decisions, 40% are now happy letting agentic AI take charge of everyday purchases they consider “boring” (groceries, household goods or even phone bills). Fashion Network
• Meet The New Fashion App Powered By AI And Your Favorite Celebrities (Forbes)
  • AI continues to make waves in the fashion industry: already capturing $2 billion of the fashion space, it is set to reach $26 billion by 2032, driven largely by the demand for personalized experiences. Forbes

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