Stella McCartney Tests Live Luxury, Mango Goes Blockchain, Goddiva Adds AI Stylist Stella McCartney & Eva Mendes reimagine live shopping with Bambuser; Mango maps 40M garments on the blockchain; and Goddiva launches a GPT-5 shopping assistant.
Bestseller’s AI Wholesale Bet, OneOff’s “Spotify for Fashion,” and Tariffs' Ongoing Impact Bestseller debuts Hypedrop to design via real-time data; OneOff fuses AI and influencer commerce; U.S. tariffs continue to disrupt textile economies from India to Vietnam.
Amazon’s AI Glasses, Target’s Trend Brain, Zalando’s Robot Fleet Retail giants are going all in on automation: Amazon with smart delivery glasses, Target with generative design tools, and Zalando with AI robots.
Stella McCartney Debut's Air Cleaning Denim, GSM Launches “Wear-to-Earn”, New Steven Smith Croc? Stella McCartney showcases PURE.TECH in Paris; GetStyleMoney gamifies fashion with blockchain rewards; Steven Smith’s first Crocs design hints at a high-concept future for comfort footwear.
Humanoid Models, Smarter Merchandising, and AI With Taste Noetix’s robot takes to the catwalk in Paris; AI tools tackling fashion’s $140B overproduction problem; Zelig’s styling engine blending data with intuition.
Vogue Probes AI’s Creative Limits, Depop Turns Collaging into Commerce, Synflux Codifies Sustainable Design Vogue Business evaluates 2025's AI-generated campaigns; Depop’s new Outfits tool fuses resale with self-expression; Synflux’s Algorithmic Couture slashes fabric waste.
Shopify plugs merchants into ChatGPT, DressX builds AI department store, Ralph Lauren’s AI gets a road test Shopify now lets shoppers buy directly inside ChatGPT conversations; DressX launches Agent, an AI try-on and styling platform dubbed “the ChatGPT for fashion”; and a fashion editor test-drives Ralph Lauren’s Ask Ralph AI.
Microsoft brings fashion discovery to Copilot; Recycling at scale; Rent the Runway’s AI reboot; Nigeria’s first fashion tech summit Microsoft teams with Curated for You to bring shoppable fashion into Copilot; Textile-to-textile recyclers scale plants to turn clothing waste into raw material; Rent the Runway doubles down on AI personalization and a $100M recapitalization; Nigeria debuts its first fashion tech conference.
Zellerfeld’s GEN3 3D printer, Phia’s $8M celebrity-backed raise, Fittora’s selfie-to-fit tailoring launch Zellerfeld launches GEN3 to scale 3D-printed footwear; Phia raises $8M with backing from Kleiner Perkins and celebrity investors; Fittora debuts AI-powered tailoring to cut waste and returns.
Flip shuts-down, MySize acquires ShoeSize.Me, 'Banana AI Saree' trend Flip’s $1B fashion app collapses; MySize buys ShoeSize.Me to fix fit; Google’s Nano Banana saree trend goes viral.