Loewe and On launch the £990 LightSpray Cloudmonster as On scales sprayed-on production thirty-fold; Zalando hits 10,000 footwear 3D twins with ALLSIDES and Nvidia, targeting 45,000 in 2026; and Meta Ray-Bans turn ultra-luxury boutiques into a viral POV content genre.
Meta winds down Horizon Worlds as AI takes priority; H&M backs Rubi’s CO₂-to-fibre tech to rethink material sourcing; Walmart drops in-chat checkout after weak conversion, reinforcing that AI may drive discovery, but brands still own the sale.
Meta trials conversational product discovery inside its AI chatbot; adidas rolls out its 3D-printed CLIMACOOL LACED globally using Digital Light Synthesis; venture capital firms increasingly funding AI startups.
Prévoir raises $750K to bring AI into merchandising workflows; BeSpoke AI bets on wardrobe-aware AI to fix fashion decision fatigue; and Meta faces a smart-glasses patent lawsuit that could disrupt the category’s fastest-growing products.
Li & Fung uses Make the Dot to shrink design cycles from days to hours; Zara deploys AI to rework campaign imagery with real models, decoupling shoots from production; DRESSX brings competitive digital fashion into Meta Horizon Worlds, turning styling into social play.
Google’s new AI image model brings brand-quality visuals to the masses; Zalando’s failed DSA appeal signals fashion platforms face Big Tech-level scrutiny; and AI fashion agents like Gensmo are turning online shopping into a hyper-personalised experience.
Zellerfeld and Havaianas print a 3D flip-flop, Debenhams partners with Amazon to further AI use, Bestseller invests in sewing-bots, Meta debuts AI clothing range with I.N Official
Ray-Ban smart glasses see growth, Retail CapEx increases, Daydream launches beta
