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This book offers a comprehensive exploration of the current trends shaping the fashion industry, with a particular focus on digital innovation and sustainability. It presents the proceedings from the 11th Global Fashion Conference held in Bucharest, 2024, which since its creation in 2008, has endeavoured to contribute to the recognition of a sectoral innovation system. This volume brings together insights from leading scholars and practitioners to illuminate the transformative role of information technology across the fashion value chain.
Readers will encounter a diverse array of topics, including the impact of IT on fashion design, the challenges of eco-design, and the future of sustainable materials. The chapters delve into critical questions such as how digital tools can support eco-designers, the role of artificial intelligence in reducing online returns, and the potential of the metaverse in luxury fashion. By examining these issues, the book invites readers to consider the broader implications of technological advancements on sustainability and industry practices.
Ideal for students, researchers, and professionals in the fashion industry, this book provides valuable insights into the intersection of technology and sustainability. It serves as an essential resource for those seeking to understand the evolving landscape of fashion and its implications for future innovation and development.
Isabel Cantista is the Dean of the School of Economics and Business Studies - University Lusíada (campus of Porto and Famalicão) and a Senior Researcher at COMEGI. Her area of research is innovation for sustainability. She is a Visiting Professor at ISEM Fashion Business School, in Madrid.
List of contents
Introduction.- 1) Unveiling megatrends in the Textile and Fashion Industry in transition. Comparing Zara and Shein.- 2) Does fashion really care about eco-design? Sustainability seen through the eyes of fashion designers.- 3)The Past, Present and Future of Milk Fibre, from an Autarchic Material in the 1930s to a Sustainable Fibre for the 21st Century.- 4)Understanding and application of eco-design concepts in technical subjects with new more sustainable materials.- 5) DYERECYCLE – Materials and Longevity.- 6) Design for Longevity: The Need for Participatory Approaches.- 7) Materials and sustainable design practices. Development Skills in Fashion Design Courses.- 8) Pattern cutting - Creativity for Sustainability in the context of fashion design education.- 9) Fashion designer: digital competences and artificial intelligence.- 10) Supporting fashion eco-designers in 3D printing. Customized methodologies, physical and digital tools.- 11 - Exploring Body-Scan for End-user Inclusion in 3D Digital Fashion Prototyping.- 12 ) Green marketing, sustainable fashion, and consumers. A literature review.- 13) Use of Artificial Intelligence Innovative Solutions for Reducing Fashion Online Returns.- 14) Is the metaverse the future of the fashion industry? A case study on Louis Vuitton.- 15) DPP – Digital Product Passport. An innovation process.- 16) Legal Crossroads: Upcycling’s Impact on Luxury Fashion.- 17) Africanfuturism Spectrum as a Cultural Heritage Preservation Tool.
About the author
Isabel Cantista is the Dean of the School of Economics and Business Studies - University Lusíada (campus of Porto and Famalicão) and a Senior Researcher at COMEGI. Her area of research is innovation for sustainability. She is a Visiting Professor at ISEM Fashion Business School, in Madrid.
Summary
This book offers a comprehensive exploration of the current trends shaping the fashion industry, with a particular focus on digital innovation and sustainability. It presents the proceedings from the 11th Global Fashion Conference held in Bucharest, 2024, which since its creation in 2008, has endeavoured to contribute to the recognition of a sectoral innovation system. This volume brings together insights from leading scholars and practitioners to illuminate the transformative role of information technology across the fashion value chain.
Readers will encounter a diverse array of topics, including the impact of IT on fashion design, the challenges of eco-design, and the future of sustainable materials. The chapters delve into critical questions such as how digital tools can support eco-designers, the role of artificial intelligence in reducing online returns, and the potential of the metaverse in luxury fashion. By examining these issues, the book invites readers to consider the broader implications of technological advancements on sustainability and industry practices.
Ideal for students, researchers, and professionals in the fashion industry, this book provides valuable insights into the intersection of technology and sustainability. It serves as an essential resource for those seeking to understand the evolving landscape of fashion and its implications for future innovation and development.
