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Fashion Industry Trends

  • Fashion

    The Copy, The Bet, and The Gamble: What Zara and H&M Are Really Doing Right Now

    Hola Sugarcups, We’ve all been there, gone into a Zara on Oxford Street and seen a blazer we know we just can’t afford. But, since a pattern cutter in Arteixo, drawing on 30 years of fashion experience, has cracked how they get the shoulders and lapel roll so perfect for this price. Break it down into three parts. What are they copying? What do they think is going to be viral? And what is the big risk they could either be the smartest retailers or total failures? It can be misleading because it is easily confused, but in fact they…

  • Fashion - My Take on AI

    AI Killed the Mood Board, Now What Do Designers Actually Do All Day?

    Hola Sugarcups, The Mood Board is Dead! Imagine it: You’re at a vibrant, innovative technology event and you overhear a conversation that’s so captivating you just stop in your tracks. Well, that was me last month when I was in a discussion with a senior designer working for a fashion house in London, a mid-sized one. Here’s a person who had seen successive waves of “this is going to change everything” about AI, but remains grounded. This is what they said. “And what is really weird about AI is you feel like you need to justify yourself as a decision-maker.”…