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End-to-end fashion task automation that ships deliverables.

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The Frontier State of AI in Fashion — What Actually Works in 2026
Frontier
9 min readMay 4, 2026

The Frontier State of AI in Fashion — What Actually Works in 2026

Half the AI tools the fashion industry tried in 2024 didn't survive. Here's what's left, what's working, and what's coming next — from the team building agentic AI for fashion full-time.

Agentic AI Fashion: Beyond the Chatbot
Frontier
9 min readApr 15, 2026

Agentic AI Fashion: Beyond the Chatbot

Most fashion AI is a chatbot with a fashion logo. Agentic AI is different — it plans, acts, and ships deliverables. Here's what that actually looks like in production.

Sustainable Sourcing With AI — A Practical Field Guide
Sustainability
10 min readMar 25, 2026

Sustainable Sourcing With AI — A Practical Field Guide

ESPR is here. CSRD reporting is mandatory. GOTS, OEKO-TEX, BCI, GRS — the certification stack keeps growing. AI sourcing tools that actually help, and the ones that don't.

Why Multi-Model AI Beats Single-Model for Fashion Research
Technology
8 min readMar 18, 2026

Why Multi-Model AI Beats Single-Model for Fashion Research

One model can't do everything. The fashion teams getting the most out of AI are the ones running multiple specialised models behind a single interface.

Fashion Task Automation — What Actually Saves Time (And What Doesn't)
Operations
9 min readMar 4, 2026

Fashion Task Automation — What Actually Saves Time (And What Doesn't)

Fashion task automation platforms promise to compress weeks of work into minutes. Some deliver. Many don't. Here's the workflow-by-workflow breakdown of what works.

ESPR and CSRD for Fashion — An AI Survival Guide
Compliance
10 min readFeb 5, 2026

ESPR and CSRD for Fashion — An AI Survival Guide

ESPR digital product passports. CSRD double-materiality reporting. The compliance load got heavy fast. What AI can do, what it can't, and a practical workflow for both.

AI for Fashion Brands — A Decision-Maker's Checklist
Strategy
10 min readJan 29, 2026

AI for Fashion Brands — A Decision-Maker's Checklist

If you're a creative director, brand strategist, or fashion executive evaluating AI tools, here's the practical checklist. What to ask, what to ignore, what to test.