A heated debate ensued, with the audience and panel protesting that ‘digital fashion would just encourage more consumption’ and that digital fashion is disingenuous because it ‘doesn’t exist’. Digital fashion houses The Fabricant and Carlings are sources of virtual fashion, but this event made it clear that the digital fashion concept needs time to ripen. It is true that digital clothing is not readily accessible to the masses yet, but it took a leap closer this weekend. Digital fashion pioneers The Fabricant, create digital clothing by harnessing 2D garment pattern-cutting software and 3D design software, coupled with powerful film rendering tools to create hyper-real clothing that lives and breathes – online, at least. Other examples of digital clothing gaining prominence include ASOS X Sims and Fortnite, the game that allows players to buy digital clothing from cult brands via collaborations.

Source: Forbes May 14, 2019 18:11 UTC