Venturing into Fashion Tech

Fashion Tech Applied is Released
The first episode of 2024 and it's a big announcement! Discover the future where fashion meets technology in "Fashion Tech Applied," the new book released by Beyond Form CEO, Peter Jeun Ho Tsang, and consultant, Von N. Ruzive. This episode is your invitation to step behind the scenes of their 18-month journey of researching and writing this foundational book uncovering how technology is  being applied to the fashion industry. They share the emotional rollercoaster of crafting a book, from the initial excitement to the perseverance needed to cross the finish line, to receiving the final copy in their hands - which you can now have a copy in your hands too!

Chapter by Chapter
The co-authors take us through chapter by chapter what to expect in this 6-chapter book. Von shares first-hand her experience integrating AR into his brand, offering a glimpse into the immersive potential and how other fashion brands can also tap into the technology. We look at the opportunities and complexities of such innovative technologies, documented in various case studies, interviews from fashion tech professionals, and beautiful images throughout the book.  Find out the highlights for the authors and what they want you to take away from reading the book.

Listen now along with your copy of Fashion Tech Applied. Follow here for more information on how to purchase your copy and the book tour: https://www.beyondform.io/book

*EXCLUSIVE OFFER* -20% discount for podcast listeners. Purchase your copy at Springer here using the discount code*: 08cWPRlx1J7prE

*Offer available until end June 2024

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The show is recorded from Beyond Form, a fashion tech innovation platform. We build, invest, and educate fashion tech entrepreneurs and startups. We’d love to hear your feedback, so let us know if you’d like to hear a certain topic. Email us at [email protected]. If you’re an entrepreneur or fashion tech startup looking for studio support, check out our website: beyondform.io

Join Peter Jeun Ho Tsang and special guest Ben Hanson, a seasoned expert in the field and Editor-in-Chief of The Interline , in the final episode of 2023 as they reflect on the whirlwind of tech trends shaping the fashion industry. From the meteoric rise and sudden fall of NFTs to the potential impact of generative AI on design, the conversation explores the highs, lows, and uncertainties in the world of fashion tech. Gain insights into the challenges, opportunities, and the evolving role of AI in creative processes. Whether you're a fashion enthusiast or a tech aficionado, this episode promises to unravel the complex dynamics of Fashion Tech.

• Downfall of NFTs: scrutinize their actual relevance, and voice our skepticism on how they address challenges like policing digital creation and safeguarding intellectual property. 
• AI isn't infallible, but trust us, the future isn't bleak. AI's ethical implications in fashion, addressing biases, and promoting diversity. 
• Shedding light on the evolving consumer experience, we touch on the rise of mixed realities in fashion retail, exploring virtual stores and digital twins. 
• Highlighting the significance of interconnected supply chains, the vital role of technology and consumer demand in enabling it, the crucial aspects of transparency, the role of digital IDs, and the challenges brands face in achieving sustainability goals. 

Looking ahead Hanson predicts a surge in the adoption of 3D design in fashion, citing its potential to revolutionize the entire value chain. The forthcoming Digital Production Report for 2023 is teased, promising insights into why 3D design will be a pivotal factor in fashion tech trends for the upcoming year. 

Check out our Website for the downloadable PDF to accompany this episode!
www.beyondform.io/podcast
https://www.theinterline.com/

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The show is recorded from Beyond Form, a fashion tech innovation platform. We build, invest, and educate fashion tech entrepreneurs and startups. We’d love to hear your feedback, so let us know if you’d like to hear a certain topic. Email us at [email protected]. If you’re an entrepreneur or fashion tech startup looking for studio support, check out our website: beyondform.io

Mastering Digital Pattern Making with Andromeda Olsen Nalum

Peter sits down with Andromeda Olsen Nalum, a seasoned digital pattern making expert who's worked with some of Paris' biggest luxury houses including Yves Salomon.  Andromeda's technical expertise spans across Lectra, Browzwear, and Vetigraph and today's episode discusses the nuances between traditional methods and the dynamic realm of digital fashion design. From common designer faux pas to the technical disparities between standard and digital pattern making, we navigate the complexities of these software.

Crafting the Future Stitch by Pixel: “If you don't know how to pattern make, knowing a software is not actually going to help you”

Pattern making is a craft according to Andromeda. She highlights the importance of precision in digital pattern making, emphasizing the balance between visual aesthetics and technical accuracy.  Listen in to gain practical advice on transitioning to digital workflows, such as recommendations for software choices, training, and the crucial role of hybrid approaches. This is a must-listen for anyone interested in pattern making.

Connect with Andromeda on Linkedin: linkedin.com/in/andromeda-olsen-nalum-29a91412a/

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The show is recorded from Beyond Form, a fashion tech innovation platform. We build, invest, and educate fashion tech entrepreneurs and startups. We’d love to hear your feedback, so let us know if you’d like to hear a certain topic. Email us at [email protected]. If you’re an entrepreneur or fashion tech startup looking for studio support, check out our website: beyondform.io

Navigating Challenges in China's Digital Landscape: Brand Localization

Join Jimmy Robinson, CEO of Ping Pong Digital, as he navigates China's unique digital landscape shaped by the Great Firewall. We explore the evolution of the Chinese Internet, emphasizing its mobile-centric growth, prominently characterized by app-based infrastructure. Jimmy takes us through the challenges faced by Western brands, emphasizing the need for authentic localization and the imperative to resonate with the local audience. He emphasizes the importance of understanding cultural nuances, embracing local platforms, and the art of crafting authentic narratives tailored to Chinese consumers.

The Fashion Digital Marketing Tech Stack

We focus on the 'Tech Stack' that fashion brands should use when developing a story for the Chinese market.  Shedding light on the country's experimentation with metaverse technologies, VR fashion shows, and its pioneering role in adopting innovations, Jimmy predicts a forthcoming demand for authenticity and moral stances, particularly from the emerging Gen Z and Alpha consumer base. 

Listen to PingPong Digital's podcast, 'Insight China' here.
Connect with Jimmy on Linkedin: www.linkedin.com/in/jrr87

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The show is recorded from Beyond Form, a fashion tech innovation platform. We build, invest, and educate fashion tech entrepreneurs and startups. We’d love to hear your feedback, so let us know if you’d like to hear a certain topic. Email us at [email protected]. If you’re an entrepreneur or fashion tech startup looking for studio support, check out our website: beyondform.io

Fashion Tech's Coming of Age

It's here, to close the Founder Series, Beyond Form's CEO, Peter Jeun Ho Tsang, finally shares his entrepreneurial journey. From growing up in fashion with his family's garment factories in China, to studying fashion and then eventually setting up his own companies,  Peter has seen it all. In the search for life meaning lead Peter to uncover why and how the fashion industry was and is broken, and the potential of how technology can transform a $3 trillion industry. We find out in this episode the growth of fashion tech, signaling a transformative shift in designing, producing, and experiencing fashion.

The inception of Beyond Form and  what it takes to build a fashion tech startup

The conversation highlights the void of tech and innovation in fashion compared to other industries and the challenges faced in persuading major fashion brands to embrace change. This fear has ripened the abundance for fashion tech around the world to come onto the market, everything from AI design, to re-commerce, digital fashion, and more. This is why Beyond Form exists. What does Peter believe which fashion tech will survive and what does he look for when deciding which startups to work with at Beyond Form? Find out in this episode.

Connect with Peter on Linkedin: linkedin.com/in/peterjeunhotsang

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The show is recorded from Beyond Form, a fashion tech innovation platform. We build, invest, and educate fashion tech entrepreneurs and startups. We’d love to hear your feedback, so let us know if you’d like to hear a certain topic. Email us at [email protected]. If you’re an entrepreneur or fashion tech startup looking for studio support, check out our website: beyondform.io

Charles' Intense Progress and Joining Startup Bootcamp Fashion Tech

We welcome back to the podcast show Charles Wilder, CEO of  OuttaWRLD, where he opens up about his personal and professional growth since we last spoke to him 8 months ago. He shares insights as to why he's decided to pivot to focus on B2B for fashion brands, his preparations for the upcoming Startup Bootcamp Demo Day in December 2023, and his approach to honing public speaking skills.  He also shares how forming alliances with fellow startups on the program have been a game-changer for his venture.

Digital Fashion in  4K High Definition

How can digital fashion get even better? Experiencing it in 4K high definition in AR with the latest OuttaWRLD platform updates. Charles takes us through why the technical breakthroughs are opening up doors to his first pilots with fashion's mega brands, how such activations can push brands forward, and where the AR space is going to be taking the industry.

For entrepreneurs eyeing the digital fashion space, this conversation is a treasure trove of exclusive wisdom. 🚀✨

Experience OuttaWRLD on their app: outtawrld.io
Contact Charles on Linkedin: linkedin.com/in/charleswilders/
Listen to the previous podcast episode of Charles: buzzsprout.com/1962084/12747017

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The show is recorded from Beyond Form, a fashion tech innovation platform. We build, invest, and educate fashion tech entrepreneurs and startups. We’d love to hear your feedback, so let us know if you’d like to hear a certain topic. Email us at [email protected]. If you’re an entrepreneur or fashion tech startup looking for studio support, check out our website: beyondform.io

Everything Repair and Care

Chelsea’s favourite wardrobe pieces evoking nostalgia is what sparked her interest in prolonging the life of her fashion products. But the USA's underdeveloped repair and care market seems to be still in the stone ages, causing multiple friction points for the everyday American consumer. Chelsea wanted to find out why this is. We'll be analyzing the demographic trends that are causing this uprising, especially among Generation Z, the problem with 'mom & pop' stores, and numerous concrete examples of brands that are leading the "repair revolution", an increasingly important aspect of our clothing consumption.

The USA's Aftercare Opportunity

The golden state of California (Chelsea's home and the subject of the research) offers a fascinating case study in how lifestyle can be fused into a desired aesthetic, opening a vista for businesses willing to adopt an aftercare model. We dissect the critical role of garment repair services in reducing environmental harm and maximizing our apparel value, and why there are high rejection rates of clothing items from resale platforms. Finally, we ponder on how the unification of various tech platforms can build a more sustainable fashion future.

Find out more about Chelsea's research contacting her on Linkedin.

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The show is recorded from Beyond Form, a fashion tech innovation platform. We build, invest, and educate fashion tech entrepreneurs and startups. We’d love to hear your feedback, so let us know if you’d like to hear a certain topic. Email us at [email protected]. If you’re an entrepreneur or fashion tech startup looking for studio support, check out our website: beyondform.io

When Jules met Andrea

Could you imagine an industry that's ready to make a circular leap, leveraging AI and data to manage surplus stocks and optimize clearance campaigns? Andrea and Jules, the founders of Finds, certainly can.  That's how their shared vision brought them together to launch an impact startup in Paris; Andrea having the experience in fashion and Jules having the entrepreneurial experience to make it work.

Solving Surplus Stock Issues with AI

With host, Peter Jeun Ho Tsang, the discussion delves into the AGEC law and its repercussions for the fashion industry, along with the solutions Finds provides to centralize stock management, doing away with the cumbersome and monotonous Excel sheets. We shed light on the role of AI in solving sustainability issues and making informed data-driven decisions. However, fashion is still taking its sweet time adopting sustainable innovations and we find out why this is.

This episode is a must-listen for anyone interested in the circular fashion, entrepreneurship, and sustainability.

Listen to Andrea's episode about their Techstar journey: https://shorturl.at/vJX06
Find out more about Finds: finds.solutions/

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The show is recorded from Beyond Form, a fashion tech innovation platform. We build, invest, and educate fashion tech entrepreneurs and startups. We’d love to hear your feedback, so let us know if you’d like to hear a certain topic. Email us at [email protected]. If you’re an entrepreneur or fashion tech startup looking for studio support, check out our website: beyondform.io

Dr. Huamin Wang's Research World
Picture the future of fashion on your screens, where virtual garments behave just like the real ones, thanks to the power of 3D simulation and GPU computing. That's the intriguing world we're exploring with Dr. Huamin Wang, Chief Scientist at Style3D, a pioneer in the digital fashion software space. We traverse through a captivating conversation, discussing the technology shaping the industry, the landscape of the global fashion design software market, and how Huamin's journey of cutting-edge research has brought him to the forefront of digital fashion.

Style3D's Next Technical Advancements in Digital Fashion
Ever wondered how artificial intelligence could revolutionize the digital fashion industry? With Huamin we take a closer look at the precision required to translate real fabrics into digital ones,  how GPUs are improving accuracy and speed in the creation of digital fashion 3D assets, and the role of motion capture and simulation algorithms for the human body to effectively render in the digital realm.

Join us on this journey as we explore the path towards a more visually realistic and beautiful digital fashion landscape.

Find out more about Style3D: linctex.com
Visit the Style3D Linkedin Page

This episode has been created in paid partnership with Style3D.

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The show is recorded from Beyond Form, a fashion tech innovation platform. We build, invest, and educate fashion tech entrepreneurs and startups. We’d love to hear your feedback, so let us know if you’d like to hear a certain topic. Email us at [email protected]. If you’re an entrepreneur or fashion tech startup looking for studio support, check out our website: beyondform.io

Entrepreneurship: A New Concept in Pakistan
Entrepreneurship is a relatively new career path in Pakistan. The idea of being an entrepreneur had not crossed Sehrish's mind until she was well into her university years. Right out of university, she attempted to take on a few different desk jobs, but without the thrill of risk and reward. It wasn’t until she came face to face with a wedding dress reseller that she saw where her true passion lies: in sustainable, cost effective fashion.  BizB was born.

Breaking the Taboo of Pre-Loved, Second Hand Fashion
Until recently buying second hand fashion was a big taboo in Pakistan. But Sherish knew from her own personal experience that there were a huge number of women holding on to clothes they no longer wanted and an even larger number of women wanting to fill their wardrobes. BizB is now a successful leading resale platform in Pakistan with thousands of users and tens of thousands of garments.  In this episode learn how she's managed to crack Pakistan's 200+ million market with pre-loved fashion.

To join, shop, and learn more visit the BizB website.
Get in contact with Sehrish: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sehrish-raza-bizb

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The show is recorded from Beyond Form, a fashion tech innovation platform. We build, invest, and educate fashion tech entrepreneurs and startups. We’d love to hear your feedback, so let us know if you’d like to hear a certain topic. Email us at [email protected]. If you’re an entrepreneur or fashion tech startup looking for studio support, check out our website: beyondform.io