
Electric Runway
How Emerging Technologies are Transforming the $3 Trillion Fashion Industry Around the World
- 275 pages
- English
- PDF
- Available on iOS & Android
Electric Runway
How Emerging Technologies are Transforming the $3 Trillion Fashion Industry Around the World
About this book
How technology is transforming the $3 trillion fashion industry
From color-changing dresses to leather grown in labs, the fashions of the future are exciting, eccentric, and positively electric.
Drawing from her decade of experience as a journalist at the front lines of the fashion industry, Amanda Cosco's Electric Runway: How Emerging Technologies are Transforming the $3 Trillion Fashion Industry Around the World delivers key insights on how the shift to digital is dramatically reshaping the dynamics of the global fashion landscape. Pulling from more than 100 interviews with CEOs, founders, entrepreneurs, designers, and innovators, this book provides an up-close look at the transformation of apparel, retail, manufacturing, and consumer experiences.
Cosco covers how technologies such as the smartphone, the Internet of Things, Automation, Spatial Computing, Artificial Intelligence and Biotechnology are changing the way we design, manufacture, and shop for clothing. Readers will better grasp:
- How to understand emerging technology through the lens of fashion
- How to separate passing tech trends from seismic shifts in the industry
- How to harness abstract concepts like AGI and understand how technological transformations impact the business of fashion
Electric Runway: How Emerging Technologies are Transforming the $3 Trillion Fashion Industry Around the World is a must-read for any fashion enthusiast or industry professional seeking expert perspective on the cultural, social, and global implications of new technologies on one of our oldest trades.
Frequently asked questions
- Essential is ideal for learners and professionals who enjoy exploring a wide range of subjects. Access the Essential Library with 800,000+ trusted titles and best-sellers across business, personal growth, and the humanities. Includes unlimited reading time and Standard Read Aloud voice.
- Complete: Perfect for advanced learners and researchers needing full, unrestricted access. Unlock 1.4M+ books across hundreds of subjects, including academic and specialized titles. The Complete Plan also includes advanced features like Premium Read Aloud and Research Assistant.
Please note we cannot support devices running on iOS 13 and Android 7 or earlier. Learn more about using the app.
Information
Table of contents
- Cover
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Contents
- Author’s Note
- Preface
- Introduction
- Chapter 1 The Smartphone: And Its Killer App, Social Media
- Chapter 2 The Internet of Things (IoT): Fashion Comes to Life
- Chapter 3 Automation
- Chapter 4 Spatial Computing
- Chapter 5 Web 3.0
- Chapter 6 Artificial Intelligence
- Chapter 7 Biotechnology: Biomaterials and Metamaterials
- Conclusion
- Notes
- About the Author
- Index
- EULA