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Dear fashion lover,
Were you around last year when AI creator platforms like Midjourney and Stable Diffusion ‘seemingly’ intimidated our creative confidence? We’re in February 2023 now, and are so done with that over-hyped threat. The initial fear was logical— the state of our creative output was deplorable. Expected. Because traditional fashion is boxed within parameters of functionality and predicted trends. Digital fashion slashed it. And AI is provoking this disruption further. We are embracing AI to amplify our abilities.
The NEWS NOW:
Two conspicuous digital fashion projects of Fashion X AI collections are taking place right now as I share this.
The output generated is phenomenal. Also phenomenal is the degree to which creative talents are coming out of their shells:
FAIC
The Fashion AI Collective is hosting its first AI Fashion Week from February 2 to February 7 2023 on objkt.com on the Tezos blockchain.
The FAIC team had invited entries from creatives and artists to interpret given themes with their most unbridled imaginations. In my opinion, the storylines themselves provoke to visualize fantasy-
Wearable Architecture
Plastic Playground
Acid Dystopia
Candyland
Not from Here
Gaia
The participants had to use AI’s text-to-image generation prompts to create fashion stories that sit at the “intersection of fashion and technology.” Pretty neat yea?
Here’s the entire line-up of participating artists:
MELOMAN / KIKA NICOLELA / BLAKELY / DARKESTDOLL / JOSHUA LARSON / MINT / AC0042 / BLEED / EVO / FOX KNIGHT / BAGIRA / PANDA / DEHISCENCE / MR RELATIVE / OLGA FEDOROVA / NARLI / HRMNY_25
Their creations are not released to share here, for obvious reason. Definitely check out their works at the fashion event, they stun with their ideation and detailing- fabric, surface textures like patchworks and prints, tiny and bold trimmings, the movement and garment flow, hair and face accessories, and makeup. That is some intense drama, considering it is AI assisted.
FAIC is determined to challenge traditional protocols by endorsing AI into fashion narratives, and encouraging dialogues with new creator tools and innovative thinking. Says James, co-founder of FAIC, "We have only scratched the surface of what can be done with AI assisted design, and we're dedicated to continuing to push boundaries and exploring new frontiers within this space."
DRESSX
DressX has a repute of synonymy with digital fashion. One of the pioneers to question fashion’s limitations, and probably the largest marketplace for digital fashion, DressX has an impressive index of designers and brand collaborations.
January 20, DressX tempted fashion artists with a challenge to create designs using the AI creator platform Midjourney on their discord channel.
Oooo! The prize? Three winners will be onboarded as DressX Designers. Their Metalook creations will be produced in Clo3d and AR files, which will be available on the DressX website and mobile app for Metalook orders and AR try-ons. The creators will receive revenue shares from all sales and use of their designs.
Submissions closed on January 27 and eleven shortlisted finalists have been declared-
LORENA BELLO / ISABEAU RÖSINGER / ASAMI / ALINA / ET / FENJA / MARCEL SERRANO / ALEXANDRA RADUNA / IRINA RAICU / ILONA SONG / GYULNAR
The winners will be declared on February 3 at 12 pm EST. I fail to see how that could be achieved– there IS NO parameter to compare the incredibility of these works.
Highly recommend to the point of insistence to check out their creations. The benchmark set is at an insane level- from concept to detailing, detailing and more detailing, to complete composition.
Here’re some of the shortlisted entries to nudge your curiosity. They are randomly featured here, not out of any personal preference.
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Thrilled? These are exciting times- we’re living the Fashion X AI disruption. And it has only just begun.
Signing out with that thought, here’s wishing you a fashionably creative February.
xx
Quanta
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P.S.- This article is not a paid promotion. It is written to share with you the thrill of new-age fashion evolution.