virtual world-based product design & development
Virtual worlds and apparel, footwear, and accessories designers: a natural fit. Through its subsidiary, Black Dress Technology, the Fashion Research Institute has developed a virtual worlds-based design and development application, Black Dress Design Studio, for the apparel industry. By leveraging the deep collaborative power of virtual worlds, apparel industry designers and developers save up to 60% of their sample costs, reduce their overall carbon footprint by as much as 35%, and cut their time to market by as much as 6 weeks - per collection! Additionally, because of the greater data fidelity that is achieved by using the Black Dress solution, a higher quality product can be produced, which in turn reduces waste. The Fashion Research Institute is focused on bringing this solution to the apparel industry to support the real work of real fashion designers charged with developing on-trend, saleable, and properly fitted physical garments, footwear, and accessories. While virtual fashion is a developing industry, there are a very great many differences between the real world apparel industry and virtual fashion. Not least of these, of course, are the financial and ecological costs attendant in developing and manufacturing clothing for sale around the world, and the overall scope of the $1.7 trillion apparel industry. FRI continues to work in this area, supporting Black Dress Design Studio, as well as other initiatives. |
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Fashion Merchandising & Marketing Virtual Worlds-Based Product Design & Development |
