Designing with AI, The Future of Fashion is circular, A generation sick of being sold perfection and Upcycled Fashion as healing

The Tomorrow column comes out every month in print and in Japanese and reflects my shared interests with Spur Magazine and my editor Mari Fukuda, who have allowed me a platform to share ideas around the future of fashion. In this piece I share an overview of past issues on the following topics:

  • Designing with AI

  • The Future of Fashion is circular

  • A generation sick of being sold perfection

  • Upcycled Fashion as healing

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How Upcycled Fashion Platform Alterist is Disrupting The Fashion WORLD

Alterist is about Altering the world's perception of fashion and what is considered to be textile waste, challenging the social norms, being experimental and creative. With a mission to reduce textile waste, Alterist Marketplace along with its community of 68 designers showcases over 500 unique one of a kind upcycled garments. Co-founder Hannah Standen and Martina Sorghi shares explain “We want Alterist to be the catalyst for change within the fashion industry, giving people the power to make more sustainable choices. We see upcycling as a way to create one of a kind, iconic pieces while also keeping these materials out of landfill.”

In late 2022 I had a chance to interview Martina and Hannah on why upcycling can lead the change in revolutionising the fashion industry.

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