SYKY's digital fashion predictions for 2025

From major luxury houses experimenting with AI, designers debuting new 3D printing techniques, tech-textile fusions, increasingly unreal silhouetting, and more, we're seeing technology more and more as a serious tool for inventive fashion designers. Here's what we saw and predict more of this year.

Junya Watanabe, Ksenia Schnaider, and Duran Lantink created geometric, cubist-inspired silhouettes that pushed the boundaries of form. The blocky pieces cast a sense of unreality over the collections, with models wearing ensembles that wouldn't look out of place in Minecraft.

From luxury houses to indie designers, AI was everywhere at AW25. Coperni debuted its AI-integrated eyewear collab with Meta and Ray-Ban, while designers like Elena Velez utilized AI to create immersive backdrops for their shows. Elsewhere, CSM grad Petra Fagerstrom shared a Klara and The Sun-inspired collection, blending AI with traditional craftsmanship,  and Viktor & Rolf SS25 Couture sent multiple reinterpretations of a single outfit down the runway, referencing the endless possibilities of generative AI.

Clothing integrates more seamlessly with tech than ever as designers explore wearable utility. Anrealage debuted a specially-developed flexible textile inspired by LEDs that allows garments to display dynamic visuals, while Noir Kei Ninomiya experimented with light-reactive UV.

Designers continue to push technology to find sustainable solutions. CFCL showcased no-cut, low-waste computer program-aided knitwear, while Ray Chu incorporated clever materials into his future-facing collection, with pieces crafted using cacao plant husk fibres, and water chestnut shell charcoal yarn.

3D printing isn't slowing down. Karina Bond debuted her unique hand-drawn 3D printing technique at LFW, dubbing 3D thread “the future of fashion.” Elsewhere, Yenesai shared 3D-printed vertebrae, and Issey Miyake played with 2D and 2D perception, printing high-res images of knitted pieces onto sculpted fabrics.

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