Can a Sixty-Year-Old Weave Fix One of Fashion's Next Gen Materials?
Bottega Veneta quietly unveiled a limited line of mycelium leather woven in its signature intrecciato technique, marking the luxury house’s first foray into fungal‑based material. The move highlights a growing tension between next‑generation bio‑leathers, which often falter under commercial scaling, and the durability of traditional handcraft. By embedding mushroom leather in a centuries‑old weave, Bottega suggests that craftsmanship, not just biotechnology, may resolve durability and aesthetic challenges. The launch arrived without fanfare, reinforcing the brand’s understated luxury ethos.
Time Is Money & Brands Need Both More Than Ever
Seattle‑based startup Suede launched a Shopify app that turns purchase‑order emails into ready‑to‑publish product listings for independent fashion retailers. By extracting data, generating SEO‑friendly descriptions and formatting variants, the platform compresses a hours‑long manual process into minutes. The launch, timed...
Did My Group Chat Just Break Virtual Try-On?
Last year Alta and Doji secured $11 million and $14 million respectively to advance AI‑driven virtual try‑on solutions. Their funding helped lift the global apparel virtual‑try‑on market to roughly $7.2 billion, with forecasts of $28.6 billion by 2034. The sector is split between consumer‑facing...
Job Board: May 7th
Today's job board highlights new openings at Doji, StockX and Figr, spanning design, engineering, marketing and data analytics. Doji is recruiting senior design engineers in New York with salaries up to $300,000, while its marketing lead role offers $80K‑$140K. StockX...
One Size Doesn't Fit All in Eyewear
Visages, a French fashion‑tech startup, is tackling the chronic fit problem in eyewear by deploying AI‑driven facial analysis and on‑demand manufacturing. The platform creates custom‑sized frames and lenses, reducing costly returns and excess inventory. By personalizing style and fit, Visages...
Who Is Swan Beauty?
Swan Beauty, a Michigan‑based beauty‑technology startup, unveiled its AI‑powered vanity mirror on Jan. 14, 2026 at a retail price of $795. Backed by the Mitchell Family Office and the recently acquired luxury retailer Cos Bar, the device combines a 15.6‑inch OLED screen, AI...
Pickle's Julia O'Mara Is Building a Nationwide Closet, One Community at a Time
Julia O'Mara, a materials‑science graduate with finance experience at Blackstone, co‑founded Pickle in 2021 as a social polling app for fashion choices. User comments revealed a demand for borrowing items from peers, prompting a pivot to a community‑driven closet‑sharing platform....
Job Board: April 15th
The latest Job Board update lists a wave of tech and AI openings, highlighted by SpreeAI’s nine positions ranging from machine‑learning research to AI infrastructure engineering in San Francisco and remote roles. Cloud Closet adds a remote Creative Direction internship, while...
Job Board: March 4th
The March 4th Job Board post curates a fresh set of internship and early‑career openings across fashion‑tech, product development, and digital media. Roles range from full‑stack and backend development to marketing analytics, sustainability analysis, and community management, with locations spanning remote,...
Shop the Look. Don't Ignore the Creator.
Instagram is piloting a "Shop the Look" feature that automatically adds AI‑generated product recommendations to creators' posts without their knowledge. The rollout is invisible in creator analytics, stripping them of control over which items are promoted. With 58% of consumers...