5 ways fashion education will be revamped with new-age tech

Trends in the fashion industry changes very fast with new designs or patterns come every day in the market. Designers need to keep pace with new styles and AI algorithms can analyse designs through images to copying popular styles.

3D virtual prototyping is an ideal technology for fashion universities to work with considering distance learning.

But the students are not well equipped with handling these softwares because these were not taught before. Making them learn these softwares will play an important part in the fashion education now more than ever.

More tech apps are coming in which are using augmented reality and virtual reality to give a new consumer experience while shopping and these technologies should be inculcated in the syllabus.

They should learn how to fill skill gaps in the fashion industry, many fashion degrees offered by universities focus too much on the design and marketing aspects of fashion, failing to teach students the revenue aspect of it and how the brand will be scalable in terms of number.

They should also be taught how to build brand which will be scalable in terms of revenue.

Technology is crucial but will not replace craft

However, as important as digital technologies become, at the same time there will be a growing interest in traditional craftsmanship. As many consumers are going for local, crafted products instead of generic, mass-produced options.

Fashion schools to work more closely with companies and each other

Fashion schools should collaborate more with fashion businesses and other schools. There is a need of more and more academic-corporate partnerships. This will help them learn more practical knowledge than the bookish they used to consume.

Companies should help universities to create curriculums and course materials, and universities will equip companies with learning tools so employees can be continuously trained and remain relevant.