"Authentic Balenciaga looks" released in video game Fortnite
Fashion house Balenciaga has collaborated with video game Fortnite to release a collection of in-game clothes and limited edition physical garments. More
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Santa Kupča creates pixelated digital clothing line Decrypted Garments
Designer Santa Kupča has created a digital fashion collection of glitching garments through 3D scanning and digitally manipulating her own clothes, which was shown as part of Milan design week. More
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The Fabricant and Toni Maticevski design unisex "digi-couture" garment informed by sea urchins
Digital fashion house The Fabricant and designer Toni Maticevski have created the Animator Overcoat, a piece of unisex virtual haute couture that is decorated with claw-like spikes. More
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The Fabricant designs gender-fluid digital clothes informed by the Renaissance
Digital-fashion house The Fabricant has collaborated with RTFKT to create the gender-fluid RenaiXance collection of digital garments, which were minted as NFTs. More
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Buffalo London sets platform trainers ablaze for first digital-only product release
Shoe brand Buffalo London has teamed up with digital fashion house The Fabricant to create a flaming virtual trainer that can only be "worn" in images for social media. More
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Balenciaga's Afterworld video game takes players to a secret rave in the forest
Balenciaga has released its Fall 2021 fashion collection in the form of a video game, which sees players travel through a wonderland-style future world, passing avatars dressed in ripped jeans and metal-armour boots on the way. More
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Virtual fashion will allow people to "go completely crazy" online says Amber Jae Slooten of The Fabricant
Interest in virtual fashion has exploded during the coronavirus pandemic as people explore ways of dressing their online avatars, according to digital fashion designer Amber Jae Slooten. More
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Wearers can update political messages on Carlings' augmented-reality T-shirt
Swedish retailer Carlings has released its augmented-reality The Last Statement T-shirt, which can show a variety of political messages. More
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Ying Gao's "chameleon-like" autonomous dresses react to their surroundings
Montreal-based fashion designer Ying Gao has created a pair of robotic dresses that respond to their environment by rippling, expanding and contracting as if they are alive. More
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Louis Vuitton premieres "cutting-edge" bags with flexible screens
Louis Vuitton has launched versions of two of its monogram handbags with built-in flexible OLED digital screens at its Cruise 2020 show. More
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Black Panther's Oscar-winning costumes include 3D-printed designs
Black Panther took home the 2019 Academy Award for Best Costume Design for outfits that included an intricate collar and crown created using 3D printing. More
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Nike's connected NBA jerseys update fans with news about their favourite teams
Basketball fans will soon be able to get the latest news and scores from their favourite teams by simply tapping their phone against Nike's new NBA jerseys. More
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Kino "living jewellery" roams across the body as a tiny personal assistant
These miniature robots can crawl over fabric to personalise garments, adapt clothing for different climates, and perform other helpful tasks. More
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Adidas shapes Futurecraft 4D shoe soles using light and heat
Sports brand Adidas has unveiled designs for trainers with latticed plastic midsoles, which are shaped using a new additive-manufacturing technique that "overcomes shortcomings" of 3D printing. More
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Pauline van Dongen's touch-sensitive denim jacket gives intimate back rubs
This smart denim jacket, revealed at the 2017 SXSW conference by Dutch fashion designer Pauline van Dongen, strokes the wearer's back in response to touch. More
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Yves Béhar's Aura Power Clothing helps the elderly with mobility
These responsive garments by Yves Béhar's studio Fuseproject feature "electric muscles" that assist elderly wearers to walk, stand up and climb stairs. More
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3D-printed back brace offers "fashionable" solution for scoliosis sufferers
Young girls that suffer from spinal curvature will soon be able to wear lighter and more stylish 3D-printed braces to treat their condition. More
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Kailu Guan shows augmented reality apparel at New York Textile Month
Parsons School of Design graduate Kailu Guan has created a range of garments that present three-dimensional shapes and moving patterns when viewed on a digital device (+ movie). More
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Clement Balavoine's Neuro process lets garments be completely digitally tailored
French designer Clement Balavoine has created a digital-only process that lets fashion designers create and personalise a garment without ever touching fabric (+ slideshow). More
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Björk unveils 3D-printed mask based on her musculoskeletal system
Icelandic musician Björk has partnered with designer and researcher Neri Oxman on a mask made up of multiple 3D-printed strands that mimic the underlying structure of her own face (+ slideshow). More
