The Weekly roundup section of ATF Tech Wire.
Most fashion brands treat their legacy DXF pattern archives as dead storage. This guide identifies the tools that can actually read, grade, and leverage that data for modern production.
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Ten stories that moved fashion technology this week, from a major luxury retail acquisition to a record-breaking unicorn count and an industry event putting AI on the manufacturing agenda.
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New data reveals a massive gap between fashion's autonomous AI ambitions and actual operational readiness. We break down the trust hurdles and rising costs stalling the industry.
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A recent London court decision has shifted the legal ground for ultra-fast fashion IP. Here is why your brand needs better design documentation now.
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Three platforms dominate 3D garment design for fashion brands. Here is how Browzwear, Marvelous Designer and Optitex stack up on the metrics that matter to digital product creation leads.
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Virtual try-on and size recommendation engines both promise fewer returns, but they attack different problems. Here is what the evidence says about which delivers more—and for whom.
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From background removal to synthetic model generation, AI is already inside fashion e-commerce photo pipelines. Here are four applications in active use — and where each one still has limits.
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Supplier pitches and industry reports are full of technical shorthand. Here are ten fashion-tech terms decoded in plain language for buying, merchandising and commercial teams.
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Five fashion companies have publicly disclosed how AI and data tools are shaping their sustainability reporting and supply-chain traceability. Here is what each actually said, and what it signals for the sector.
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Not every 3D sampling tool does the same job. This comparison breaks down the major stacks by what they take as input, what they produce, and which type of brand they actually suit.
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Six tech-pack and PLM tools compared on what they actually automate today — and the fit, construction and tolerance decisions that remain yours to make.
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From established CAD suites to open-source drafters and brand-archive AI, here is what product-development and IT buyers at large fashion companies need to ask before signing a contract.
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AI promises to eliminate the guesswork in fashion buying, but social signals don't always translate to sales. Here is how to navigate the gap between data and demand.
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A detailed guide to the fashion PLM landscape, breaking down the core features and target users for Centric, PTC, Backbone, and BeProduct.
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As AI agents begin to handle product discovery and price comparison, fashion retailers must pivot toward high-utility, value-driven digital experiences to retain the 2026 consumer.
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While fashion executives race toward autonomous supply chains, new data reveals a massive gap between AI ambition and technical infrastructure readiness.
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Heuritech was acquired by Luxurynsight in late 2024 and now operates as a named brand inside that group. Here is what the combined platform ships, who consumes its outputs, and what you cannot verify from outside.
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The Fabricant built its name on digital-only couture and NFT fashion. Today it ships a subscription AI design suite for fashion brands—and the NFT framing no longer describes the business.
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