Spirit Of 608: Fashion, Entrepreneurship, Sustainability + Tech

This week, we hear from a leader in fashion tech from Paris, long the home of industry leading houses and couturiers who, despite their prominence, for years were notoriously slow to adopt technology as an inherent part of fashion’s future. But tech’s no longer an outsider idea in fashion. In fact, many major brands are leading the way forward by being early adopters of technology that makes it possible for brands to produce more selectively, decrease waste and foster more eco-aware thinking in an industry that is often filed under “most polluting in the world.” Bring up the phrase artificial intelligence in fashion, and you wouldn’t be alone if thoughts of space-age robots and smart clothing sprang to mind. But for this week’s guest, AI in fashion is closer to a day of deep diving on Instagram, thanks to her company’s ability to scan massive numbers of social media posts, images and content to produce trend projections from current data. It’s that data, in turn, that helps brands make better choices during