WHY DOES IT TAKE A PANDEMIC TO CHANGE THE FASHION INDUSTRY - WILL COVID BE THE CATALYST FOR CHANGE

The Weekly Thread - Does it take a Pandemic to change the Fashion Industry - Will COVID be the Catalyst for change??

Written by Debbie McKeegan

EDITOR AND CEO TEXINTEL

As the Fashion Industry struggles to pivot to regain control of its supply chains, the digitisation of the textile industry is surely now imminent...

The Fashion Industry is on Fire:

The future of many fashion brands is now under review, to survive the industry must reverse its legacy of over consumption, increase diversity throughout its supply chains and shift towards a sustainable future - A future that will restore the integrity of Fashion.

Cost and Consequence:

Over consumption and two decades of Fast Fashion has cost billions of tons of carbon, the impact has been substantial and the consequences for the environment catastrophic.

COVID-19 has forced the Fashion Industry to Redefine its Supply Chains: 

To survive the fashion industry must now move at speed to adopt digital technologies, from design to production, the supply chain must now evolve, adopt industry 4.0 and embrace digitisation.

Collaboration is the KEY:

All stakeholders must move in unison to share knowledge, data, and above all adopt transparency within the supply chain.

Digitisation is the Future of Fashion:

For the last two decades all digital technology stakeholders have worked to reinvent the workflow, and have created the digital tools required for diversity and importantly, sustainable production.  

Reduce Inventory whilst maintaining Diversity:

Print on Demand isn’t a singular process, it requires a circle of collaborative technologies all of which are now aligned.

The CAD / CAM supply chain offers a viable solution for the future of Fashion…

Digital technologies have the power to Revitalise the Fashion industry and Restore its Integrity -  to Deliver a Sustainable Future...