3D PRINTING WILL CREATE BIG CHANGES IN THE FASHION INDUSTRY
April 21st, 2015
The organizer of a 3D print fashion show in New York has told just-style there will be major changes in fashion industry supply chain because of this new technology. Currently, its development is in its early stages, but Natacha Alpert, the director and curator of the 3D Print Fashion Show, on Thursday (April 16) in New York City, predicts in 10 to 15 years, consumers will be able to completely customise their clothing and print them at home, bypassing retail manufacturers altogether. “Right now, it’s a new technology so people can’t really envision the ...
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