1. "Smart Cloth" with built in monitors protect their weavers from diseases and enhance their fitness, pharmaceutical companies are competing with te fashion Industry.
2. We care for cloth...using community laundries....One cup of water washing machine....."make do amd mend" is taught in school.
3. High energy prices make cloths that create their own energy increasing popular solar cell can be fitted on to jacket to power mobile phones.
4. Climate change & resource Shortage......... "Reuse" we sell them back for reuse to boost our income.
Second hand clothing become a valuable resource....nothing is disposal.
5. Using 3D body scanners that allows people to try on cloths in virtual mirrors and on interactive screen.
6. Smart Nano Technology,
Bamboo in Asia,
Wool in Australia,
Flux in India.
7. Choice of color is limited to same water & energy in Dyeing.
Example: this T shirt is on color no.08 today.
8. Brand provided post purchage services. Allowing owners to customise their clothing to follow local trends.
9. Resource shortage have driven innovation cloths can be grown from bacteria celulose and self-clening coating do away with the need to wash cloth.
Over the next 15 years it is likely that there will be more than a billion extra people living on our planet with population from 7.1 billion to reach 8.1 billion by 2025.
More than average age will be older people is projected over 20% of population of EU, USA, Russia & China will be over 60 years of age.
This will have implication for both clothing industrries global work force and its global consumer base.
From the fashion apparel demand perspective, India has emerged as one of the most attractive destinations for American and European brands in the last 10 years and will continue to hold promise for the next 20 years.
More than 30,000 design graduates will be required in the next three years in the Middle East for the design sector to thrive. That’s nine times the current number. This according to a new study released by the Dubai Design and Fashion Council (DDFC), which commissioned the report to mark out opportunities on how to develop the design sector in the region.
The region’s design industry is estimated to grow by six per cent in the next five years, according to the study, which covered nine main segments: architecture, fashion, visual arts, communication, food, social, interior, product and experiential design.
Barriers identified in the growth of design education included lack of dedicated design education facilities and design education offerings, and the low awareness among students of design courses currently available. The report also said there was a need for educators to offer courses that were more suited to the needs of the industry.
“Ultimately, we hope that the study will help educators and policymakers alike to identify industry trends and support them in developing curriculums, courses and policies to nurture the talent pool in the region”.