CLO Virtual Fashion just dropped something worth knowing about. 👀 Marvelous Designer 2026.0 is out now, and if you are into 3D garment design for gaming, animation, or virtual fashion, this update has some genuinely exciting new features. Here is what is new 👇🏾 𝟯𝗗 𝗣𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗶𝗹 𝗧𝗼𝗼𝗹 ✏️ You can now draw pattern pieces directly onto a 3D avatar, which is a completely different way of working compared to traditional flat pattern drafting. It makes the early design process much more intuitive, especially for people coming from a more creative than technical background. 𝗟𝗮𝗰𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗧𝗼𝗼𝗹 👟 A dedicated tool for creating lacing on garments, brilliant for footwear design and any pieces with cord or lace detailing. This kind of specific feature shows how seriously CLO Virtual Fashion is taking the needs of designers working across all product categories, not just apparel. 𝗧𝗼𝗼𝗻 𝗦𝗵𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗿 🎨 A new rendering style that gives garments a stylised, illustrative look rather than photorealistic. For anyone designing for gaming or animation, or wanting a distinctive aesthetic for their brand visuals, this is a really useful addition. 𝗣𝗲𝗿𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝘂𝗽𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗱𝗲𝘀 ⚡ GPU acceleration has been added for simulating trims, buttons, buckles, accessories, which means complex garments with detailing will now simulate faster and more smoothly. Marvelous Designer sits alongside CLO3D under the CLO Virtual Fashion umbrella and is particularly popular in gaming and animation. Personal subscriptions start at $39 per month, with a $280 annual option. If you have been curious about 3D garment design but found CLO3D’s learning curve daunting, Marvelous Designer is worth a look , particularly with the new 3D Pencil making early design exploration much more accessible. Are you using Marvelous Designer or CLO3D already? And which of these new features would be most useful to you? 👇🏾

Happy Friday everyone, hope it's been a productive week! Before you head into the weekend I have one quick question, and your answer will genuinely shape what I create in this community going forward. What type of content do you want more of? 🛠️ Step by step how-to guides 🔦 Digital tool spotlights and reviews 💬 Open discussions and hot takes 🗞️ Industry news and what's happening in digital fashion 🎥 Live demos and walkthroughs Drop your answer below, and if there is something you want to see that is not on the list, tell me, this community should be built around what you actually need, not what I assume you need. Have a brilliant weekend. 👇🏾

As promised, here is the demo video of The Fabricant's generative AI platform. 👇 https://bit.ly/3QqORLz It's a long one, so feel free to skip to the parts that are most relevant to where you are right now, but I'd encourage you to watch as much as you can, because this platform has something useful at every stage of the brand building process. What I found most impressive was how it handles the full journey in one place, from early concept and design ideation all the way through to campaign-ready visuals, without needing to jump between multiple tools. For anyone building a digital fashion brand, that kind of end-to-end workflow in a single platform is a genuine game changer. Watch it, take notes, and drop your thoughts in the comments. I'd love to know which part of the platform stood out most for you, and whether you can see it fitting into what you are building. 👇

Open floor this afternoon. I have spent 20+ years working across fashion from design studios to boardrooms, across Men's and Women's, from early concept all the way through to production. For the last 6 years I have been working with brands, retailers and startups to implement 3D and digital tools, figuring out where they have the most impact and training the people who use them. I have seen what works, what doesn't, what gets adopted properly and what sits on a shelf gathering dust. So today I want to hear from you. Whatever is on your mind, about digital tools, building a brand, getting started, choosing the right software, briefing a designer, understanding the industry — bring it. No question is too basic. No question is too advanced. Drop it in the comments and I will answer every single one. 👇🏾

Here is what is actually moving in the digital fashion tool space right now, and what it means if you are building. 𝗦𝘁𝘆𝗹𝗲 𝟯𝗗 𝗷𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝗹𝗮𝘂𝗻𝗰𝗵𝗲𝗱 𝗮 𝗳𝗿𝗲𝗲 𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻, 𝗙𝗼𝗿 𝗹𝗶𝗳𝗲! 🙌 This is a big one. Style 3D, a 3D garment design and simulation platform now has a completely free tier with no time limit. For anyone who has wanted to get into true 3D design but couldn't justify the cost of CLO3D or Browzwear, this removes that barrier entirely. No excuse not to start exploring. 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗳𝗮𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗱𝗲𝘀𝗶𝗴𝗻 𝘀𝗼𝗳𝘁𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗺𝗮𝗿𝗸𝗲𝘁 𝗶𝘀 𝗴𝗿𝗼𝘄𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝘁 𝟭𝟭% 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝘆𝗲𝗮𝗿 📈The market has hit $3.33 billion in 2026 and is heading toward $4.76 billion by 2030. What that tells you is that investment in digital tools is accelerating, not slowing , and the platforms are only going to get better and more accessible as a result. 𝗔𝗜 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝟯𝗗 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗴𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗳𝗮𝘀𝘁.The gap between AI visualisation tools like Fermat and New Arc, and technical 3D platforms like CLO3D and Style 3D, is closing. Platforms are increasingly combining both, meaning the workflow from initial concept all the way to production-ready asset is becoming smoother and faster than ever before. 𝗔𝗦𝗢𝗦 𝘂𝗽𝘀𝗸𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗱 𝟭𝟬𝟬+ 𝗱𝗲𝘀𝗶𝗴𝗻𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝗴𝗲𝗻𝗲𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗔𝗜 𝘂𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗙𝗲𝗿𝗺𝗮𝘁 💡 In February, ASOS embedded Fermat across its entire design operation. If one of the biggest fashion retailers on the planet is making generative AI a standard part of the design process, that tells you everything you need to know about where the industry is heading. The tools that were enterprise-only two years ago are now accessible to independents. That window matters. What tool are you most curious to explore next, and what is stopping you from trying it? 👇