Hacker News with Generative AI: Fashion

Calling all fashion models now AI is coming for you (theguardian.com)
The impact of AI has been felt across industries from Hollywood to publishing – and now it’s come for modelling. H&M announced last week that it would create AI “twins” of 30 models with the intention of using them in social media posts and marketing imagery if the model gives her permission.

Artificial Intelligence, Fashion, Modeling, Technology

8 points by sandebert 3 days ago | 1 comments

Are Levi's from Amazon different from Levi's from Levi's? (nymag.com)

E-commerce, Fashion, Retail, Consumerism

161 points by randycupertino 6 days ago | 151 comments

H&M to use digital clones of models in ads and social media (bbc.co.uk)
Fashion retailer H&M is to use artificial intelligence (AI) to create digital "twins" of 30 models.

Fashion, Artificial Intelligence, Digital Twins, Advertising

8 points by concerto 6 days ago | 0 comments

Robotics Meets Runway: Unitree G1's Catwalk Debut at SHFW (chinaminutes.com)
Unitree G1, a humanoid robot, made its stunning debut at Shanghai Fashion Week, walking the runway alongside human models.

Robotics, Fashion, China, Artificial Intelligence, Humanoid Robots

34 points by lewiswatson 6 days ago | 8 comments

All clothing is handmade (2022) (ruthtillman.com)
The idea for this quilt came to me several years ago. Besides making quilts, I make some of my own clothes and occasionally make clothes for people in my life. I made my own wedding dress and one for a college friend as well (and never doing that again).

Fashion, DIY, Sewing

162 points by panic 11 days ago | 175 comments

Show HN: Fashion Shopping with Nearest Neighbors (vibewall.shop)
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Fashion, E-commerce, Recommendation Systems, Machine Learning

76 points by unixpickle 18 days ago | 22 comments

Bluesky quickly sold out of the T-shirt its CEO wore to troll Mark Zuckerberg (techcrunch.com)
When Bluesky CEO Jay Graber took the SXSW stage this week, she managed to make fun of Mark Zuckerberg without mentioning Meta at all.

Social Media, Tech, Fashion, Twitter

88 points by c5karl 19 days ago | 85 comments

The Evolution of the Color Pink (lithub.com)
He was a prince whom all of Europe nicknamed “the pink prince” (der rosarote Prinz): Charles Joseph de Ligne (1735–1814), marshal of the army of the Holy Roman Empire, diplomat, thinker, writer, scholar, and a great ladies’ man.

History, Fashion, Culture

17 points by gmays 23 days ago | 0 comments

Technofossils: Humanity's eternal testament will be plastic bags, cheap clothes (theguardian.com)
As an eternal testament of humanity, plastic bags, cheap clothes and chicken bones are not a glorious legacy. But two scientists exploring which items from our technological civilisation are most likely to survive for many millions of years as fossils have reached an ironic but instructive conclusion: fast food and fast fashion will be our everlasting geological signature.

Archaeology, Anthropology, Environmentalism, Plastic Pollution, Fashion

61 points by pseudolus 38 days ago | 29 comments

Have you ever seen a goth downtown? (danco.substack.com)
Have you ever seen a goth downtown?

Culture, Fashion, Subculture

220 points by simonsarris 44 days ago | 98 comments

Show HN: Twelve70 – Outfit generator and digital Closet (twelve70.com)

Fashion, Tools, Software, Artificial Intelligence

11 points by rubanraj 50 days ago | 2 comments

Shopify takes down Ye website selling swastika shirts after Super Bowl ad (cnbc.com)

Shopify, Controversies, Advertising, Fashion, Anti-Semitism

66 points by pseudolus 50 days ago | 53 comments

The Man in the Midnight-Blue Six-Ply Italian-Milled Wool Suit (theatlantic.com)
A perfect suit, made by an expert tailor out of superlative fabric, would do nothing less than transform me.

Fashion, Clothing, Personal Transformation

94 points by ggm 53 days ago | 83 comments

Ozempic is causing trouble on Savile Row (thetimes.com)

Health, Fashion, Business

47 points by cwwc 61 days ago | 80 comments

Snakeskin: It's Fashionable, and It Scares Predators Away from Bird Nests (nytimes.com)
A museum curator with a ladder showed that birds that build cavity-style nests are able to protect their eggs with the skin shed by snakes.

Nature, Animals, Fashion, Science

19 points by Petiver 66 days ago | 4 comments

One product created a multi-million dollar brand (bbc.com)
At the height of the Covid-19 pandemic, Hill House Home's Nap Dress became more than just a piece of clothing – it was a symbol of comfort and versatility for a world in flux.

Fashion, Business, COVID-19

4 points by mooreds 67 days ago | 1 comments

TikTok's 'cute winter boots' trend explained (usermag.co)
For the past 48 hours, thousands of TikTok users have been posting and sharing videos ostensibly about "cute winter boots."

Social Media, Trends, Fashion, TikTok

8 points by doener 67 days ago | 4 comments

First AI-generated and 3D-printed shoe makes its dubious debut (newatlas.com)
In the world of ugly shoes, we've had some real bangers.

Artificial Intelligence, 3D Printing, Fashion, Design

13 points by teleforce 81 days ago | 15 comments

The sad beige aesthetic: why has the world suddenly turned taupe? (theguardian.com)
Whether it’s oat, bone, sand or fawn, this colour palette has a strong anaesthetising effect – and it has become the leading fashion and interiors style of our era

Fashion, Interior Design, Color Trends, Aesthetics

35 points by n1b0m 84 days ago | 65 comments

Show HN: Pixie – A tool to shop for clothes using pictures (ShopWithPixie.com)

Shopping, Image Recognition, Tools, E-commerce, Fashion

13 points by dayaya 87 days ago | 4 comments

Counterculture legend who invented bell-bottom jeans dies at 84 (sfgate.com)
At the turn of the mid-1960s, people knew they had landed at ground zero of an evolving San Francisco if they fell down the right rabbit hole and somehow tumbled inside Mnasidika.

Fashion, History, San Francisco

122 points by anigbrowl 91 days ago | 41 comments

Chess grandmaster Magnus Carlsen rejoins tournament he quit over wearing jeans (news.sky.com)
World chess number one Magnus Carlsen is back in a major tournament after he quit because he was told to change his jeans.

Chess, Sports, Fashion, Controversy

42 points by austinallegro 93 days ago | 67 comments

Is Cordovan Worth It? A Complete Guide to the Fanciest Shoe Leather (stridewise.com)
Even if you’re not a leather aficionado, there’s a good chance you’ve already heard of shell cordovan. And if you have, there’s also a good chance you’ve wondered, “Why is this type of leather so darn expensive?”

Shoes, Leather, Fashion, Reviews, Guides

8 points by thunderbong 98 days ago | 1 comments

Obscene Prices, Declining Quality: Luxury Is in a Death Spiral (nytimes.com)
The holiday shopping season is hitting its apex. And do you know what I, a longtime fashion editor, will not be buying my loved ones this year? Big-name luxury fashion. I’d sooner set my eyebrows on fire.

Fashion, Luxury Goods, Consumerism

8 points by mmooss 103 days ago | 2 comments

Show HN: Shop Clothes with Models That Match Your Body Shape (thebodymatch.com)
Thebodymatch is your personalized online fashion catalog connecting you with models who match your body shape.

Fashion, Shopping, Body Image, Personalization

13 points by Deekshana_Reddy 109 days ago | 16 comments

Why did clothing become boring? (resobscura.substack.com)
One of the reasons I’m a historian is that I find the strangeness of the past to be underrated. You can find something deeply, fascinatingly weird about virtually any aspect of any human culture prior to around the year 1880, provided you take the time to dig into it.

Fashion, History, Culture

104 points by benbreen 119 days ago | 136 comments

Scientists baffled as orcas seem to revive an 80s trend: dead salmon hats (theguardian.com)
Researchers suspect that orcas may be reviving a peculiar fashion statement of sorts not seen since the 1980s.

Animals, Science, Behavior, Trends, Fashion

7 points by rntn 121 days ago | 1 comments

Brunello Cucinelli scroll zoom-out website (brunellocucinelli.ai)

Fashion, Websites, AI, Luxury Brands

7 points by mastermedo 131 days ago | 1 comments

Casio to Release Ring Watch (hypebeast.com)
As Casio’s 50th-anniversary celebrations continue, the brand has unveiled the CRW-001-1JR Ring Watch. Boasting a silhouette that appears to be a miniaturized rendition of G-SHOCK’s full-metal B2100 and B5000 series, the Ring Watch takes the concept of timekeeping at your fingertips to another level.