Shopify, Farfetch and other tech companies are vying for the multi-billion-dollar opportunity to handle the backend of brands’ online stores.

Go against convention in strong styles that don’t shy away from playing tough, like a punk-rock choker or a leather jacket–inspired ballgown.

Better infrastructure, tech that supplements rather than shouts and new uses for AI are on the horizon as metaverse and Web3 technologies converge and mature.

This year marks the 10th anniversary of the CFDA’s Fashion Manufacturing Initiative (FMI), the organization’s longest standing public-private partnership.