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How Fashion And Beauty Show Up In AI Search
24 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
From raw query visibility to market sentiment and authority, AI models search for, rank, and surface brands in a way that’s orthogonal to traditiona...
A Case Study In Deeply-Considered AI Development At Brunello Cucinelli
17 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Almost as famous for its humanist philosophy as its luxury products, Brunello Cucinelli has also emerged as a lighthouse for AI - not by rushing reckl...
Why Supply Chains Matter More Than Ever
10 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Ben talks to Kate Padget-Koh, Chief Supply Chain Officer at Squatwolf, about finding the delicate balance between upstream optimisation and innovation...
Can Technology Help New Entrants Break Into The Entrenched Eyewear Market?
03 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
With a business model dominated by licensing, and a heavily consolidated supply chain, eyewear has long been a hostile market for new designers. Now, ...
What Went Wrong With Web3?
24 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Ben, a well-documented Web3 skeptic who might still be wrong, is joined by digital fashion educator and entrepreneur Karinna Grant, to revisit the cas...
Digital Maturity In The Extended Supply Chain
17 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
The success of any comprehensive transformation initiative hinges not just on uptake on the brand side, but on the existence of class-leading capabili...
The Deepening Impact Of Digital Asset Management
10 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
A fundamental change in the definition of an “asset” - from a fixed form to a living object - and a userbase shift towards product creation teams ...
The AI Logic And The Business Model Behind Virtual Fit
03 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
A strategic discussion with Nicola Bond, CEO and Founder of Fittora, about applying AI to one of fashion’s longest-standing technical challenges - a...
Preparing eCommerce For The Next Citizens Of The Web
27 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
AI agents, agentic browsers, and language models equipped with tools - a new cohort of artificial shoppers could be on the horizon. But can the techno...
Affordability, Domestic Supply Chains, And Sustainability
20 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Ben is joined by Simon Platts, industry veteran and consultant, for a sideways look at the foundational pillars of the fashion business model - and wh...
Debating Digital Change And AI Convergence In 2026
13 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Our first show of the new year brings together two insiders’ perspectives on emerging technology, education, software uptake, and whether 2026 will ...
Forecasting Fashion’s Future Between Now And 2030
16 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
With new Euromonitor data and insights to work from, we start to close the year by looking forward at what the next four have in store at a global mar...
Bringing Fashion Week Back To Manchester
11 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
How the complicated industrial legacy and unique culture of The Interline’s home city, combined with a new emphasis on technology, made 2025 the rig...
Making Sense Of The AI Shopping Journey
03 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Consumers are surrounded by chatboxes, all promising proactive, personalised advice on what to buy, and where. But it’s unclear how general purpose ...
What’s The Actual Opportunity For Fashion In Gaming?
26 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
We take it as read that fashion and gaming are growing closer together, but what’s the quantifiable value of branded experiences and where do they s...
Culture, Identity, Personal Data, And Wearable Devices
19 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Sabine Seymour joins The Interline Podcast to explore where the integration of technology into fashion (and vice versa) is headed, especially in t...
What’s The Real Outlook For Digital Fashion?
13 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Tackling some of the thorny language, and the open spaces, between the previous vision for digital fashion, and a more practical short-term reality, w...
What’s Changing In Design And Development Innovation?
06 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
After being dominated by digital product creation strategies, the cutting edge of design and development workflows is feeling the pull of artificial i...
Climate Transformation And The Circular Economy
29 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
A grounded perspective on environmental tipping points, the reality of recycling, and the gap between fashion’s linear growth economy and the vision...
Championing DPC And Digital Education, With Christian L Harris
22 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
A timely debate with a leading name in the 3D community, covering everything from standardisation as a necessary precondition for automation, to the u...
Making Climate-Conscious Menswear Work Commercially
17 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
From transparency and take-back to 3D technology, Nick Reed, Founder of Neem London, talks about the practicalities of building a slow fashion busines...
Agile Supply Chains And AI Insights With Paul Magel of CGS
02 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Hosted by the Interline’s Editor-In-Chief, Ben Hanson, this episode features a conversation with Paul Magel, President at Computer Generated Solutio...
H&M's DPC Journey
07 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Emma speaks to Bhargava Ram Kummamuru, Product Manager leading Digital Product Creation at H&M. Together, they explore where H&M stands on its DPC jou...
SKIMS: Why Scaling Success Starts With A Solid Technology Foundation
04 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Emma speaks to Nina Khoury, VP of Strategic Operations at SKIMS, about her own career path and the popular brand's technology journey.
Powering Resale for Conscious Retailers with Continue
09 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Emma hosts Lydia Hartley, the Co-Founder of Continue - a startup enabling fashion brands to adopt circular practices and boost customer retention by p...
Talking Innovative Polyester Textile Regeneration with Reju
26 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Emma speaks to Patrik Frisk, CEO of Reju, a company working to recycle polyester at unprecedented speed and scale.Together, they get into what it migh...
Talking Sustainability, Innovation, and Cooperation with Munich Fabric Start
07 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
For this episode, Emma is joined by two of the team from Munich Fabric Start: Claudia Mynott, Marketing and Communications Director, and Simon Angel, ...
Talking Industry 4.0-Enabled Transformation For Fashion
17 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Emma talks to Nicolas Favreau, Product Marketing Director for Lectra, about what Industry 4.0 means for fashion, how the industry can achieve higher l...
Unpacking Kalypso's 2024 Digital Adoption Research
24 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Emma and Ben speak to Kalypso’s Digital Product Creation and Transformation Lead, Sophia Lara, to unpack the findings of this year's digital adoptio...
Talking Circularity, Innovation, And A Sustainable Vision for Fashion - With Save Your Wardrobe
19 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Emma speaks to Hasna Kourda, Founder and CEO of Save Your Wardrobe - a platform and an ecosystem designed to streamline the post-purchase experi...
Why PLM Matters More Than Ever, With Mark Harrop
11 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Emma chats to Mark Harrop, Founder and CEO at WhichPLM, who has helped brands, retailers, and manufacturers make intelligent investments in technology...
The Critical Role Of Repair In The Circular Economy
15 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Emma welcomes Emily Rea, the Co-Founder and Chief Product Officer at Circulo to discuss the importance of repair, and the technology and data around i...
Talking Technology's Place At The Heart Of Fashion Events, With Andreu David
17 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
A unique episode of The Interline Podcast, documenting the way technology is becoming integral to fashion events, and how those major fixtures are cha...
The Infrastructure For Traceability, With Avery Dennison
17 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The Interline spoke with the Head of Enterprise Sustainability at Avery Dennison about how the company is working to optimise labour and supply chain ...
Talking New, Blockchain-Backed Business Models With Arianee
04 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Emma speaks with Pierre-Nicolas Hurstel, CEO and Co-Founder of Arianee, about enterprise-grade digital product passports, and the new digital infrastr...
Talking AR Virtual Try-On With ZERO10
22 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Emma talks to Maxim Raykhrud, Chief Product Officer at ZERO10 about the maturity curve for augmented reality virtual try-on. They discuss the high bar...
Talking Carbon-Centric Decision Making With Vaayu
15 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Emma sits down with Namrata Sandhu, Co-Founder and CEO of Vaayu to discuss what it was like to build automated software to help the retail...
Talking Sustainability, Suits, And Slow Fashion With Batch LDN
19 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
For her first episode as host, Emma talks to Julian Osborne, co-founder of Batch LDN about redefining suits with their “Batch Model,” the foundati...
The Tech And The Economics Behind The Rental Business
24 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This episode - recorded live - features three members of the senior team behind data-driven clothing rental business Armoire.Talking to Laura Butler, ...
Sneakers, Sustainability & The Secondary Market
20 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
For this episode of The Interline Podcast, Ben talks to Moses Rashid, CEO of The Edit LDN, about resale, the future of brand-consumer relationships, a...
What Will Digital Deliver In 2023?
22 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
After a year in which broader adoption of digital product creation, and recognition of the use cases for digital assets, fuelled an explosion of creat...
Managing Metaverse Expectations
07 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
After undergoing a super-compressed hype cycle, fashion is ending the year with a very complicated mix of optimism and pessimism around the Metaverse....
Where Sustainability Really Stands
20 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Where does the fashion industry really stand on sustainability?To help answer that question, Ben speaks with Ruth MacGilp, Communications Manage...
Transparency In Action
02 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
The gap between making a sustainability statement and backing it up can be substantial, but transparency will not remain optional for much longer.In t...
The Foundations Of Metaverse Fashion
21 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Ben Hanson talks to Marjorie Hernandez (Founder at LUKSO, and Co-Founder at The Dematerialised) about testing the possibility space of digital fashion...
Championing Change
10 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
As the apparel and footwear industries wrestle with the practicalities of turning discrete technology projects into broader transformation, we look at...
The Data-Driven Supply Chain
06 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Our Editor brings together guests across technology, environment, and ethics to discuss how fashion supply chains can balance risk, responsiveness, an...
Intelligent Retail
29 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Our premiere episode. Ben Hanson, Editor of The Interline, and Dan Leahy, CEO of MakerSights, discuss how the retail recovery will be defined by data....