Podcast appearances and mentions of amanda cosco

In this episode, fashion and beauty futurist Amanda Cosco speaks with record-breaking entrepreneur, founder, and CEO Kendra Bracken-Ferguson. Kendra is a thought leader, founder, venture capitalist and the CEO of BrainTrust Founders Studio. She is someone who has witnessed—and been a part of—the changing landscape of digital media over the past decade. Her recent book “The Beauty of Success: Start, Grow, and Accelerate Your Brand” is a tell-all about how she built her business from scratch as well as a workbook for those who want to make things happen for themselves in the beauty industry and beyond. Kendra also has a podcast called The Business of the Beat Podcast. This episode is sponsored by U.S. Soy. To learn more about how soy is showing up in fashion, beauty, and beyond, visit ussoy.org.Visit Electric Runway: http://electricrunway.com/Subscribe on Substack: The Electric Runway Report (Substack)https://electricrunwayreport.substack.com/Subscribe on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/15F6eMSFReREEp8fVgNA0L?si=62e6b01855c643acSubscribe to the Electric Runway podcast Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/electric-runway-podcast/id1064514329Social Links: Follow Electric Runway on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/electric_runway/Subscribe to our YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/electricrunway?sub_confirmation=1Amanda Cosco Social Links:Follow Amanda Cosco on Twitter: https://twitter.com/amanda_coscoInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/amanda_cosco/LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/amandacoscoGuest Links:Kendra Bracken-Ferguson: https://kendrabracken-ferguson.com/Kendra's Book, The Beauty of Success: https://kendrabracken-ferguson.com/beauty-of-successSponsor Links: Visit U.S. Soy: https://ussoy.org/

Biotechnology is an exciting frontier in fashion and beauty because it presents a new way forward. Most products on the market today rely on extraction for their ingredients, whether that's from plants, animals, or petrochemicals. Each of these options has a footprint. With biotechnology, there's the opportunity to create new sustainable supply chains with new levels of performance for consumers.Today on the show I'm speaking with a scientist and creative who is inspired by biology and biotechnology to create advanced, sustainable innovations for wellness and beauty. Alison Cutlan is the VP of Innovation at The Rootist, a new biology-based haircare brand that's changing the game when it comes to haircare by treating the hair like the living organism it is. Full disclosure: The Rootist did send me a free sample of their haircare kit as a basis for this conversation. This episode is not sponsored, but as you'll hear, I ended up really loving the products as well as the ethos behind the biology-based brand. Our conversation covers the products under the Rootist haircare system, what makes them different, and how biotechnology is the new design tool of the future. Electric Runway: Visit Electric Runway: http://electricrunway.com/Subscribe on Substack: The Electric Runway Report (Substack)https://electricrunwayreport.substack.com/Subscribe on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/15F6eMSFReREEp8fVgNA0L?si=62e6b01855c643acSubscribe to the Electric Runway podcast Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/electric-runway-podcast/id1064514329Social Links: Follow Electric Runway on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/electric_runway/Subscribe to our YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/electricrunway?sub_confirmation=1Amanda Cosco Social Links:LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/amandacoscoGuest Links:The Rootist: https://therootist.com/Alison Cutlan: https://www.linkedin.com/in/alison-cutlan-1aba368/

In today's episode fashion and beauty futurist Amanda Cosco sits down with Heather Lipner, the Head of Product Design + Creative and Geenee AR. Geenee enables high-quality web AR virtual try-on for eCommerce and In-feed Ad experiences to increase sales conversions, reduce return rates and drive return on ad spend performance.Visit Electric Runway: http://electricrunway.com/Sign up for the Electric Runway Report on Substack: https://electricrunwayreport.substack.com/Subscribe on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/15F6eMSFReREEp8fVgNA0L?si=62e6b01855c643acSubscribe to the Electric Runway podcast Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/electric-runway-podcast/id1064514329Social Links: Follow Electric Runway on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/electric_runway/Subscribe to our YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/electricrunway?sub_confirmation=1Follow Electric Runway on X:  https://twitter.com/Electric_RunwayAmanda Cosco Social Links:Follow Amanda Cosco on X: https://twitter.com/amanda_coscoInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/amanda_cosco/LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/amandacoscoGuest Links:Geenee AR: https://geenee.ar/Heather Lipner: https://www.heatherlipner.com/

It all started with a cyborg named Neil.You can not deny that fashion and technology are forever intertwined. Electric Runway founder, journalist Amanda Costco unpacks the good, the bad and the grey in between discussing this relationship. Where are we in the hype cycle? What is going to stick and what is just passing amusement? What are the global priorities as it pertains to fashion and tech? Manufacturing, the metaverse, filters, robots, avatars - where are we?Amanda and Electric Runway - https://electricrunway.com/IG - https://www.instagram.com/electric_runway/TikTok - https://www.tiktok.com/@electric_runway?To learn more about CAFA - the Canadian Arts and Fashion Awards https://www.cafawards.ca/IG - https://www.instagram.com/cafawards/This episode was produced by Jason PerrierIG - https://www.instagram.com/ajasonperrier/Host Donna Bishop - https://thisisdonnab.ca/IG - https://www.instagram.com/thisisdonnab/Follow the podcast IG - https://www.instagram.com/fashiontalkspod/Thank you to Nick Craine for the amazing artwork - https://www.nickcraine.com/

Virtual fashion, NFTs, and crypto clothing have all become hot topics during the pandemic, with brands such as Dolce and Gabbana, Gucci, and Karl Lagerfeld stepping into the space. But how will digital clothing impact the way we present ourselves online? Just as face filters have transformed the way we (especially women) see ourselves, so too will digital fashion. In episode 130 of the Electric Runway podcast, fashion futurist Amanda Cosco continues her exploration of virtual dressing and digital fashion with Emily Rosa Shahaj, the co-founder and CEO of Gravity The Studio. Gravity the Studio is a virtual fashion house designing 3D clothes for digitized identities. Emily's research focuses on expanding cross-platform interoperability of digital assets using blockchain technology and open-source formats, improving real-time virtual fit techniques, and framing the implications of technologically-mediated human interactions.This episode touches on fashion's long-standing relationship with gaming, virtual dressing as a pandemic trend, and the new frontiers of augmented reality and artificial intelligence for digital fashion. Visit Gravity the Studio's websiteFollow Gravity the Studio on Instagram Subscribe to the Electric Runway podcast on Apple PodcastsSubscribe to the Electric Runway podcast on Spotify  

Consumers and the fashion industry alike are realizing that sustainability is more than just a buzzword—it needs to be a way of life and a way of business.  Our guest today is a sustainability advocate and an internationally recognized leader in social impact. On Instagram, he's known as "The Swap King" where he encourages a new generation of fashionistas to trade clothes rather than purchasing new ones. Patrick Duffy is the founder of The Global Fashion Exchange as well as the global partnerships manager for Common Objective, an intelligent business network for the fashion industry.  In this conversation with Fashion Futurist Amanda Cosco, he speaks about sustainability beyond the buzzwords and how to be a conscious consumer. 

It's 2020, and if you're an online retailer not already thinking about the implications of artificial intelligence on your business then allow today’s episode to provoke your consideration: Our guest today is Ashwini Asokan, the CEO and founder of Vue.Ai, a US/India-based startup that has developed an AI platform to help online retailers increase sales and work more efficiently. They do this by automating simple yet important tasks such as product tagging and personalized recommendations. Vue.AI also help fashion brands leverage artificial intelligence to generate images of models in clothes and provide personal style recommendations to customers while shopping online. It’s a robust offering in a market that’s used to doing things the old fashioned way, which may explain why Vue.AI has secured $17 million in venture capital funding. We’ll talk about how a fashion startup managed to get the attention of Silicon Valley, as well as the limitations of AI for online retailers.

In episode 123 of the Electric Runway podcast, we're talking about how technology is changing bespoke apparel. The word “bespoke” is derived from the British word “bespeak” which means to discuss in advance or to order or reserve something. You can see here why the word has had a long-standing relationship with tailoring and tailor-made clothing. At one time, garments were created based on consumer demand and to their measurements and specifications. While the industrial revolution may have moved us towards mass manufacturing, we may be returning to an era of highly customized clothing—only this time, technologies including software, 3D body scans, and artificial intelligence are making it easier and more efficient than ever to scale the bespoke experience. Our guest today is Marc Close, the co-founder and CEO of Bespokify. Bespokify is a fashion-tech company that creates customizable and bespoke-fitting apparel patterns instantly. Bespokify enables custom fashion to be made as efficiently and affordably as mass-production, and in the process, it eliminates returns because of poor fit, helps build inventory-less fashion brands, and opens the door to AI-driven design.Blog post for this episode:Listen on iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/electric-runway-podcast/id1064514329?mt=2Listen on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/15F6eMSFReREEp8fVgNA0LFollow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/electric_runway/

Electric Runway has returned from Barcelona where founder and FashionTech journalist Amanda Cosco was taking part in Reshape. As you heard in last week's episode, Reshape is an exhibition and content series that explores the future of fashion through the lens of innovation. This week, we hear from Miquel Serrano, the Events Director at Fira de Barcelona. Fira de Barcelona has a portfolio of 70 international trade shows and over 4.4 million square feet of show space. Each year, Fira gathers over 35,000 companies and 3 million visitors, making it one of Europe’s largest trade and convention organizations.In this episode, you'll learn more about how European infrastructure supports emerging design, and why Barcelona seems to be a breeding ground for innovation over the years.

In this week's episode, fashion futurist Amanda Cosco sits down with Aldo Sollazzo, the founder of Noumena and organizer of the Reshape Conference. Taking place October 29th thru 31st in Barcelona, Reshape is a part of Industry Arena 19 at Fira Barcelona in coordination with IoT Solutions World Congress. Tune in to learn more about what to expect from Reshape and how the event aims to bridge innovation and industry.

From eCommerce to wearables, digital innovation has greatly impacted the fashion industry, but how can technology empower a more sustainable fashion future? FashionTech journalist Amanda Cosco sits down with Mikhail Damiani, the CEO and co-founder of Blue Bite. Blue Bite connects brands and consumers by waking up products and bringing them to life with digital technology. In doing so, they transform items like handbags, sneakers, apparel, and even signage into a new channel that engages consumers in ways current channels can’t. Today we delve into how the company is collaborating with brands like Adidas, Bulgari, and Ocean Bottle to help further sustainability efforts. This episode is part of Electric Runway’s ongoing pre-coverage of WEAR—that’s the World Ethical Apparel Roundtable, taking place October 7th-8th in Toronto. To learn more about WEAR, and to receive 15% off your tickets, visit the link below and use the discount code ER15.Blog post for this episode --> electricrunway.com/how-blue-bite-t…into-platforms/Learn more about Blue Bite --> www.bluebite.com/Check out WEAR Conference --> wear.fashiontakesaction.com/Follow us on Instagram --> www.instagram.com/electric_runway/Follow us on Twitter --> twitter.com/Electric_Runway

Fashion futurist Amanda Cosco interviews Chris Homer of ThredUp to discover how the California company is bringing Silicon Valley innovation to the $24 billion resale market in order to drive a more sustainable and circular fashion future. All over the world, the Climate Crisis is on everyone’s mind; Last week, millions of activists and concerned citizens took to the streets for a global climate strike, urging leaders to take meaningful action towards curbing catastrophic climate change. So what does this have to do with the fashion industry, you may be asking? Well, a lot. It’s widely known that fashion and apparel manufacturing is the second-largest polluter in the world next to oil and gas. From the chemicals it takes to transform raw materials into textiles to the amount of water required to produce a single t-shirt, fashion’s dirty secret is no longer a secret.This episode is a part of our ongoing pre-coverage of WEAR—that’s the World Ethical Apparel Roundtable— taking place October 7th to 8th 2019 in Toronto. Hosted by non-profit Fashion Takes Action, WEAR aims to bring together sustainability experts, thought-leaders, and decision-makers in apparel to uncover how the industry can improve practices to move fashion towards a more conscious and circular future.Blog post for this episode--> More on ThredUp--> https://www.thredup.com/Discover Fashion Takes Action--> https://fashiontakesaction.com/Check out WEAR Conference October 7-8 2019 in Toronto --> wear.fashiontakesaction.com/Subscribe on iTunes --> podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/elec…st/id1064514329Follow us on Instagram --> www.instagram.com/electric_runway/Follow us on Twitter -->twitter.com/Electric_Runway

Today we’re continuing our coverage of WEAR Conference—that’s the World Ethical Apparel Roundtable—taking place October 7th-8th in Toronto. Fashion futurist Amanda Cosco speaks with Stephanie Benedetto, the CEO and Founder of Queen of Raw. Queen of Raw is a global online marketplace to buy and sell sustainable and deadstock fabrics and textiles. Stephanie shares more about her long family history in apparel as well as how Queen of Raw is saving billions of gallons of water by rescuing textiles from landfill. Blog post for this episode --> https://electricrunway.com/the-startup-thats-saving-the-world-one-yard-of-fabric-at-a-time/Learn more about Queen of Raw --> https://www.queenofraw.com/Check out WEAR Conference October 7-8 2019 in Toronto --> https://wear.fashiontakesaction.com/Subscribe on iTunes --> https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/elec%E2%80%A6st/id1064514329Follow us on Instagram --> https://www.instagram.com/electric_runway/Follow us on Twitter -->https://twitter.com/Electric_Runway

The technology we talk about on this show is pretty cool, but what’s function without form, right? Thankfully, there’s plenty of both to go around, as Electric Runway’s founder Amanda Cosco drops by to talk about. TL;DR — there’s a lot of cool ways to use XR to stay in-fashion, from virtual try-ons, to AR-enabled hair colour-changing mirrors. Alan: Today’s guest is a great friend of mine; Amanda Cosco, CEO of Electric Runway. One part geek, the other part chic; Amanda Cosco is a leading voice in the intersection of fashion and technology. Through her work with Electric Runway, Amanda is committed to bridging the gap between these two seemingly opposite industries, to help humanize technology, and help push the fashion industry into the future. In addition to contributing to notable publications such as WWD, Toronto Star, and Wearable, Amanda shares her insights through talks given on both local and international stages. She’s made several radio and TV appearances, including CBC’s The Goods and TVO's The Agenda. She’s been recognized as a top woman in wearable technology, as well as a key thinker on the future of fashion. As a consultant, Amanda shares her expertise in the innovation economy to help future-proof business models and save her clients time and money. Amanda earned a master’s degree of arts from Ryerson in Toronto, and prior to that she graduated from York University. She holds a certificate of digital media skills from OCAD University. And she’s the chair of the Fashion and Business Management Professional Advisory Committee at Centennial College, as well as the Board of Champions at the Bata Shoe Museum. If you want to learn more about Amanda and her company, Electric Runway, visit electricrunway.com. Amanda, welcome to the show. Amanda: Thanks so much for having me, Alan, and thanks for that kind introduction. Alan: It’s my absolute pleasure. I’m so excited. You are a leader in this industry. You’ve been in the wearable space forever. Tell us how you got started in this. Amanda: Well, Electric Runway actually began with a future fashion runway show that I curated for the Maker Festival in Toronto. So the brand very much has its roots in performance and the actual runway, but it’s evolved over the years. And I had been a part of the burgeoning wearable technology scene in Toronto. And it wasn’t until I covered a technology festival in Toronto and had the opportunity to interview a cyborg — a self-identified cyborg — for the Globe and Mail and did a story on him. It wasn’t until then that I realized that wearable computing is absolutely going to change us, as humans. And that’s when I decided to focus my career as a journalist and entrepreneur on technology on the body. And that’s also the time that Electric Runway began. And it quickly became the umbrella under which I do lots of speaking and events and curation, in order to just bring everything together, that’s going on in this exciting industry. And what’s really great about it, is that being focused on fashion and beauty gives me a really specific lens, through which I can view technological innovations like augmented reality and virtual reality. So, rather than trying to cover everything that’s happening in technology — which is impossible these days, because technology is disrupting every industry — I’m allowed to sit in this niche of fashion, beauty, retail, consumer experiences and really just talk about how emerging technologies are brushing elbows with these innovations. Alan: Incredible. So you’ve seen a lot of technologies in the fashion space. With respect to virtual/augmented/mixed reality, I know you hosted an event — about a

The technology we talk about on this show is pretty cool, but what’s function without form, right? Thankfully, there’s plenty of both to go around, as Electric Runway’s founder Amanda Cosco drops by to talk about. TL;DR — there’s a lot of cool ways to use XR to stay in-fashion, from virtual try-ons, to AR-enabled hair colour-changing mirrors. Alan: Today’s guest is a great friend of mine; Amanda Cosco, CEO of Electric Runway. One part geek, the other part chic; Amanda Cosco is a leading voice in the intersection of fashion and technology. Through her work with Electric Runway, Amanda is committed to bridging the gap between these two seemingly opposite industries, to help humanize technology, and help push the fashion industry into the future. In addition to contributing to notable publications such as WWD, Toronto Star, and Wearable, Amanda shares her insights through talks given on both local and international stages. She’s made several radio and TV appearances, including CBC’s The Goods and TVO’s The Agenda. She’s been recognized as a top woman in wearable technology, as well as a key thinker on the future of fashion. As a consultant, Amanda shares her expertise in the innovation economy to help future-proof business models and save her clients time and money. Amanda earned a master’s degree of arts from Ryerson in Toronto, and prior to that she graduated from York University. She holds a certificate of digital media skills from OCAD University. And she’s the chair of the Fashion and Business Management Professional Advisory Committee at Centennial College, as well as the Board of Champions at the Bata Shoe Museum. If you want to learn more about Amanda and her company, Electric Runway, visit electricrunway.com. Amanda, welcome to the show. Amanda: Thanks so much for having me, Alan, and thanks for that kind introduction. Alan: It’s my absolute pleasure. I’m so excited. You are a leader in this industry. You’ve been in the wearable space forever. Tell us how you got started in this. Amanda: Well, Electric Runway actually began with a future fashion runway show that I curated for the Maker Festival in Toronto. So the brand very much has its roots in performance and the actual runway, but it’s evolved over the years. And I had been a part of the burgeoning wearable technology scene in Toronto. And it wasn’t until I covered a technology festival in Toronto and had the opportunity to interview a cyborg — a self-identified cyborg — for the Globe and Mail and did a story on him. It wasn’t until then that I realized that wearable computing is absolutely going to change us, as humans. And that’s when I decided to focus my career as a journalist and entrepreneur on technology on the body. And that’s also the time that Electric Runway began. And it quickly became the umbrella under which I do lots of speaking and events and curation, in order to just bring everything together, that’s going on in this exciting industry. And what’s really great about it, is that being focused on fashion and beauty gives me a really specific lens, through which I can view technological innovations like augmented reality and virtual reality. So, rather than trying to cover everything that’s happening in technology — which is impossible these days, because technology is disrupting every industry — I’m allowed to sit in this niche of fashion, beauty, retail, consumer experiences and really just talk about how emerging technologies are brushing elbows with these innovations. Alan: Incredible. So you’ve seen a lot of technologies in the fashion space. With respect to virtual/augmented/mixed reality, I know you hosted an event — about a

An update from Electric Runway founder Amanda Cosco

On this week's episode of the Electric Runway podcast, fashion-tech journalist Amanda Cosco interviews Kunal Amalean, the co-founder of Runway Kit. Runway Kit is an end-to-end digital platform that democratizes the design and manufacturing process for fashion startups and design entrepreneurs. By leveraging the expertise and facilities of its parent company (MAS Holdings) Runway Kit levels the playing field for small to medium fashion enterprises and provides them with everything they need to start-up and scale up. **This episode was brought to you by Runway Kit**Blog post for this episode --> https://electricrunway.com/start-up-and-scale-up-with-runway-kit/Learn more about Runway Kit here --> http://bit.ly/2X5j0yCFollow Runway Kit on Instagram --> https://www.instagram.com/runwaykitbymas/Follow Electric Runway on Instagram --> https://www.instagram.com/electric_runway/Subscribe to the podcast on iTunes --> https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/electric-runway-podcast/id1064514329

Fashion futurist Amanda Cosco takes you inside Collision 2019, North America's fastest-growing tech conference. Collision took place May 19th thru 23rd at the Enercare Centre in Toronto. More than 25,000 participants from 125 countries ascended on the city to check out hundreds of exhibitors and 730 speakers across 15 tracks.Collision’s success underlines what we’re already seeing across Canada—that is, a boom of interest and investment in technological innovation. In fact, according to IT World Canada, as the tech industry expands, Canada is predicted to have 216,000 tech positions filled by 2021. With so much activity surrounding the Toronto-Waterloo corridor, it’s no wonder the area has quickly earned the nickname Silicon Valley North.There was so much to do and see at Collision, but at Electric Runway we’re focused on fashion, retail, and consumer product innovation, so those are the stories we’re bringing to you from this inaugural event. Tune in to hear conversations from the show floor and learn about emerging startups changing the way we buy and sell.Blog post for this episode--> https://electricrunway.com/collision-conference-toronto-round-up/Follow Electric Runway on Instagram --> https://www.instagram.com/electric_runway/Follow Electric Runway on Twitter --> https://twitter.com/Electric_RunwaySubscribe to our YouTube channel --> https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCIRvsPmkLt4FSzR3ouEnbkQ?view_as=subscriber

Although hemp was one of the first plants to be spun into a useable fiber 10,000 years ago, it was made illegal to grow without a permit in the USA in 1970 under the Controlled Substances Act. Now with legalization underway across parts of North America, hemp is being revisited for the miracle plant it was once known as so long ago. And, with advances in science, there are new ways to treat hemp that can transform it from a high-performance fiber into a smart one. On today's episode of the Electric Runway podcast, host Amanda Cosco chats with Mark Sunderland. Mark has over 30 years of experience in the field of engineered advanced textile materials and apparel products. He’s also an accomplished professor and academic, as well as the Chief Innovation Officer at Hemp Black. Hemp Black is a company aiming to drive the next generation of advanced sustainable textiles by blending science and nature like never before.

Today's episode of the podcast is a live recording from a panel Electric Runway founder Amanda Cosco recently moderated focused on augmented reality for retail. The panel took place Thursday, March 21st at Startwell, a co-working and meeting space on King Street West in Toronto, as a part of a meetup group called AWENite TO. For those who don’t know, Augmented World Expo is the largest conference in North America for those involved in augmented reality, and their satellite events take place throughout the year and throughout the world. AWENiteTO is a free meetup that regularly features presentations from thought-leaders, panel discussions, and demos from those innovating in the mixed reality space. In this panel discussion, you’ll hear from Charles Bern, the CEO of Patio Interactive, a technology-driven design and marketing agency. You'll also hear from Fareena Contractor, Head of Walmart Innovation Community, and Matt McPherson, the COO of Quantum Capture. Quantum Capture is a company that uses AR to bring artificial intelligence to life with virtual human avatars capable of two-way conversations and dynamic body gestures. Blog post for this episode--> https://electricrunway.com/augmented-reality-for-retail-live-recording-from-awenite-toronto/Follow us on Instagram --> https://www.instagram.com/electric_runway/Follow Electric Runway on Twitter--> https://twitter.com/Electric_RunwayMore on AWENite Toronto here--> https://www.meetup.com/AWENiteTO/

This live recording was made during the March instalment of AWENiteTO – a monthly event presented within our New Realities programming channel at main campus in downtown Toronto. The panel was moderated by Electric Runway‘s Amanda Cosco and featured – Charles Bern (CEO Patio Interactive), Fareena Contractor (Head of Walmart’s Innovation Community) & Matt McPherson (COO, Quantum Capture)

Fashion futurist Amanda Cosco sits down with Dr. Julian Hensolt, the co-founder of Dresslife. Dresslife is a startup using artificial intelligence to make it easier for shoppers to discover and purchase items they love and that fit. The AI centres around individualized customer profiles that learn more about you as you browse and purchase. Their vision is a future with fewer returns and a personalized way to discover and shop online. Having completed his PhD in Supply Chain Management, Julian identified major challenges in the fashion industry, which sparked the idea for Dresslife. His team observed complicated and ever-changing data sets like in traffic and weather to understand how AI can improve upon inefficiencies in an industry with multiple seasons, styles, and sizes. Learn more about Dresslife --> https://www.dresslife.com/Subscribe to the podcast on iTunes --> https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/electric-runway-podcast/id1064514329?mt=2Follow us on Instagram -->https://www.instagram.com/electric_runway/Follow us on Twitter -->https://twitter.com/Electric_Runway

Welcome back to the first podcast of 2019! In this episode, fashion futurist Amanda Cosco speaks with Lidewij Vera Arí van Twillert, a Dutch product designer and who is on a mission to make custom couture bras that fit women just right. From her atelier in Rotterdam, her and her team leverage the latest in 3D scanning and 3D printing technology to craft undergarments that are both beautiful and functional. Her company Arí van Twillert, is revolutionizing the way we think about production processes by creating a product that's just as unique as the women who wear it. Tune in to find out how the project started and why it's important to pay good money for good things.Learn more about the company here --> https://arivantwillert.com/Read the blog post -->https://electricrunway.com/women-3dprinting-custom-bras/Subscribe to us on iTunes --> https://itunes.apple.com/ca/podcast/electric-runway-podcast/id1064514329?mt=2Follow us on Instagram --> https://www.instagram.com/electric_runway/

It's our last episode of 2018! In this conversation, fashion futurist Amanda Cosco speaks with Liam Young of Harper Concierge, a startup that aims to bring the luxury experience to shoppers in the comfort of their own homes. Using Harper Concierge, you can preselect clothing online and then indicate a time window you’ll be home. Harper then sends a concierge to your door, allowing you to try on items at home, either while the concierge waits outside or helps, depending on the shopper’s preference. Keep and pay for items you love, while ones you don't are sent back with the concierge so you don’t have to deal with returns.Read the full blog post here --> https://electricrunway.com/delivering-the-luxury-experience-to-your-door/Learn more about Harper Concierge here --> https://www.harperconcierge.com/Follow us on Instagram --> https://www.instagram.com/electric_runway/Subscribe on iTunes --> https://itunes.apple.com/ca/podcast/electric-runway-podcast/id1064514329?mt=2

This week on the Electric Runway podcast, fashion futurist Amanda Cosco interviews James Swanwick, an advocate for wellness and a good night’s sleep. Swanwick says the amount of blue light transmitted from our devices such as laptops and smartphones is disruptive to our circadian rhythm, and can actually lead to macular degeneration or vision loss. That's why he founded Swanwick Sleep, a company that offers blue-light-blocking glasses that are both functional and fashionable. In this episode, he'll tell us more about the dangers of blue light and the glasses his customer-base have affectionately named “Swannies.”

Fashion futurist Amanda Cosco takes you inside StyleFestPH, a first-of-its-kind event in Manila aimed at pushing the Filipino fashion and beauty industry into the future. Watch the recap video on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4F6YyVCEbhkFollow our adventures on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/electric_runway/?hl=en

Fashion futurist Amanda Cosco speaks with Regina Polanco, the founder and CEO of Pyrates. Pyrates is a textile innovation startup based in Spain

This week on the Electric Runway podcast, we're continuing our conversation on avatars and digital representation with Ebbe Altberg, the CEO of Linden Lab, the company behind Second Life. In case you're not familiar with it, Second Life is an online virtual world created in 2002. Today, approximately one million people log in regularly to play. What we were interested in—and the reason we reached out to Ebbe—is to learn more about how fashion, retail and commerce work in Second Life, as we're increasingly fascinated with virtual clothing and virtual shopping. We were also curious to learn more about Sansar, Linden Lab’s foray into social virtual reality.Ebbe's conversation with fashion futurist Amanda Cosco explores what we can extrapolate about the future of fashion and culture by looking at how people behave in online games today, including how they dress, where they shop, and where their clothes come from.

This week on the Electric Runway podcast, fashion futurist Amanda Cosco digs into sustainability with Stacey Fruitman. Stacey is an advisor to the MaRS Catalyst Fund as well as the Founder of Style With Substance and the newly launched SWS Ventures, an investment firm on a mission to reduce the environmental impact of the textile and apparel industries. Stacey was recently in Denmark attending the Copenhagen Fashion Summit, the world’s leading business event on sustainability in fashion. In this episode, we learn more about Stacey’s experience in the sustainability space as well as the upcoming pitch competition she’s hosting in Toronto.More on the pitch competition here: https://electricrunway.com/mars-pitch-competition-sustainability/

Fashion Tech expert Amanda Cosco rounds up the first half of 2018 with Maureen Conners. Maureen is a speaker and consultant on the innovation economy as well as an experienced board member. Our conversation touches on major acquisitions from this year so far to changing consumer behaviour to the importance of Voice in the future shopping experience.

On this week's episode of the Electric Runway podcast, fashion tech journalist Amanda Cosco speaks with one of the most accomplished and influential entrepreneurs in Canadian technology. Ariel Garten is the co-founder and CEO of InteraXon, the makers of Muse, the brain-sensing headband. In her interview with fashion tech journalist Amanda Cosco, Ariel touches on the relationship between art and science, the state of wearables as an industry, and what it means to be a woman in technology today.

We've all heard of eCommerce before, but what about Vcommerce? While virtual reality may be the future of media, gaming, and entertainment, many in the fashion industry are still grappling with what this emerging technology means for them. In this episode of the Electric Runway podcast, fashion tech journalist Amanda Cosco gets the scoop on Baetes Technology, a Stockholm-based startup that's hoping to change the way we buy and sell online and in VR. Amanda speaks with chief innovation officer Filip Waak and co-founder and chief sales officer Daniel Sjöberg to learn more about the opportunities for retailers, including turning physical products into digital ones and the possibility of virtual showrooming.

We talk to Amanda Cosco, founder of Electric Runway, about how technology is going to disrupt the fashion industry overseas. Also, we speak with Darrell Etherington from TechCrunch about the future of autonomous vehicles on the snowy roads of Russia. Amanda Lang, of the podcast series The AI Effect, joins us to demystify how automation is going to affect the future of work. In Socially Speaking, we discuss how Airbnb is targeting high-end travellers with a luxury service.

Fashion Tech expert Amanda Cosco interviews Camille Kowalewski, Head of Communications at eBay Canada. We all know the eBay of the past, but, given the growing popularity of online shopping and particularly Amazon, we chat about the eBay of the future. Listen to hear Camille's thoughts on the resurgence of marketplaces and how eBay is leveraging artificial intelligence to better drive online sales.

Fashion tech journalist Amanda Cosco interviews Anjolie Kulkarni of PIXT, a New York-based fashion app that leverages machine learning and computer vision to connect shoppers with local boutiques. PIXT translates a user's intent to purchase into an image and ultimately a purchase on their platform. Listen to learn about the startup's strategy for growth, what they learned about style through thousands of data points, and why they think local is the key to unlocking the future of fashion.

On the Electric Runway Podcast this week, fashion tech journalist Amanda Cosco sits down with Helen Papagiannis – one of the leading thinkers in augmented reality. In addition to being a designer, researcher, and public speaker on the subject, Helen is the author of a newly published book, Augmented Human, How Technology is Shaping the New Reality. It's a fascinating deep dive on how augmented reality is so much more than the fun face filters we've seen on Snapchat. Augmented Reality has the potential to enhance not only our relationship with technology but also our relationship with the real world around us.Listen in to get an insight view of the world of augmented reality, animojis, and avatars, and how these technologies might affect us as users.

This week on the Electric Runway Podcast, fashion tech journalist Amanda Cosco talks with Wen Wang, a researcher out of the MIT Tangible Media Group. Through her research and work, Wen helps us imagine a future where our clothes are grown at home and clean themselves (!) In this episode, we take you for a deep dive into the future of biotechnology and how innovations in material science will impact the fashion industry.Biohybrid Wearables is a brand new area in fashion tech. They’re created by adding biological elements to synthetic materials. By encasing fabrics with bacteria, Wen and her fellow researchers are improving the interactivity in their garments, creating a second skin that reacts to your body’s condition. One of their recent project, BioLogic, showcases this technology in action by means of a set of sports suits that are self-ventilating, which helps improve performance.Tune in to hear about the endless possibilities for the future of fabrication.

In this episode of the Electric Runway podcast, fashion tech journalist Amanda Cosco sits down with Aram Hamparian, the Senior Director of Sales at Fossil Group Canada. While Fossil is most known for their watches and handbags, many don't know the company also offers expansive manufacturing capabilities. For more than 20 years, Fossil has been working with leading fashion brands to bring a watch component to their product offerings. Since acquiring Misfit a few years ago, Fossil is now able to offer smartwatches and hybrids—that's watches that combine the look of a classic timepiece with the functionality of a smartwatch.

In this episode, fashion tech journalist Amanda Cosco speaks with founder Jin Koh of Original Stitch, a company committed to combining Japanese craftsmanship with the newest body-measuring systems to create the perfect shirt for every customer.

Throughout her career, Lisa Lang has played a central role in defining FashionTech and cultivating a community of designers, technologists, engineers, and corporate interest. The Berlin-based entrepreneur founded one of the world's first wearable tech brands to be available on ASOS before going on to start her own ready-to-wear fashion-tech houses. In this interview with fashion tech journalist Amanda Cosco, she looks back on how the industry has evolved and reveals details of her next project, ThePowerHouse

Fashion Tech journalist Amanda Cosco recaps New York Fashion Week with Muchaneta Kapfunde, the founding editor of FashNerd. Before delving into fashion week specifics, the two discuss Kapfunde's recent work and research in Paris, Munich, and London.

Fashion Tech journalist Amanda Cosco sits down with Emily Welsch, the founder of PIXI cycling. PIXI is a line of technical apparel on a mission to make cycling more inclusive for women. As an athlete herself, Emily found that cycling is a male-dominated sport, and this is reflected in the clothing. In addition to the technical sophistication we'd expect from high-performance fabrics, PIXI also offers unique, patented features for protecting women's parts

Fashion Tech journalist Amanda Cosco speaks with Joy Tang, the founder of Markable. Markable is an advertising technology company on a mission to make all visual content shoppable—from photos to websites and even TV shows. The company leverages artificial intelligence and deep learning to help shoppers find exactly what they're looking for

Fashion tech journalist Amanda Cosco sits down with Toronto-based Tony Mammoliti of YNOT, a company offering cycling gear and outerwear for the urban adventurer. YNOT reimagines the customer experience by leveraging a handful of new technologies, including crowd-funding, laser-cutting, and leading visualization software that enables customers to personalize purchases.

Fashion tech journalist Amanda Cosco shared conversations from the show floor at Dx3 Canada, Toronto's largest digital retail conference.

Fashion Tech journalist Amanda Cosco speaks with Julie Vargas of Avery Dennison and Andy Hobsbawm of EVRYTHNG. For years, Avery Dennison has been known for their labels and tags. Now, they're collaborating with smart products platform EVRYTHNG to push apparel into the digital age. Using RFID, mobile, and sensor-based technology, Avery Dennison has publically announced ambitions to digitze ten billion items of apparel and footwear in the next few years. This initiative, called "Born Digital" enables us to rethink the relationship between clothing, content, and consumers. In collaboration with Hobsbawm's IoT team, the company has worked with fashion designers such as NYC-based Rochambeau to produce connected jackets that unlock different city-based experiences.Tune in to learn more about their brave new vision for the future of fashion.

Fashion tech journalist Amanda Cosco speaks with Aniyia Williams of Tinsel, makers of the Dipper Audio Necklace, a pair of bluetooth headphones that sound as good as they look. This San Francicso-based female founder says consumer electronics aren't designed with women in mind, but she's out to change that with a line of products that are both functional and fashionable.

Fashion tech journalist Amanda Cosco speaks with Marija Butkovic and Michelle Hua, two fashion tech entrepreneurs and the co-founders of WOW—that's Women of Wearables. WOW is a network for inspiring, connecting, and supporting women in wearable tech, fashion tech, IoT, Augmented Reality and Virtual Reality. Their conversation touches on the challenges and opportunities facing women in STEM today, as well as their personal entrepreneurial journies transitioning from working in the legal field towards founding their own startups (Kisha Smart Umbrella and Made with Glove)

Artificial intelligence is on the tip of our cultural tongue, but what does it really mean for the fashion industry? On today's episode of the Electric Runway podcast, fashion tech journalist Amanda Cosco speaks with Michael Perry, the CEO and founder of Kit. Acquired by Shopify last year, Kit is a chatbot and AI platform that helps small and medium size retailers with their digital marketing efforts. Kit can send email newsletters and thank you notes on behalf of your store, can place and run Facebook and Instagram ads, and can otherwise optimize your efforts across social media. Most retailers are passionate about what they're selling, but they're not necessarily passionate about understanding the ins and outs of social media ads and online optimization techniques. Kit positions herself as a virtual employee you can hire for just $10 a month to help alleviate business owners so they can focus on what's important.

In this episode of the Electric Runway podcast, fashion tech journalist Amanda Cosco speaks with Andrea C of Toronto-based ModelMob, an on-demand booking app that connects clients with talent. In a digital marketing landscape that’s ever-hungry for visual content, ModelMob introduces itself as the Airbnb for models, aiming to eliminate the friction for agents and models.

Isn't is about time our winterwear got an upgrade? In this episode, fashion tech journalist Amanda Cosco talks heated apparel with Rana Nakhal Solset, the founder and CEO of Emel + Aris, a startup combining luxury fabrics with heat panels to offer fashion and function without compromise.

In this episode, fashion tech journalist Amanda Cosco takes you inside Berlin's vibrant fashion tech community to learn all about the Fashion Fusion program. In case you haven't been following along, the Fashion Fusion program is an ideas competition for encouraging innovation + collaboration in the fashion tech space with groundbreaking concepts. The initiative was funded by the Deutsche Telekom, a German Telekom company, but is powered by a network of awesomeness, including our friends at ElektroCouture and Fashion Tech Berlin. Other partners include Intel, Wired Magazine, Fab Lab Berlin, and the German Research Centre for Artifical Intelligence—to name a few. The program was announced in the summer of 2016, with a call for submissions in late May. By August 16, 2016, the jury—which includes upper-echelon representatives from the fields of fashion and technology—had announced twelve finalists. These selected artists, designers, and entrepreneurs would go on to work closely with the House of ElektroCouture to develop their concepts.Today on the program, you’re going to hear from two very important characters at the centre of the fashion fusion program. Antje Hundhausen is the VP of brand experience at Deutsche Telekom—known as T-Mobile in North America. Antje tells me about why a telecommunications company is interested in the future of smart fashion. Lisa Lang is the founder of ElekrtoCouture, a fashion tech house that helps entrepreneurs bring fashion tech concepts to market. She’s also the lead curator of the Fashion Fusion program. She’s going to announce the winners, which are being revealed as this podcast is published in Berlin at a special awards ceremony.

The ALLELES Design Studio is a Canadian-based startup changing the game when it comes to inclusive fashion by crafting beautiful prosthetic covers for amputees. In this episode, fashion tech journalist Amanda Cosco interviews the company's art director McCauley Wanner and technology director Ryan Palibroda. Learn about how the two non-prosthetic-wearers came up with the idea to treat prosthetics like fashion, as well as their recent visit to the White House to participate in a runway show on inclusive design.

While most of us may be used to the idea of maintaining a digital persona on platforms like Facebook, the idea of stepping inside these virtual worlds seems—well—out of this world. Yet that's exactly what one startup aims to do. In this episode of the Electric Runway podcast, fashion tech journalist Amanda Cosco sits down with Pete Forde of ItsMe, a Toronto-based company with a mission to turn everyone into avatars. We discuss the process of crossing over into our digital selves as well as the implications for the future of shopping and retail.

Fashion Tech journalist Amanda Cosco rounds out part two of her two-part Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Russia recap podcast, taking you inside the Fashion Futurum Startup Show, a new initiative put on by the Russian Fashion Council for advancing expertise and accelerating business in the area of fashion tech.

Fashion tech journalist Amanda Cosco returns from Moscow with insights and anecdotes into the fashion tech scene in Russia as showcased at Mercedez-Benz Fashion Week. Music by Andrew Applepie. Feature Image via Craig Arend

Coming to you live from Startup Fashion Week's Fashion Tech Forum! On October 6th, journalist Amanda Cosco moderated a panel on the future of fashion and retail with key characters dotting the fashion tech landscape, including Roger Chabra of Frank + Oak, textile designer Fionna Hanna, Vincent Thériault of Surmesur, and Mario Christian of Daniel Christian Tang. The panel touched on the different ways Canadian companies small and large blend fashion and tech, as well as some key challenges (Photo by Stephanie Greenall. Music by Andrew Applepie)

Fashion Tech journalist Amanda Cosco speaks with small business owner and textile designer Fionna Hanna. In addition to sharing how she leverages tech to create her Canadian-inspired designs, Hanna also provides insight into her experience running her small business using retail tools like Shopify.Music by Andrew Applepie

On today's episode of the Electric Runway podcast, fashion tech journalist Amanda Cosco sits down with Vincent Thériault of Surmesur, a brand that's bringing tailor-made to the modern man by bridging data with design. The startup that has roots in the founder's basement has since grown to several brick-and-mortar locations throughout Canada and two in the USA.Music by Andrew Applepie

Fashion Tech journalist Amanda Cosco takes you inside the Joe Fresh Centre for Fashion Innovation to learn about Klothed, a new styling app for men. She speaks with the app's co-founder Barry Fogarty and Director of Strategic Partnerships & Marketing Leesa Butler to learn how mobile can bridge the gap between online and offline for consumers.Music from Andrew Applepie

Heather Lipner is the creative mind behind Drawsta, a line of t-shirts and tattoos that come to life with augmented reality. With Drawsta, she combines her love for apparel with the immediacy of the internet and meme culture. She speaks to fashion tech journalist Amanda Cosco about how AR is adding a new dimension to fashion.

We talk to Mark Hocking about saying goodbye to master passwords for safer surfing.  Plus, Amanda Cosco from Electric Runway talks about being fashion forward with wearable tech (and how it could save your life).  Finally, @Brittlestar shares his Flipagram love and why it could be the next big social app.

Fashion Tech journalist Amanda Cosco speaks with Marina Toeters, a wearable technology and fashion design educator and the founder of By Wire, a design and research facility focused on fashion tech. At By Wire, Marina brings together technicians, fashion designers, students, and businesses to push fashion into the future. She develops prototypes, performs R&D testing, and educates in areas of fashion design and textile technology at three different educations institutions. Working with companies like Phillips, Marina integrates emerging technologies into clothing and helps bring real fashion tech products to market.

Fashion tech journalist Amanda Cosco takes you inside Fashion Tech Berlin, THE conference on the future of Fashion. Our episode begins with Lisa Lang, the founder of Fashion Tech Berlin and the stronghold of the fashion tech community in Berlin and beyond. Amanda then takes you through the show floor to meet exhibitors and designers bringing fashion tech products to market, from robotic dress kits to electromechanical necklaces.

Fashion tech journalist Amanda Cosco interviews JJ Wilson of Kit and Ace, a fashion brand pioneering high-performance fabrics for a full-contact life. After spawning the athleisure movement with their first company, Lululemon, the Wilsons have launhed a second family company. Amanda and JJ's conversation touches on high-performance fabrics for a new generation of consumers and the importance of lifestyle branding.

The space race is on to forge the future of fabrics, and Canada is emerging as a key player. In this episode, fashion tech journalist Amanda Cosco interviews Thomas Ducellier, Executive Director of the Printed Electronics Flagship Program at the National Research Council of Canada (or NRC for short). Recorded in Oulu, Finland, Thomas and Amanda discuss the NRC's initiative to push fabrics into the digital age.

Fashion tech journalist Amanda Cosco interviews Al Linke of Cat Clutch, an acrylic and LED handbag you can customize with your smartphone. Al explains his journey from creating a one-off concept piece for his wife to creating a viable consumer product.

In this week’s episode Allison and guest co-host Sarah Soteroff detangle a new pop culture trend: Drunk career women. Why must female characters on TV either be crazy or drunk in order to be successful? Next, journalist Asmaa Malik joins us to discuss her essay on “Neighbourhood Watch” Facebook groups that are proliferating in Toronto’s gentrifying communities. In our final segment, Electric Runway’s Amanda Cosco catches us up on the world of wearable technology and how it is intersecting with the fashion industry.

Fashion tech journalist Amanda Cosco speaks to Randy Rubin, the founder of Crypton and CEO of Crypton, a company that has been pioneering smart fabrics for almost 30 years. Crypton has made a name for itself in the upholstery world by developing high-performance fabrics for furniture that are both stylish and stain-resistant. Now, through the recent acquisition of Nanotex, the company is turning its attention towards apparel.

Fashion is becoming smart and technology is becoming fashionable. A quick review of runways, museum exhibits, and even celebrity performances shows that fashion/tech collaborations are very now. Our guest Amanda Cosco is an expert on the future of fashion tech. During today’s episode we discuss how the future goes far beyond the tech hiding wearables we know to include textiles that will revolutionize how we interact with the world.      Amanda Cosco is a journalist, speaker, and enthusiast of all things fashion tech. She’s spoken on topics such as wearables for women and next gen retail at a variety of industry events. Amanda founded Electric Runway as a base for her love of fashion technology. She describes her topic of choice as “the intersection of fashion and technology.”    Episode Highlights:    How will technology be integrated into our everyday clothing?  The exciting future of techie textiles.  Examples of collaborations between fashion designers and engineers.   Amanda’s thoughts about the progression from runway to closet.  How is the Maker Movement inspiring design for consumers?  What one fashion tech item does Amanda covet?    Resources:    Electric Runway    Follow Amanda on Twitter    Daniel Christian Tang    Ringly    Cute Circuit    Oura Ring    Follow Camp Tech on Twitter       

You may have heard of smartphones and even smart rings, but what about smart earrings? Today on the show, fashion tech journalist Amanda Cosco sits down with Ashlyn Bird, co-founder of Ear-O-Smart, the world’s first smart earring. While Ear-O-Smart may have started as a direct-to-consumer product, they’ve recently pivoted to focus on offering a universal backing that’s comparable with almost any pair of earrings. The backing reads bio-signals, such as hart rate, calories, and activity, and makes this information available via a companion app. Amanda and Ashlyn talk about why the ear is the best place to gather biometrics, and the challenges of shrinking down a sophisticated piece of hardware into something that fits discretely behind the ear.

In this week’s episode of the Electric Runway podcast, fashion tech journalist Amanda Cosco sits down with Nancy Tilbury of XO. When it comes to fashion tech and wearables, Nancy is a visionary, with more than 20 years experience creating content worn on the body. Under the name Studio XO, Nancy along with her team have developed a reputation for making one-off costume and performance pieces for the likes of Lady Gaga, the Black Eyed Peas, and Azealia Banks—to name a few. Now they’re parking the “studio” bit and scaling up under the name XO. With Nancy’s creative vision leading the way, XO is bringing fashion from the stage to the streets, creating wearables that sit at the intersection of fashion, technology, and music for the masses, specifically for generation Z.

What if you could literally wear your heart on your sleeve? While fashion has always been a form of communication, new advancements in sensors and technologies worn on the body are enabling new forms of human expression. On today's episode, Amanda Cosco sums up MakeFashion before speaking with Kristin Neidlinger of Sensoree. Sensoree is a design studio that focuses on creating wearable bio media. Their conversation covers why light is therapeutic, and how the fashion industry adopted a wearable that was meant for the medical community.

On today's episode, Amanda Cosco speaks with Alex Semenzato, the founder of FashTech, a group with a mission to cultivate community and create a shared language between fashion and technology. Amanda and Alex's conversation touches on everything from biochemically engineered clothing to interactive mirrors. They discuss the different definitions of fashion tech, and how the common denominator between fashion tech and retail tech is experience. Don't miss FashTech's upcoming summit in London April 13th-15th: http://www.fashtech-summit.com/#home

Fashion and technology are having a moment, and it's not just us noticing. Museums—those vaults of history and culture—are clearly paying attention to the impact of technology on fashion. On today's episode, Amanda Cosco speaks with Michelle Finamore, Senior Curator of 20th and 21st century fashion arts at the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston, to learn about #TextStyle, their newly opened exhibit exploring the relationship between fashion and technology. Then stay tuned— later on the show we catch up with Francesca Rosella, Creative Director of wearable couture company CuteCircuit. The MFA Boston commissioned CuteCircuit to create a special piece just for the exhibit. Rosella shares her thoughts on fashion tech—in the museum, on the runway, and in the streets.

Electric Runway founder Amanda Cosco takes you inside Silicon Valley to the Poshmark headquarters to meet co-founder Tracy Sun. Poshmark is a leading platform for buying and selling fashion. Poshmark invites you to shop the closets of women across America, and gives you the opportunity to sell items from your closet. While the company may have emerged as a pioneer of recommence —that is, the reselling of used goods online—today, four-and-a-half years later, the company has its sights set on something much bigger.

This week on the Electric Runway podcast, Amanda Cosco’s conversation with Parham Aarabi, Founder and CEO of ModiFace, a skin analysis and facial visualization company aiming to change the way we see ourselves. The ModiFace mirror, which made waves at CES this year, allows users to virtually try on new looks via photo-realistic colour rendering technology. The proximity-based user interface means you can see yourself in real-time as you would look in different shades and styles. Endless palette possibilities are available at the bat of your eyes or a pucker of your lips. On February 3rd, beauty retailer Sephora will announce their virtual artist app powered by ModiFace. The app will connect consumers to lipsticks they love—and ultimately products for purchase. ModiFace estimates the partnership will increase sales by 31%, which is no small feet in the five-hundred billion dollar beauty business. Music by : soundcloud.com/jeff-kaaleInstagram : www.instagram.com/jeffkaale/

On today's episode of the Electric Runway podcast, Amanda Cosco touches on #FashionTech Berlin, a conference on the Future of Fashion organized by Lisa Lang, Founder of ElektroCouture. We also look at VR in fashion, including an innovative new initiative to democratize fashion by Fashion Week Stockholm. AND—she's the founder and executive producer of Startup Fashion Week and a Notable nominee—Amanda's conversation with Jodi Goodfellow.

Electric Runway is a podcast hosted by Amanda Cosco exploring the intersection of fashion and technology. It features interviews with makers and shakers pioneering the future of fashion. Full episodes start November 19th.