SFT colleagues, PhD students and knitwear design alumni shone at the inaugural Global “AI+Fashion” Innovation Application Competition in Shenzhen in July 2026.
Led by Prof. Yadie Yang, PhD students Luo Jinbo and Xu Zhaoxiang reached the finals with their project, EasyFashion: An AI-Powered Fashion Design and Pattern-Making Platform. Their innovative platform utilises artificial intelligence to transform fashion design ideas and body photos into production-ready sewing patterns and realistic fitting previews.
SFT alumni Mr Jonathan Yip (BA, 2012) and Mr Andy Chiu (BA, 2012) teamed up and won the Gold Spoonbill Award (Innovative Solutions Track) with their project, KnitGenius AI. The project pioneers a “data-to-image” approach that enables a seamless design-to-production process, thus making AI designs immediately production-ready. They also secured the Bronze Award (Creative Design Track) with another project, KNIT.exe. Reprogramming textile logic is a fashion design project developed under the theme of “Future Fashion and Expression”. This project explores how knitting can evolve from a traditional craft into a programmable and generative structural system.
Organised under the overarching theme “AI New Fashion, Digital Intelligence Creates the Future,” this competition featured two distinct tracks: the Creative Design Track, which challenged participants to utilise AI in constructing a virtual fashion show, and the Innovative Solutions Track, which focused on solving real world operational challenges for fashion brands.
Attracting nearly 5,000 entrants from over 10 countries and regions, the global competition highlighted the pivotal role of artificial intelligence in shaping the future of fashion design, technology, and manufacturing.
SFT extends its warmest congratulations to all the awardees!
