In February, “Econ Extra Credit” is watching “Invisible Beauty,” a documentary portrait of activist Bethann Hardison focused on her fight to improve working conditions for Black fashion models. This ...

Fashion is the art of the novel, the surprising, and the never-before-seen. And now the catwalk has a range of new stars who aren't flesh and blood but are a product of codes and algorithms. Who are ...

Fashion models are contending with how to stay ahead as major brands experiment with artificial intelligence-generated models and digital “twins” of real models. Some models are digitally cloning ...

As AI and innovative technology are edging more into the fashion industry, Browzwear, a digital product creation specialist, has acquired Lalaland.ai, a maker of AI‑generated fashion models. The deal ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Fashion modeling is experiencing significant technological disruption as AI platforms evolve from simple model generation into ...

CHICAGO — London-based model Alexsandrah has a twin, but not in the way you’d expect: Her counterpart is made of pixels instead of flesh and blood. The virtual twin was generated by artificial ...

On TikTok, a midsize movement is forming, but models like Jill Kortleve are rarely cast in glossy brand campaigns or on the catwalks. Why not? The model Jill Kortleve in Amsterdam in ...

Sarah Murray recalls the first time she saw an artificial model in fashion: It was 2023, and a beautiful young woman of color donned a Levi’s denim overall dress. Murray, a commercial model herself, ...

When you think about how Black men are impacting American culture, the modeling industry may not immediately come to mind. But from magazine covers to nationwide campaigns to high-fashion runways, ...