3D Apparel Design is the sustainable process and key factor of the fashion industry

Now, Fashion digitization is one of the key trends. The majority of the fashion brands and retailers are passing "thinking about it" stage and starting implementation of 3D sampling technology. Traditionally, for each developed garment, fashion brands need numerous development and fit samples. The quantity and cost of the samples will depend on the type of garments. The basic calculation includes:

-the cost associated with pattern and sample making,

-cost of material and trims,

-shipment costs and

-last but not least, the cost of errors in sampling and various alterations.

Three- dimensional (3D) virtual prototyping or 3D apparel design is visualization of garments and fabric drape on a 3D avatar. Using 3D Technology, users can make digital pattern, choose and modify garments, apply fabric properties, change color, graphic and test various garment-design modifications on a 3D fit model, or their personal avatar enables fashion brands to transform product development and production process into a more efficient, increasingly more sustainable way of designing and prototyping clothing. The aim of 3D digital clothing development in fashion is to eliminate unnecessary physical sampling and waste generated by pattern cutting or fittings. Shortening production and lead times are some of the benefits of virtual garments, also correcting design inaccuracies on the go. Therefore, the global fashion industry is moving towards the sustainability. It is not only about speeding up product to fashion market cycle but opening up a prospect to make fully digitized apparel product development and manufacturing. It is a significant step forward toward transforming the current environmentally harmful fashion supply chain into a greener, more sustainable one and preventing a significant carbon footprint.