Electric Runway: How Emerging Technologies are Transforming the $3 Trillion Fashion Industry Around the...

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Amanda Cosco

Electric Runway

How Emerging Technologies are Transforming the $3 Trillion Fashion Industry Around the World...

Amanda Cosco

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John Wiley & Sons Inc
25 August 2025

Fashion & textiles: design; Research & development management; Sales & marketing; Textile industries

How technology is transforming the $3 trillion fashion industry

From color-changing dresses to leather grown in labs, the fashions of the future are exciting, eccentric, and positively electric.

Drawing from her decade of experience as a journalist at the front lines of the fashion industry, Amanda Cosco's Electric Runway: How Emerging Technologies are Transforming the $3 Trillion Fashion Industry Around the World delivers key insights on how the shift to digital is dramatically reshaping the dynamics of the global fashion landscape. Pulling from more than 100 interviews with CEOs, founders, entrepreneurs, designers, and innovators, this book provides an up-close look at the transformation of apparel, retail, manufacturing, and consumer experiences.

Cosco covers how technologies such as the smartphone, the Internet of Things, Automation, Spatial Computing, Artificial Intelligence and Biotechnology are changing the way we design, manufacture, and shop for clothing. Readers will better grasp:

How to understand emerging technology through the lens of fashion How to separate passing tech trends from seismic shifts in the industry How to harness abstract concepts like AGI and understand how technological transformations impact the business of fashion

Electric Runway: How Emerging Technologies are Transforming the $3 Trillion Fashion Industry Around the World is a must-read for any fashion enthusiast or industry professional seeking expert perspective on the cultural, social, and global implications of new technologies on one of our oldest trades.

By: Amanda Cosco
Imprint: John Wiley & Sons Inc
Country of Publication: United States [Currently unable to ship to USA: see Shipping Info]
Dimensions: Height: 231mm, Width: 158mm, Spine: 28mm
Weight: 476g
ISBN: 9781394267088
ISBN 10: 1394267088
Pages: 272
Publication Date: 25 August 2025
Audience: General/trade , Professional and scholarly , ELT Advanced , Undergraduate
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Author’s Note vii Preface ix Introduction xix Chapter 1: The Smartphone 1 Chapter 2: The Internet of Things (IoT) 35 Chapter 3: Automation 67 Chapter 4: Spatial Computing 95 Chapter 5: Web 3.0 127 Chapter 6: Artificial Intelligence 157 Chapter 7: Biotechnology 187 Conclusion 203 Notes 211 About the Author 239 Index 241

AMANDA COSCO started Electric Runway in 2016 and has reported from the front lines of every stage of the fashion supply chain. Her work has been featured in the Globe and Mail, the Toronto Star, Adweek, and other notable publications. She was named a 2023 Emerging Leader by The Peak.