--- title: "Watch AI Generate Dozens of Fashion Designs in a Mesmerizing Video" description: "Yesterday, Twitter got a taste of what the beginnings of text-to-image-generated fashion might look like — and it's beautiful." date: "2022-08-27" modified: "2022-08-27" authors: - name: "Maggie Harrison Dupré" job_title: "Senior Staff Writer" link: "https://futurism.com/authors/mharrison" url: "https://futurism.com/the-byte/ai-generate-fashion-designs-video" categories: - "Artificial Intelligence" tags: - "ai" - "image generator" - "OpenAI" - "the digest" --- # Watch AI Generate Dozens of Fashion Designs in a Mesmerizing Video ![]() *\Image: Paul Trillo via Twitter\* ## Text-to-Fashion Is artificial intelligence about to take over the fashion world, one runway at a time? AI-powered text-to-image generators like OpenAI's Dall-E and Midjourney have gone absolutely viral, and for good reason. Sure, they can produce some [seriously nutty imagery](), but at the end of the day it's the quality of that output, whether realistic or outlandish, that makes it so captivating — [not to mention useful](). That in mind, these programs, though still in beta, are already starting to make their way into creative industries. And yesterday, Twitter got a taste of what the beginnings of text-to-image-generated fashion might look like. "AI fashion show using Dall-E to generate hundreds of outfits..." a user named Paul Trillo [wrote in a tweet](), complete with a stunning video showcasing a series of vibrant AI-made outfits that he says he generated in collaboration with artist [Shyama Golden](). "An interesting way to brainstorm costume and fashion design ideas." https://twitter.com/paultrillo/status/1562106954096381952 ## Make it Snappy It does seem plausible that the fashion industry could move to embrace text-to-image generators — for brainstorming fashion shows, as Trillo suggests, and more. Fast fashion sites value quantity above all else, some of them churning out [thousands of new designs]() *daily.* AI could make that process even faster, which ultimately helps their bottom line. Meanwhile, a number of brands have begun to [utilize the metaverse]() — where [at least one digital fashion show]() has already taken place — as a space to sell their goods, and [digital influencers]() have raked in [millions of followers](). AI could certainly find its place within any of these operations, especially, again, for volume and speed. ## Brainstorm City Trillo isn't the first creator to use text-to-image services as a way to brainstorm creative ideas. Artists from a number of creative fields claim to have used the tech as a way to speed their creative process along, whether their creations remain [digital renderings]() or are [recreated offscreen](). The incorporation of these programs into creative industries, however, isn't without controversy. Many have pondered more [philosophical questions]() of AI-assisted creativity, while [others worry about job security]() — a discussion that's gained momentum following OpenAI's declaration that Dall-E 2-generated imagery [can be bought and sold](). "A decade ago, the conventional wisdom was that AI would first impact physical labor, and then cognitive labor, and then maybe someday it could do creative work," OpenAI's CEO, Sam Altman, [wrote in an April blog post](). "It now looks like it’s going to go in the opposite order." **More on digital fashion:** [*Major Luxury Brand Slinging Hideous and Unaffordable NFT Pendants*]() ## Author At Futurism, I've reported extensively on the rise of AI as a cultural and business force shaping the media industry, and more broadly how those dynamics are changing how we all consume and share information and relate to one another. I'm also fascinated by public health policy and ethics, the role of emerging tech in politics and governance — and the powerful people and forces at those intersections — climate change, and the environment. My investigation on Sports Illustrated's use of AI-generated authors with fictional biographies won a 2024 Mirror Award for "Best Story on Media Coverage of Artificial Intelligence in Journalism and the Media" from Syracuse University's SI Newhouse School, I contributed to Niemen Lab's 2025 Predictions for Journalism series, and I've discussed my work for Futurism during appearances on NPR, CNN, the BBC, the CBC, and more. I grew up in rural Pennsylvania and attended the University of Massachusetts Amherst, where I played Division I field hockey for the Minutewomen as a midfielder. Since then, I've lived in New Orleans, Louisiana and Manhattan, New York. I spend my free time running, reading, perusing archival fashion, and searching for the world’s best negroni. I also have a debonair tuxedo cat, Westley, who's named after "The Princess Bride." ### Author social links [Bluesky]()