Imagined Future Scenarios
Fashion, Plausible Futures, Short Term (1 - 3 years)
Scenario Generated from '10+ Great Tools & Resources you need to try in 2025' - Webappers.com
Future Arc and Implications
Grow Arc
Social Impact: Fashion trends accelerate due to increased accessibility and immediate gratification, driving compulsive consumption.
Technological Impact: AR clothing platforms become ubiquitous, driving innovation in digital garment creation and simulation.
Ecological Impact: Increased demand for new clothing, despite virtual try-on reducing returns, exacerbates textile waste and resource depletion.
Economic Impact: E-commerce booms as augmented reality shopping experiences lead to higher conversion rates and impulsive purchases.
Political Impact: Governments struggle to regulate advertising and data privacy in immersive, personalized AR shopping environments.
Narrative: Fueled by convenience and endless choice, AR fashion accelerates consumerism, pushing material limits to the breaking point.
Collapse Arc
Social Impact: Widespread disillusionment with ephemeral digital fashion as supply chain breakdowns and environmental disasters make physical needs paramount.
Technological Impact: AR infrastructure crumbles due to energy shortages and digital fragmentation, limiting access to virtual try-on.
Ecological Impact: Focus shifts to repairing and repurposing existing clothing due to resource scarcity and widespread environmental damage.
Economic Impact: Fashion industry collapses as consumers prioritize basic necessities and local production over trends and AR experiences.
Political Impact: Governments prioritize resource allocation and basic needs over luxury industries like digitized fashion.
Narrative: The AR fashion bubble bursts as systemic failures force a return to functional, resource-conscious clothing practices.
Discipline Arc
Social Impact: Standardized sizing enforced by virtual try-on systems promotes body conformity and discourages individuality.
Technological Impact: AR fashion is centrally controlled, with algorithms dictating style trends and limiting individual expression based on pre-defined parameters.
Ecological Impact: AR systems are used to promote sustainable fashion choices and incentivize responsible consumption habits.
Economic Impact: The fashion industry becomes highly regulated, with quotas and standards for AR-integrated garment production and virtual consumption.
Political Impact: Government agencies monitor and regulate AR fashion platforms to ensure ethical labor practices and environmental compliance.
Narrative: Controlled through digital infrastructure and central planning, fashion becomes a tool for social engineering and resource management.
Transform Arc
Social Impact: AR try-on tools empower individuals to create personalized, sustainable wardrobes, fostering self-expression and reducing waste.
Technological Impact: AR technology evolves beyond mere simulation, enabling the creation of adaptive clothing that changes based on environment or mood.
Ecological Impact: AR platforms drive a circular fashion economy, promoting clothing rental, repair, and upcycling over new production.
Economic Impact: Decentralized fashion ecosystems emerge, empowering independent designers and creators using AR to showcase their work and connect with consumers.
Political Impact: Open-source AR fashion platforms challenge corporate control, fostering a more democratic and equitable fashion landscape.
Narrative: AR catalyzes a fashion revolution, empowering individuals to personalize, share, and sustainably express themselves through digital and physical garments.
