With the release of our 25th anniversary issue set on the premise of the future, we ask: how will the fashion, and in particular menswear, look like in the Men’s Folio 50th anniversary issue? Pictured Above: Givenchy in 2047, generated by artificial intelligence
Seen images of weird, cut-and-paste, and sometimes volatile renditions of celebrities in awkward scenarios flooding your Instagram feed recently? They are the works of AI-powered learning models that generate abstract, digital images using just keywords and the utility of search engines. It is mostly free to use for just about anyone — DALL-E, Google Dream are just some of the many platforms that have risen in popularity — and can generate just about anything one could possibly imagine — to some degree.
But just three weeks ago, the DALL-E platform, who have made their full version accessible and free-of-use for everyone, gave their software a huge upgrade with a second version — DALL-E 2 — by increasing its output resolution (goodbye blur renders) and have allowed users to change the faces. It is a big jump from a small optimised engine, and advertising agencies are quick to catch on to this for content creation.
But what about fashion generated by these AI learning models? It might be a far-fetched idea, considering designers change as quick as seasons, and the business of fashion is constantly in flux. But we infer it by utilising them to predict just how fashion might look in the Men’s Folio 50th anniversary issue — and in other words, the year 2047.
Dior Men in 2047, generated by artificial intelligence
Balenciaga in 2047, generated by artificial intelligence
Prada in 2047, generated by artificial intelligence
Comme des Garçons in 2047, generated by artificial intelligence
Saint Laurent in 2047, generated by artificial intelligence
Celine in 2047, generated by artificial intelligence
Gucci in 2047, generated by artificial intelligence
Bottega Veneta in 2047, generated by artificial intelligence
Burberry in 2047, generated by artificial intelligence
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