Art +Technology=Fashion@Kent State University

From mass-produced jeans, to one-of-a-kind designer creations only seen on gorgeous runway models; most of today's fashion is extremely high-tech. To find out more about how clothing evolves from an artistic impulse to a fully realized product, we talked with Professor Margarita Benitez, who Directs the TechStyleLAB at Kent State University's Shannon Rogers and Jay Silverman School of Fashion Design and Merchandising. Listen now to hear how they are using advanced technology including Artificial Intelligence (AI), digital textile printing, laser cutting, augmented and virtual reality (AR/VR) and more.