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Cohort 01 · Open enrollment

The next designer
uses AI.
She still has taste.

youthai.fashion is a studio program for the next generation of fashion creatives. We teach you how the industry actually uses AI today — and how to build a portfolio that gets you hired into it.

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  • FormatStudio cohort, 8–16
  • LevelsFoundations · Applied · Capstone
  • OutputPortfolio · Public showcase
  • Ages14–24
02 / 06Currently

AI is already inside
every step of fashion.

From the moodboard to the markdown, generative tools are now part of how garments get made, marketed, and sold. We teach what the industry is actually doing — not the hype.

01

Design & creation

Vizcom, CALA, Resleeve, Off/Script, Midjourney, Firefly. Tommy Hilfiger ran a 100-concept-per-day AI hackathon. Collina Strada designed an entire SS24 from a Midjourney remix.

02

Virtual try-on & fit

Google Virtual Try-On, Zeekit at Walmart, Doji, Bods, Snap AR. Returns cost the industry $550B a year — AI fit is a board-level conversation.

03

Models & campaigns

Mango shot a full S/S 2024 campaign with an AI model. H&M built 30 licensed digital twins. Levi’s partnered with Lalaland.ai. Disclosure is now required by the EU AI Act.

04

Trend forecasting

Heuritech, Nextatlas, Stylumia, EDITED. Computer vision over millions of social posts predicts demand 12+ months out. Forecasting is now a data role with a fashion vocabulary.

05

Personalization

Stitch Fix algorithms, Shopify Sidekick, Amazon Rufus, brand-trained ChatGPTs. Your styling competitor is now a chatbot.

06

Supply chain & sustainability

Inditex turns inventory 12× a year. CLO3D and Browzwear cut sample waste 60–80%. Unspun’s 3D-woven jeans launched 2024. EU Digital Product Passport is mandatory by 2027.

07

Marketing & content

AI lookbooks at Moncler and Casablanca. Klarna cut marketing spend 25% with AI in 2024. Junior copywriters now write prompts, not paragraphs.

08

Resale & authentication

Entrupy, Vestiaire Collective, ThredUp, StockX, CheckCheck. Your closet is becoming a business — with AI doing the auth, pricing, and listing.

§ The bottleneck has shifted from execution speed to taste, judgment, and brand voice. That’s good news for young creatives.

03 / 06Curriculum

Three levels.
One portfolio.

Stackable, project-based, hands-on from day one. Every lesson ends with a tangible artifact. Every level ends with a portfolio milestone. The full program ends with a public showcase.

Level 01

Foundations

5 lessons · ~1 hr each · No prereq

A grounding in what generative AI actually is in fashion, the ethics of using it, and how to make your first lookbook without losing your point of view.

  1. 1.1 What AI Means for Fashion
  2. 1.2 Ethics, Attribution & the Rules of the Road
  3. 1.3 Prompting as a Creative Skill
  4. 1.4 Moodboards with Midjourney & DALL-E
  5. 1.5 Vizcom Sketching & Your First Lookbook
Portfolio milestone A 6–10 page digital lookbook combining moodboard, garment sketches, and AI renders.
Level 02

Applied

7 lessons · ~2 hrs each · L1 prereq

The working AI toolkit a small fashion brand or freelancer uses today. Print, fit, trend, campaign, copy, tech pack — you build all of it.

  1. 2.1 Generating Original Print Patterns
  2. 2.2 AI-Assisted Technical Flats
  3. 2.3 Trend Research with ChatGPT & Perplexity
  4. 2.4 Virtual Try-On & Garment Visualization
  5. 2.5 Building an AI Model & Campaign Shoot
  6. 2.6 Brand Voice, Product Copy & Captions
  7. 2.7 AI for Tech Packs & Production Comms
Portfolio milestone A working brand kit — print story, three tech-packed garments with try-on visuals, trend deck, AI campaign, and brand voice doc.
Level 03

Capstone

4 lessons + final · ~2.5 hrs each · L2 prereq

The signature output. Build a complete 6-piece capsule using AI from concept to pitch — and present it at the public showcase.

  1. 3.1 Concept & Trend Foundation
  2. 3.2 The Six-Piece Capsule
  3. 3.3 Campaign Shoot Lab
  4. 3.4 E-Commerce Assets & The Pitch
  5. ☆ Final — Public Showcase
Portfolio milestone Concept doc · six-piece capsule · full AI campaign · PDPs and launch comms · 10-slide pitch deck · live presentation.
Tools you’ll learn ChatGPT · Claude · Midjourney · DALL-E · Vizcom · Adobe Firefly · Photoshop · CLO3D · Illustrator · Perplexity · Vmodel.ai · Magnific · Higgsfield · Runway · Techpacker · Shopify · Canva · Figma

§ Studio provides shared paid software accounts. Students never pay out of pocket to complete the program.

04 / 06Events

Twelve nights.
One year in motion.

Every third Thursday of the month, in person. A virtual mirror runs the following Saturday. Three signature flagships anchor the year. Each event is engineered to teach, build community, and produce work.

JAN

AI Lookbook Lab

Foundations. Prompt-to-lookbook fundamentals. Walk out holding a printed mini lookbook in a branded sleeve.

FEB

Trend Forecast Salon

Foundations. NYFW week. Hands on with real trend dashboards. Take-home printed forecast zine.

MAR

Virtual Try-On Demo Day

Applied. Department-store layout, body scan booth, split-screen mirror — real you / AI you.

APR

Print Pattern Night

Applied. Generate, refine, then live-print on a tote or bandana. Walk out wearing it.

MAY Flagship

AI Campaign Shoot

Advanced. 80-cap production stage. Real brand briefs. Eight student “agencies” compete — winning team’s work goes live on the sponsor’s social.

JUN

AI Ethics in Fashion

Foundations. Roundtable. The hard questions on bias, IP, model rights, environmental cost — co-write a code of practice.

JUL

Digital Twin Intensive

Advanced. Body scan booth on site. Render your digital twin walking. Side-by-side reveal.

AUG

Resale & Auth Clinic

Applied. Hosted inside a real resale store after hours. Bring one item — leave with a complete listing-ready package.

SEP Flagship

Capsule Drop Showcase

Capstone. NYFW slot. Buyers, press, and educators invited. Each capstone student presents a 4-piece capsule with a printed lookbook.

OCT

Fashion Tech Career Fair

All levels. 12–15 employer booths, 8-minute portfolio reviews. Leave with three contacts.

NOV

Holiday Lookbook Live

Applied. Build a 10-look gifting lookbook live on YouTube + TikTok. Audience votes the styling decisions in real time.

DEC Flagship

Year-End Runway Gala

All levels. Black-tie. Half real-runway, half projected digital runway. Awards. The fashion gala that ends our year.

05 / 06Careers

The bridge
is the job.

Tech-only or fashion-only specialists are commodities. The hires happening right now are people who speak both. Our program is built to make you that person.

$70–140k

AI Fashion Designer

Midjourney · Vizcom · CLO3D · Photoshop
$80–160k

Brand Prompt Engineer

LLMs · Brand voice docs · RAG · Image gen
$90–180k

Virtual Model Director

MetaHumans · SD · Casting · Lighting
$65–120k

Digital Tailor · 3D Pattern

CLO3D · Browzwear · Patternmaking
$75–130k

AI Trend Analyst

Heuritech · Python · Retail math
$90–170k

AI Ethics & Compliance

EU AI Act · DPP · Model rights
$110–200k

Fashion Data Scientist

Python · SQL · Forecasting · KPIs
$55–100k

AI Content Producer

Runway · Pika · Sora · CapCut

§ Most under-supplied role in 2026: anyone who reads a tech pack and can fine-tune a model. The bridge people win.

06 / 06Apply

Cohort 01 is open.
Bring your taste.

Tell us who you are and what you want to make. We review applications on a rolling basis. No prior AI experience required for Foundations — bring a point of view.

We respond within 5 business days. Studio cohorts are 8–16 students. Studio-provided software for every enrolled student.