The Institute of Textiles and Clothing (ITC) of The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU) organised the world's first ever academic conference titled "Artificial Intelligence on Fashion and Textile Conference 2018" (AIFT). The AIFT conference is in partnership with the Vision and Beauty Team at Alibaba, an online e-commerce multinational corporation, and The Textile Institute, UK, an establishment that promotes professionalism in all areas associated with the textile industries worldwide. AIFT 2018 aims to explore the integration of the fashion and textile supply chain, and Artificial Intelligence (AI). A diverse group of researchers, engineers, and practitioners will gather to exchange their ideas on the use of Artificial Intelligence in the fashion and textile industry. Furthermore, the conference seeks to foster discussion and exploration of the most promising theories and applied intelligence topics.