The impact of artificial intelligence on the creative industries is a subject that has prompted widespread anxiety about job losses and the death of imagination, and the world of fashion is no exception. But this month's London fashion week, marking the event's 40th anniversary, will showcase a host of AI-generated outfits and industry insiders have expressed a growing optimism about what the technology can do for the sector – from improving diversity to shortening the path from design desk to shop floor. The head of London College of Fashion's Innovation Agency, Matthew Drinkwater, believes AI will prove a "hugely beneficial tool" for creative processes and for the industry as a whole. "It has opened the door to non-traditional pathways into the fashion industry for people who couldn't get into it before because, let's face it, the industry can have a perception of feeling quite elitist and quite exclusive, and an expensive industry to get into. "But these tools are allowing people from very different backgrounds to begin to have a foothold in the industry.

Shudu Gram is a striking South African model. She's what fashion likes to call "one to watch," with a Balmain campaign in 2018, a feature in Vogue Australia on changing the face of fashion, and a red carpet appearance at the 2019 BAFTAs in a custom Swarovski gown. I'm from Canada, although I live in New York City now. Unlike Shudu, who's considered a "new face," I've been in the business for almost five years. I am also a futurist; I spend a lot of time researching emerging technologies and educating young people about the future of work through my startup WAYE.

The fashion industry all across the globe is moving swiftly. There is no doubt in the fact that by nature the field of fashion is extremely malleable. Almost every season, it transforms into something completely new. This industry is revolving around the perpetual dynamics of transformations and a continuous introduction to fresh ideas. Over the last few years, the fashion runways have been flourished with a plethora of innovative changes. Out of all, artificial intelligence has to be the main game-changer.