{"id":216522,"date":"2025-05-22T14:24:03","date_gmt":"2025-05-23T00:24:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/?p=216522"},"modified":"2025-05-22T14:25:49","modified_gmt":"2025-05-23T00:25:49","slug":"manoa-fashion-students-use-ai-to-reimagine-runway","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/2025\/05\/22\/manoa-fashion-students-use-ai-to-reimagine-runway\/","title":{"rendered":"M\u0101noa fashion students use <abbr>AI<\/abbr> to reimagine runway"},"content":{"rendered":"<span class=\"span-reading-time rt-reading-time\" style=\"display: block;\"><span class=\"rt-label rt-prefix\">Reading time: <\/span> <span class=\"rt-time\"> 2<\/span> <span class=\"rt-label rt-postfix\">minutes<\/span><\/span><div class=\"responsive-video-wrap-post\"><figure class=\"wp-block-embed wp-block-embed-youtube is-type-video is-provider-youtube epyt-figure\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\"><div class=\"epyt-video-wrapper\"><iframe  id=\"_ytid_76592\"  width=\"620\" height=\"349\"  data-origwidth=\"620\" data-origheight=\"349\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/5b9t2tVWpDA?enablejsapi=1&origin=https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu&rel=0&autoplay=0&cc_load_policy=0&cc_lang_pref=&iv_load_policy=1&loop=0&fs=1&playsinline=0&autohide=2&theme=dark&color=red&controls=1&disablekb=0&\" class=\"__youtube_prefs__  no-lazyload\" title=\"2D\/3D CAD Project (2024 &amp; 2025): From 2D\/3D Digital Fashion Design to AI-Driven Catwalks\"  allow=\"fullscreen; accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen data-no-lazy=\"1\" data-skipgform_ajax_framebjll=\"\"><\/iframe><\/div><\/div><\/figure><\/div>\n<p>Fashion students at the University of <span aria-label=\"Hawaii\">Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> at M\u0101noa are designing the future, literally. In the spring 2025 semester, students in Associate Professor Ju-Young Kang\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/manoa.hawaii.edu\/catalog\/courses\/fdm-338-2d-3d-computer-aided-design-3\/\">fashion design and merchandising (<abbr>FDM<\/abbr>) 338 class<\/a> took a bold step forward. They didn\u2019t just use <abbr>3D<\/abbr> design software to create fashion, they teamed up with artificial intelligence (<abbr>AI<\/abbr>) to push their creativity further than ever before.<\/p>\n<p>The class, part of the <abbr>FDM<\/abbr> program in the <a href=\"https:\/\/cms.ctahr.hawaii.edu\/fcs\/\">Department of Family and Consumer Sciences<\/a>, has been producing <abbr>3D<\/abbr> virtual fashion shows since 2015. However this year marked a first. Students used <abbr>AI<\/abbr> tools alongside <abbr>3D<\/abbr> software to create lifelike fashion designs and videos. They learned how to guide <abbr>AI<\/abbr> in generating images and videos, then refined those results into complete digital looks.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I\u2019m so proud of our students for their commitment and the effort they put into their 2D\/<abbr>3D<\/abbr> CAD projects, integrating <abbr>3D<\/abbr> software with AI-driven virtual catwalks,&rdquo; said Kang. &ldquo;It was incredibly rewarding to help our students explore new and creative ways to use digital design software and <abbr>AI<\/abbr> technologies.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<h2>Tech-driven design<\/h2>\n<p>The class projects were a mix of art and innovation. From realistic outfit renderings to full-on virtual runway shows, the results showed what happens when fashion and technology come together.<\/p>\n<p>Fifty-four students shared their work at the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/2025\/05\/16\/from-catwalk-to-commencement\/\">59th Lasting Legacies fashion exhibition<\/a> on May 2, at the <abbr title=\"University of Hawaii\">UH<\/abbr> M\u0101noa Campus Center Ballroom. More than 190 guests came to see how students used both <abbr>AI<\/abbr> and software to bring their visions to life.<\/p>\n<p><abbr>FDM<\/abbr> student Samantha Maeda expressed her fascination with exploring new creative possibilities.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cUsing <abbr>AI<\/abbr> platforms in the <abbr>FDM<\/abbr> 338 fashion <abbr>CAD<\/abbr> project gave me a sense of creative freedom, speed, and enhanced visual storytelling,&rdquo; Maeda said. \u201cThe most motivating factor was being able to generate professional-looking visuals efficiently, which made the design process more dynamic, inspiring, and accessible.<\/p>\n<p><abbr>FDM<\/abbr> is housed in the <a href=\"https:\/\/cms.ctahr.hawaii.edu\/\">College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resilience<\/a>.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_216529\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-216529\" style=\"width: 676px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/manoa-ctahr-fashion-ai.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/manoa-ctahr-fashion-ai.jpg\" alt=\"A I generated fashion model\" width=\"676\" height=\"381\" class=\"size-full wp-image-216529\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/manoa-ctahr-fashion-ai.jpg 676w, https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/manoa-ctahr-fashion-ai-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/manoa-ctahr-fashion-ai-130x73.jpg 130w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 676px) 100vw, 676px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-216529\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Students used <abbr>AI<\/abbr> and <abbr>3D<\/abbr> software to create lifelike fashion designs.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Fashion design and merchandising students use <abbr>3D<\/abbr> design software to create designs and a virtual fashion show.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":16,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[25],"tags":[1602,212,1420,476,423,9,56],"class_list":["post-216522","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-academic-news","tag-ai","tag-college-of-tropical-agriculture-and-human-resilience","tag-family-and-consumer-sciences","tag-fashion","tag-fashion-design-and-merchandising","tag-uh-manoa","tag-video-2","entry","has-media"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/216522","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/16"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=216522"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/216522\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":216524,"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/216522\/revisions\/216524"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=216522"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=216522"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=216522"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}