Host Jason Michael Perry sits down with Janey Park, founder of The Digital Runway and global marketing strategist, to explore how AI is reshaping the fashion industry, from the design studio to your shopping cart.
In this episode, they dig into fashion's long history of failed tech experiments (remember Google's touch-sensitive Levi's jacket?), the Vogue controversy over AI-generated models, virtual try-on tools that create a digital version of you from a selfie, and whether AI can actually have good taste. Janey brings more than 20 years of experience at brands like LVMH, Elizabeth Arden, and Nordstrom, and breaks down what's hype, what's real, and what every consumer should be paying attention to.
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Podcast Notes & Links:
- The Digital Runway Newsletter — Janey Park
- AI Models in Vogue: Your Favorite Model May Not Be Real — CNN
- AI Has Officially Entered the Fashion Week Conversation — Vogue
- Fashion AI Expo Debuts During Paris Fashion Week 2026 — Fashion Week Online
- CFDA and OpenAI Launch Innovation Hub — WWD
- AI's Big Shopping Breakthrough — Business of Fashion
- Google's AI Try-On Feature Now Works With Just a Selfie — TechCrunch
- AI Is Shaking Up Fashion's Workforce — Business of Fashion / McKinsey State of Fashion 2026
- Meta Sued Over Smart Glasses Privacy Concerns — TechCrunch
- Think Twice Before Buying or Using Meta's Ray-Bans — EFF
- Google + Levi's Project Jacquard — Levi Strauss & Co.
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Credits
Thanks to the team at WYPR, our producers Sam Bermas-Dawes and Shanya Mapson, and Myrna Martinez, Head of Operations and Marketing at PerryLabs.
