FastFit360 Blog

The FastFit360 community extends around the world. Yet no matter how far away different users might be from one another, they each have many shared concerns and common goals. With our blog, we provide our perspective on issues and topics relevant to technology and our customers. We welcome your comments, questions and topic ideas. Let’s keep the conversation going.

  • Images Are the New Language
    Apparel brands and retailers have always been adept at catching the eye of the consumer. From age-old window dressings to the latest photo recognition software, fashion businesses know the power of visual appeal. Never is that call to our common love of “eye candy” stronger than during the holiday shopping season. But in today’s fashion industry, ...
  • What Happens When You Hit ‘Send’?
    Why the Cloud Is Coming Soon to Your Fashion Business Let’s be frank, e-mail wasn’t developed for sample workflow. Once we hit send, e-mails with all of our intellectual property are now at the mercy of the recipient to forward designs, styles, even specifications, to anyone, anywhere. That’s why major fashion brands and retailers are turning ...
  • How IT Giveth and Taketh Away
    Writer Nicholas Carr electrified many readers with his 2008 article, “Is Google Making Us Stupid?” in The Atlantic. He concluded the piece with a poignant and alarming reference to what he sees as Stanley Kubrick’s “dark prophecy” from 2001: A Space Odyssey: “As we come to rely on computers to mediate our understanding of the ...
  • e-sample® explained
    The word “e-sample” sums up how some leading fashion brands are effectively communicating about sample fit and quality across diverse cultures and geographies. It also perfectly describes the core technology of FastFit360; so much so that the company registered e-sample® as a trademark. But what does it really mean to e-sample? First and foremost, it is ...
  • 360-Degree vs. 3-D Solutions: Many Differentiating Factors
    As apparel businesses search for the best solutions to reduce cycle time and improve quality, they are confronted with an array of software promising to speed design and product development, enhance global collaboration and cut costs. Multiple technology developers refer to the role of 360-degree images and 3-D tools as a means of keeping creative ...