Creative Work, Generative AI

G-Star Raw Creates the ‘AI Denim Cape’ in Collaboration With Artificial Intelligence

G-Star RAW brings an AI-generated design to life – created as a couture garment.

by The Staff
March 31, 2023

While anyone these days with an internet connection and the right AI tool can create a hypothetical design, denim experts G-Star RAW is taking things to the next level as the first fashion retailer to take an AI-generated design off the screen and into the workshop, says the brand in a new campaign highlighting the work.

The result? A unique piece of denim couture that highlights how AI is being used in the real world.

To create the innovative garment, named the “AI Denim Cape,” G-Star RAW’s core design team worked together with the artificial intelligence app Midjourney to create 12 unique designs, using a series of prompts. The 12 resulting concepts are a unique combination of AI technology and timeless design.

One AI-generated concept was then chosen to be brought to life by hand in the G-Star atelier – resulting in an original RAW denim couture piece.

Made from premium raw denim and featuring futuristic 3D ‘G’ shapes on the arms, an adjustable waistband, detailed stitching patterns on the chest, and subtle G-Star branding on the left inner side, “the AI Denim Cape combines cutting-edge technology with timeless design,” said the brand.

From Chat GPT to Midjourney, artificial intelligence is fast becoming essential for work and life. Yet rather than seeing AI as a competitor, G-Star RAW has embraced it as a creative collaborator – using artificial intelligence to push the limits of denim design in an innovative partnership between technology and human craft.

“Innovation is ingrained in the G-Star DNA. We believe in giving our fashion designers the freedom to bring their dreams through AI,” said Gwenda van Vliet, Chief Marketing Officer of G-Star RAW. “While anyone could make a design using AI, at G-Star RAW, we have the craftsmanship to make those designs into real garments. We should see AI as enhancing the creative process, rather than taking it over.”

The newly designed AI Denim Cape will ultimately be displayed at the G-Star RAW Antwerp store, as the world’s first garment designed by artificial intelligence and created in reality.