Each medium has specific ways of understanding a problem, which means that it is sometimes also about formulating a problem so that it fits within the medium. Consequently, it is not only the processes and expressions but also the very understanding of a question or a “problem” that becomes digitized.

The digital possibilities are often explored in relation to questions of sustainability, innovation, and efficiency usually with limitations when it comes to expression. Their role is rarely examined through the lens of aesthetic expression, and especially the aesthetic expression and possibilities of the dressed body.

Since the design field has come to integrate digital processes and virtual representations, it is important to ask about their subsequent effect on the role, expression, and potential of clothing. What impact do design software programs have on norms and cultures within and through fashion design, and what role should we give them in future developments?

This three-year research project aims to expand the field of fashion as an artistic practice by critically examining design software in order to understand their aesthetic possibilities and limitations.