🌐 World Future Awards Honors the Best Fashion Tech Companies in the World 2025

Recognizing Global Innovators at the Nexus of Style, Sustainability, and Technology

The World Future Awards (WFA) is proud to unveil its official selection of the Best Fashion Tech Companies in the World for 2025. This prestigious recognition highlights the most forward-thinking organizations revolutionizing the global fashion industry through technology, sustainability, and consumer-centric innovation.

Spanning smart textiles, virtual try-on platforms, AI-powered personalization engines, blockchain solutions, and circular design models, the awarded companies represent the very best in technological advancement and creative excellence. These industry leaders are not only transforming how fashion is designed, produced, and consumed, but also setting the standards for what a sustainable, digital-first future should look like.

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🏆 Selection Process & Evaluation Criteria

Each honoree was rigorously evaluated by the World Future Awards Research & Advisory Board through a multi-tiered assessment process. Selection was based on five key pillars:

• Technological Innovation – Demonstrated application of cutting-edge technologies such as AI, AR, IoT, smart fabrics, or digital twins.
• Consumer Experience – Platforms and solutions that redefine how users engage with fashion, from discovery to personalization and beyond.
• Sustainability & Circularity – Impactful approaches to ethical sourcing, waste reduction, material innovation, and transparent supply chains.
• Scalability & Business Viability – Proven growth models and potential to scale globally with measurable results.
• Thought Leadership – Influence within the industry and contribution to shaping the future of fashion on a global scale.

The 2025 edition of this international accolade focused on companies based in six of the world’s most advanced fashion-tech ecosystems: the United States, Italy, Spain, South Korea, the Netherlands, and the United Kingdom—each a global leader in innovation, creativity, and market impact.

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🌍 Fashion Tech Innovation by Country

🇺🇸 United States – A global epicenter for fashion innovation, the U.S. leads in AI-driven retail intelligence, DTC platforms, and virtual styling technologies. With hubs in Silicon Valley and New York, it continues to shape the future of digital fashion experiences.

🇮🇹 Italy – Famed for its craftsmanship and heritage luxury brands, Italy blends its design legacy with digital tools such as 3D prototyping, supply chain transparency, and smart textiles, pushing the boundaries of high-end fashion manufacturing.

🇪🇸 Spain – A major player in fast fashion and retail tech, Spain is at the forefront of virtual fitting solutions, logistics automation, and data-led sustainability efforts, spearheaded by both established giants and agile startups.

🇰🇷 South Korea – As a leader in wearable innovation, K-fashion, and digital retail, South Korea leverages its cutting-edge infrastructure and cultural influence to drive trends in metaverse fashion, influencer commerce, and personalized design.

🇳🇱 Netherlands – With a deep commitment to sustainability, the Netherlands nurtures some of the most visionary fashion tech startups focused on circular economy models, digital fashion design, and biodegradable materials.

🇬🇧 United Kingdom – Home to vibrant fashion-tech clusters in London and Manchester, the UK champions inclusive design, smart manufacturing, and digital fashion R&D through cross-sector collaboration and investment in creative innovation.

BEST FASHION TECH COMPANIES 2025

🇺🇸 United States
The U.S. remains a global leader in fashion technology, with hubs in cities like New York, Los Angeles, and San Francisco. Notable companies include:

Perfect Corp	Headquartered in New York, Perfect Corp specializes in AI and AR beauty and fashion tech services, offering virtual try-on experiences for consumers.
The Yes	THE YES, a multi-brand shopping app launched in May 2020 offered a new type of buying experience for women’s fashion, driven by a sophisticated algorithm that used data science and machine learning to create and deliver a personalized store for every shopper, based on her style preferences, size, and budget.
Phia	Phia is a digital fashion startup aimed at simplifying secondhand shopping and reselling, targeting Gen Z consumers.
DRESSX	A Los Angeles-based digital fashion platform offering AR-powered virtual try-ons and NFT wearables. DRESSX collaborates with brands like Balenciaga and Dior, providing a sustainable alternative to physical fashion through digital garments.
Refiberd	This California-based startup uses AI and hyperspectral imaging to identify and recycle textile blends, helping brands scale circular fashion practices with precision and sustainability.
JOOR	A digital B2B fashion wholesale platform connecting over 8,600 brands with 350,000 retailers. JOOR streamlines virtual showrooms, order management, and data analytics for the global fashion supply chain.
ThredUp	One of the largest online resale platforms in the U.S., ThredUp champions sustainable fashion by enabling users to buy and sell gently used clothing while reducing textile waste.
Doji	An AI-powered fashion try-on app where users can create avatars and experiment with digital outfits.
Laws of Motion	Offers hyper-personalized clothing using AI-based size mapping from user-submitted photos. Laws of Motion reduces returns and waste through made-to-order precision.
Revery.AI	A fashion tech startup focused on building virtual dressing rooms. Revery’s AI enables users to see how clothes look on their body type in real time, boosting confidence and reducing returns for online shoppers.

🇬🇧 United Kingdom
The UK, particularly London, is a hub for fashion innovation, blending traditional fashion with cutting-edge technology.Key players include:

EDITED	AI-powered retail analytics platform helping brands optimize pricing, trend forecasting, and inventory strategies.
WGSN	Leading trend forecasting company offering data-backed insights into consumer behavior, design, and fashion marketing.
Sojo	App connecting users with local tailors for clothing alterations and repairs—championing slow and circular fashion.
Cult Mia	App connecting users with local tailors for clothing alterations and repairs—championing slow and circular fashion.
Autone	Retail optimization platform using AI to help fashion brands make smarter decisions across supply chains.
Unmade	On-demand manufacturing software that enables personalization and waste-reduction for fashion and sportswear brands.
By Rotation	Fashion rental and resale app promoting sustainability through community-driven wardrobe sharing.
Reflo	Sportswear brand using recycled materials, committed to sustainability and high-performance design.
Farly	Community-led marketplace for slow fashion lovers to shop, resell, and discover curated styles with a social twist.
Hurr Collective	A peer-to-peer wardrobe rental platform that leverages AI to offer sustainable fashion solutions.

🇳🇱 Netherlands
The Netherlands, especially Amsterdam, is emerging as a center for digital fashion innovation. Noteworthy companies:

The Fabricant	A pioneer in digital-only fashion, designing virtual garments that exist solely in the digital realm, promoting sustainability by eliminating physical production.
Otrium	Online fashion outlet marketplace that helps brands sell excess inventory efficiently, reducing waste and promoting sustainable consumption.
Project Cece	An aggregator platform for fair and sustainable fashion, offering a wide range of ethically produced clothing from various webshops.
Renoon	Platform aggregating sustainable fashion products, allowing users to discover and shop based on their personal values and sustainability preferences.
Labfresh	Develops smart apparel with stain and odor-repellent technology, aiming to extend garment lifespan and reduce overconsumption.
BYBORRE	Textile innovation studio creating sustainable and customizable fabrics, integrating technology and design for functional apparel.
Pixyle.ai	Provides AI-powered image recognition solutions for fashion retailers, enhancing product tagging and visual search capabilities.
MUD Jeans	Sustainable denim brand offering a “Lease A Jeans” model, promoting circular fashion by recycling old jeans into new products.

🇮🇹 Italy
Italy, with its rich fashion heritage, is integrating technology to modernize the industry. Key developments:

Vegea	Develops sustainable, vegan leather alternatives from wine industry waste, promoting eco-friendly materials in fashion.
Indigo.ai	Offers a no-code platform to create AI-powered chatbots, enhancing customer engagement in the fashion retail sector.
Cloudrobe	Offers a virtual wardrobe service, storing off-season clothing and delivering items on-demand, integrating technology with sustainable fashion practices.
AliveShoes	Enables individuals to design and sell custom shoe lines, handling production and logistics, democratizing footwear design.
Spacewear	Develops innovative training clothing for space tourism, blending advanced space technology with everyday fashion.

🇪🇸 Spain
Spain is making significant strides in fashion technology, emphasizing sustainability and digital transformation. Notable initiatives:Seedtable

Fabbric	Barcelona-based platform enabling creators to design and launch custom fashion collections swiftly, connecting them with manufacturers in Spain, Portugal, and China.
Onversed	Málaga startup offering 3D digital twins for fashion designs, allowing virtual prototyping to reduce production costs and material waste.
Recovo	Barcelona-based platform promoting circular fashion by facilitating the resale of surplus fabrics between brands, extending textile life cycles.
Recover	Banyeres de Mariola company producing recycled cotton fibers from textile waste, supplying sustainable materials to global fashion brands.
SENSTILE	Integrates VR and 5G technologies to offer immersive virtual fashion experiences, allowing users to interact with clothing designs in real-time.
BCome	Barcelona-based SaaS platform offering supply chain transparency and sustainability metrics for fashion brands.
Studio LoBe	Specializes in digital fashion design, creating 3D garments and accessories for virtual environments and the Metaverse.
Desigual Awesome Lab	Innovation accelerator by Desigual, supporting startups integrating technologies like AI and blockchain into fashion.

🇰🇷 South Korea
South Korea is becoming a significant player in fashion tech, blending technology with fashion retail. Notable companies:

KREAM	A peer-to-peer luxury resale platform specializing in authenticated sneakers and fashion items. KREAM has seen substantial growth since its inception in 2020.
FASSKER	A metaverse-based fashion platform offering 3D, AR, and VR experiences, allowing users to explore virtual fashion environments.
CLO Virtual Fashion	Provides 3D garment visualization tools for fashion design, reducing lead times and enabling virtual prototyping.
OMNIOUS	Develops AI-powered fashion image recognition solutions, aiding in catalog management and personalized recommendations.

🎉 A Global Salute to 2025’s Fashion Tech Pioneers

The World Future Awards Team congratulates this year’s winners for their exceptional contributions to the evolution of the fashion industry. Their innovative work reflects a shared commitment to reshaping the global fashion landscape through sustainable, scalable, and human-centered technology.

As part of their recognition, all winners are invited to:

• Receive a personalized digital winner badge/logo for brand and media use
• Be featured in a interview/ review to share their vision and leadership with WFA’s global audience

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