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Zara Turns to AI to Generate Fashion Imagery Using Real-Life Models

The Inditex-owned brand’s AI experimentation follows Swedish rival H&M, which created AI ⁠clones of models to use in marketing earlier this year.
Shein and Temu are undercutting chains like Zara, H&M, Mango and Gap. Marta Ortega is eyeing a sweet spot between the two by seeking to sell pricier goods in fancier stores.
Zara is speeding up the production process as part of an industry shift that could have a major impact on fashion photography. (Shutterstock)

Zara has become the latest fast-fashion retailer to use AI to help create new images of real models in different outfits, speeding up the production process as part of an industry shift that could have a major impact on fashion photography.

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