Endless Instagram feeds mean people also want endless clothing options for when they upload their own posts. Fashion Nova has mastered the art of influencer marketing to become to go-to shopping destination for those wanting to look bad and boujee.

CG influencer Lil Miquela – created by real-life start-up Brud – has been hacked by an alt-right troll and come out as a robot. Brud has received millions in investment off the back of this digital soap opera – a PR stunt that’s emblematic of a media landscape entwined with social platforms.

Special effects animators estimate that we’re less than ten years away from creating computer-generated characters that are almost indistinguishable from their human counterparts. As CGI and AI edge closer to replicating human likeness and behaviour, will being ‘real’ matter to future audiences?

The collapse of Rana Plaza in 2013 exposed the painful human cost of fast fashion, compelling many retailers to change factory policies. Some entrepreneurs have seen a gap in the market for feel-good garb, but does ethical clothing represent as large an opportunity as some in the industry claim?