The Next Black - A film about the Future of Clothing 

watching it in 2024. crazy how ahead of their time these ppl were. excited to see their creations coming to life :)

This is such a beautifully constructed documentary. The typology and graphics, the sounds, not to mention the fashion, everything is beautiful

this film explains the concept of slow fashion so beautifully - an absolutely stunning depiction of where each of us can strive to be in the industry.

Definitely agree with the acquirement of possessions over time demands vigilance as a means to stand the test of time; making the purchase for sure 'yours'/DIY/leaving a mark of your existence/showing tenderness for anything tangible: a reflection of something we admire as a token of excellence in the arts, in technology, and in the experience of life...

Well my mind was just blown. I'm a fashion design student and my college pushes for sustainability but in an industry that is built on excess the idea can seem contradicting. But watching this film really opens a rabbit hole of what can be fashions future. Maybe we will become austere with our buying habits and have a cup-o-dress or possibly have clothing made out of gases that clean the atmosphere or add to it? Idk my mind is buzzing...

The biocouture section was very inspiring, can't wait for this technology to become more durable.

This documentary blended together so seamlessly... A huge congratulations to all the filmmakers and professionals involved.

Honestly, thank you for producing this film. Raising awareness to all these important factors.

I don't understand who would ever dislike this video. btw I'm a fashion student and I'm totally mind blown, I think designers and costumers need to have this kind of awareness and ethical values much more present in their lives

The film conveys very well the future of our clothes and also brings an ecological appeal. This difference between what we need and what we have in our wardrobe is what society needs reviewing.

This doc blew my mind. I'm watching it in 2020. It's 4 years old! I can't wait to look these folks up to see what's happened.

as a fashion designer myself only using needle and thread and not machines in any form .. i found this a fantastic and insightful look into where fashion should be going .. esp the bio engineered stuff .. i often refer to this in my film in my public speaking and inform the general public that fast fashion is a have and a total waste when the huge mess its making for the next generation to clean up .. there should be more informative films like this out there ..

I love this video bc it makes me think outside the box. And the video SOLD me on Patagonia products. As a fashion merchandising student it gave me insight of how brain washed our society has become when it comes to "fast fashion". I feel like it stifles up and coming designers bc if they not apart of the fast fashion world then your not recognized. A lot of students watched this and became inspired by the correlation of human lives, the environment and our overall health in the fashion sense. We need more innovators like them and more "honest marketing" strategies. Glad I watched this in my class today

An excellent film. I used it many times in front of fashion students. Now we need a new version, because many of these ideas are current mainstream!

Wonderful documentary that shows the people behind progressive inspiration and thoughtful, considered design that assumes the challenges of manufacturing responsibly. Thank you for producing this.

Wow, this was really inspirational. I got so many new insights about what fashion could be and what the alternatives to the fast fashion model are. Very thought provoking, thank you!

I don't know how I feel about this documentary. A) I don't understand why we (humans) always have this feeling that things need to have a purpose/meaning - why can't anything just BE. Why can't clothes just be fun and playful and fashionable?? B) This technology stuff kinda scares me, aren't we already to connected to technology as it is, with our smartphones and Facebook updates, chat groups, online shopping etc etc... now we are putting chips in our clothes to? I don't know if I want EVERY aspect of my life to land on the internet for other people to look at - we are all losing our privacy so fast and we don't even realize it!

I remembered watching this video on another website a few years ago but never did finish it. Thank you for posting this.

Well done film. There is always so much to look forward to, and so much already here to be in awe of. Iris Van Herpen is my favorite designer ever because of her forward thinking, ingenuity and design engineering. Exciting to see a new generation with forward thinking designs!

To everyone who was asking about the music in the film, it has now been released on Spotify! Enjoy: open.spotify.com/album/6o3FcZgPUaKJxqIzXQAjUT

There are over 7 billion people on this planet. You know how many people there were before the Industrial Revolution? Not over 7 billion. I, personally, used slow fashion in my everyday life. I find unique pieces which compliment my body and style anywhere from Goodwill to For Love and Lemons to Minimale Animale to independent Australian and Hawaiian designers whom genuinely treat their customers with the quality they deserve. I enjoy repairing, mending, hemming, or altering clothing when I can by hand or sewing machine. Yet, at the end of the day, there are over 7 billion people on this planet. Minimum wage for the U.S. states won't reach even $10 by 2017...and inflation grows every year. There are countless models, designers, and workers who will lose their careers or jobs over slow fashion. We need to begin focusing on these advances in fashion and also spend less time producing while being paid a livable income. We need to produce less per season with better quality garments which will last years, we need to pay workers a livable income based off of education, and we should stop running people into the ground by working 8 hr shifts a only $7-$8 per hour. Everyone would have a higher standard of living. Minimum wage has never stood the effects of inflation. I can easily drop $300 on a Tiffany necklace or $350 on a dress. That's junk change now-a-days, but not everyone can afford it. Even with fast fashion. No one is living good quality, anymore, and couture is on the verge of extinction.

I live in San LUIS Obispo, just up the road from IFIXIT, Interesting to me, because I grew up making all my own clothes and repairing them ( my Mom was a thrifty Norwegian) Her favorite expresion was "Eat it up , wear it out, make it do or do without."I have so many classic things in my home I've owned 50 years, and it really does make me happier than purchasing new.

Stunning Cinematography! Really great documentary. I would love to see a part 2.

Thank you for this amazing documentary! I create bags in order to make the people understand that they should avoid plastic bags. Long live the evolution of new ideas!

this is the most amazing video ive ever seen on youtube in my whole life. im inlove with dyeing without water. this is amazing.

amazing, truly shifted my opinions and attitudes towards clothing. You've successfully inspired another fashion student to make a more sustainable change THANKYOU

When I watched this video I thought it was from 2022. I can’t imagine how far they most have come with this project by now. I definitely going to be making more research about it. Great video. I really enjoyed the whole watch 😁

Great video! I've been pondering with the idea of what innovations the fashion industry can offer that will impact society and the world in a positive manner; this video definitely captured the essence of what I envision, while showcasing things that blew my mind. Also the video was shot excellently!

Thank you! Thanks to the team and everyone who made this film!!!

I think this will be the trend of future fashion to combine technology with wearable garments. Fashion revolution for sure.

...My mind is blown right now... I knew most of this stuff already, as I love fashion & used to study environmental science. But just Wow! Some amazing people with some amazing ideas! It's exciting times!!

I'm so mind-blown by the documentary and feel so inspired.

A pleasure to watch. You have some great design sense, in my view. The music was stirring. Like others, I'd pay to download the tracks were they made available commercially

Incredible visuals and art direction. Best fashion movie of the decade.

L-o-v-e-d this: genuinely forward-thinking designers. Absolutely inspires me to get back to the mending pile and the fabric stash!

I'm still a student in Fashion Design. I'm gonna take the road of Future clothing.

Watched in April 2020, the film remains highly relevant. Things have not changed a bit likely with fast fashion and consumers' vibe on fashion, except that the 'buying more" tide of consumers from emerging economies

at first i thought it was about women clothing, but now it's more than just fashion , it's about lifestyle , Awesome Documentary With an amazing perspective!

This has to be the most exciting and innovative vision I've come across lately. This is the future!

This is such a great documentary and I am so glad I came across this on RU-vid. I actuallly think I might have a direction for the subject of my profile assignment for school - thanks for inspiring me AEG! Greetings from a 15 year old student from Holland

dry dye sounds very interesting

Excellent work AEG!! I appreciate that you are supporting these creative visions of Fashion. Well done!

Just gave me the inspiration I needed to keep going with my organic clothing line. Awesome documentary. I wish I could talk to these people!

Im 16, live in miami FL, and i wanna design clothes for a living. I just wanted to say that this film made me rethink how fashion works, and will work in the future. Thanks for that AEG!

Loved it. I hope the world will become as they say, more mindful about the earth by making those kind of fabrics. Or imitations of what we are already using. Especially things we are using from animals, they suffer a high amount of injustice and cruelty from the world as it is. We need to wake up and this is one way of doing it. Great great movie, cant wait to see what the future of this brilliancy will show us how to wear new beautiful clothing.

Wonderful film. Great forecasting views on our industry. Feels refreshing and forward thinking. Thanks!

Thank you AEG from this document.

This is an absolutely fantastic documentary, it was well put-together with the titles and narrations. It was also informative and very inspiring! SO SO SOO GOOD!

great, well researched piece! i especially liked the part on supercritical carbon dioxide. wow, where did you find that? absolutely amazing!

Hope all those massive clothing retailers take some action to reduce waste that's harming our world, hope those consumers realize what they're doing supporting the machine that's hurting the world... hope each and every individual could care more for our world.

Completely fascinating, especially Chapter three...growing textiles from bacteria... Biocouture...but to see these thoughtful approaches to future fashion is very hopeful. Hope you watch!

This is so inspirational and intriguing!!! I am thinking of new ways for fashion and what these inventors or fashion designers are doing is incredible... I am so inspired by this!

Super movie, opened my mind and understanding to so much. Great job.

Thanks. A wonderful vision for the future.

Throughout history all over this planet, people who understand clothes the most and best understand that the best clothing is made of natural fiber. Ideally organic fiber. Ideally custom made. This is why most wealthy people favor natural fiber custom made clothing. And, I hope, always will.

i am fashion design student and I am gonna take this road of sustainable fashion, it is never too late.

I didn't expect this document to be so good.

What a Beautiful Documentary!

this is really a revolution of clothing n ppl r actually think more, for the earth, for human

For a guy that's writing a sci-fi novel... boy, this documentary is brilliant. Thanks for a lot of inspiration :)

brilliant! this should be shared with all current designers, high fashion or niche, students aiming to become designers and mass, mainstream brands. and all people who look to fashion only for what it does for them, but disregarding its impact on the planet

Lo hemos recomendado a todos nuestros alumnos, ¡gracias!

This was an incredible way to give a new direction to people point of view! as a Engineering & innovation management major i have to admit you may just have given me the best direction of the future i would choose for me. thank you AEG from new zealand

Great documentary, I think it will be a cross pollination of ideas, so maybe using biomimicry, sustainable materials, technology and bioengineering. We are living in very exciting times in the fashion industry. Lets hope they can be adopted to save the planet before we cross the tipping point of no return.

this is def an inspiration, glad I found it.

What are the fonts used in this film? I love them and want to download them, but I'm unable to find them.

Beautifully presented overview of current developments in clothing and textiles, really enjoyed this !

This was a very interesting watch and deserves more views. Changing fashion and behaviour in such extreme ways is certainly going to be difficult though...rather them than me

Really exciting film and subjects. THANK YOU - shared widely in our KAREN community of fashion creatives.

Can't wait for this future to come out true.

I like the idea of bending the colour properties of my suit when I connect it to my phone. Thanks for sharing.

its amazing! i am thrilled to think how 3d printing can impact mass customization in future :)

Insanely gripping, this documentary is an excellent example of futuristic fashion. Got me goosebumps all over, untill the end.

thought this doc. was just brilliant

perfect video, apart from that Patagonia was accused many times in using toxic substances in manufacturing thier clothing..

I really enjoed this documentation and wanted to write about it for the student's magazine at my university. Is it possible to publicate some screenshots of the film along with the article? Thank you very much!

I honestly love this docu so muchh.

One of the basic necessities of life, clothing is undergoing a transformation like no other, and will impact EVERYONE. Clothing, in the future too, may look the same from the outside, but the very "fabric" on the inside is bound to change!

me gustó el documental, sobre todo la integración de la biología y la tecnología digital en la ropa, punto aparte: la voz de la narradora era desagradable, como si lo que dijera fuera obvio. gracias

This is the future. Amazing.

I love this! The intro was break taking!

Very intriguing and thoughtful! I'm glad to have watched it

Not to be missed..insightfully essential...like clothing itself still.

Amazing! I loved it.

This is brilliant ! I teach design thinking to uni level fashion students and this is going to be in my class tomorrow !

Thank you, that's so amazing

Amazing , Ingenious !

Really great documentary.

I love the intro! It's amazing! Who is the designer of the graphic part?

This is a good film but couldve been a lot better but focusing more on the real and near future. The 3D printed fashion could've been more in depth than lady gaga costume and how it can be applied to real fashion. There were so many more designers left out who have shown much much more promising potential such as creating machines that can weave 3D both in woven and knits eliminating waste. The eco part was much of the same, it couldve focused more on this new gas dry dye concept. Over all the film was interesting in art and concept but doesn't deliver as much usable information to apply the real question of "what is the real future of the trillion dollar apparel industry"

I'm feeling creatively satisfied

A lot of these clips rested on the question of fast fashion. However, we need to have a world perspective when it comes to fast fashion and definition of fast fashion. People always wants quality clothes but in a cheap price. As a fashion student, I learned tthat it doesn't work that way. Another thing is the designs of these fast fashion garment. It is always similar to each other ssuch another jacket or another t-shirts with a change of fabric and neck line. In my opinion, it is best to do a PR about the inside work of fashion design. You have designers, then the patternmakers, sample sewers and so forth.

THIS WAS AMAZING!!! I LOVE IT!

Beautiful documentary

This is a really great documentary, may I know who is the film director ?

Excellent documentary! Btw to let know; its true that first world countries want quality clothing at cheaper price but it costs blood shed hard work to the garment workers of third world countries. Moreover these workers don't even get paid enough for all days hard work & night shifts; the pay is so less. Yes people are spending a lot of money on clothing but these people hardly receive the share of it. You can't call this a quality process but this is how it works. I wish I could see this changing

Wow as an emerging designer and being a pescatarian I will being to design with more eco friendly products, we have to begin to make the change so that our children and children's children will have a planet to exist on and clean air and water to drink. Veey eye opening. I have also heard of dying fabric naturally with fruit. Would love to try this soon. So many questions

beautiful docu. thanks)

@Keller Paris here is the French version of the film The Next Black - The Future of Clothing - FR

I like your video. Nice sound with a great creative.