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VISIONXT India's First AI and EI Enabled Trend Forecasting Initiative
Business Of Fashion
|March 2025
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VisioNxt प्रयोगशाला: Pioneering India's Fashion Foresight
VisioNxt Prayogshala, India's First Trend Insight and Forecasting Lab, was initially established as an initiative by the Ministry of Textiles, Government of India and now operates under the National Institute of Fashion Technology (NIFT). Dedicated to mapping India's diverse and evolving fashion landscape, VisioNxt integrates Artificial Intelligence (AI) with Emotional Intelligence (EI) through its proprietary deep learning model, DeepVision.
At its core, VisioNxt transforms complex data into actionable insights, helping the Indian textile, fashion, and retail industries anticipate trends tailored to the country's unique demographic and cultural shifts. India's young population—54% below 25 years of age—is rapidly shaping fashion, consumption, and lifestyle trends, necessitating real-time trend mapping.
Innovative Trend Forecasting SystemVisioNxt's approach is anchored in proprietary tools like the Foresight Cube and Insights Wheel, conceptualized by Dr. Kaustav SenGupta. These tools, alongside Big Data and DeepVision AI, map macro and micro trends, distinguishing hype from true directional shifts.
This story is from the March 2025 edition of Business Of Fashion.
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