Not long ago, designer Norma Kamali saw a photo of actress Jessica Biel wearing one of her dresses, a body-hugging piece made of alternating bands of black stretch jersey and nude mesh. The image inspired Kamali to introduce new versions of the style for her spring collection, but while trying to create them, she felt stuck.
So she turned to artificial intelligence.
Kamali used a tool custom-built for her by the generative-AI creative studio Maison Meta to conjure numerous options to choose…