A growing career sector escalated by the digital revolution, fashion technology is the perfect area of fashion for anyone interested in the wide range of transformative technologies involved – from virtual design-testing interfaces and algorithms that predict patterns in consumer choice, to new materials development and breakthroughs in the way clothes respond to our bodies and environment. As a fast-growing area, fashion technology promises much scope for career development, with exciting and unlimited prospects. In response to existing and projected demand, an increasing number of fashion schools and universities now offer dedicated degrees in fashion technology, including the UK’s Heriot-Watt University, which offers a BSc in Fashion Technology.