ClothingMachine

The personal garment factory for a post-waste world.

An AI-driven home manufacturing ecosystem that lets anyone design and produce custom garments instantly — merging fashion, sustainability, and autonomy.

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Partnership

André Benjamin (André 3000) + Seth Justin

André has spent 30 years asking: "What if clothing was as personal as music?"

From custom jumpsuits to bespoke tailoring to textile experiments — André's fashion practice has always been about individual expression against industrial conformity.

ClothingMachine is the infrastructure for that philosophy.

It's the tool that lets everyone access what André has always done: custom garments, perfect fit, zero waste, local production, creative control.

How It Works

Body
Measurements

You

→

Pattern
Grading

→

Fabric
Nesting

Optimizer

→

Sewing
Instructions

Machine

Think of it as Figma for garments (but outputs real manufacturing files), GCC for clothing (compile human intent → machine instructions), or a 3D printer for clothes (parametric design + local production).

The Problem

Custom clothing requires expensive pattern makers ($80-200/hour)
Made-to-measure services take 3-6 weeks and cost 3-5× retail
Fashion waste: 92M tons/year from poor fit and overproduction
Local manufacturing is dying — all expertise offshore
No open-source pipeline for body measurements → cut files → sewing instructions

The Solution

Pattern DSL

Human-readable language to define garments parametrically with seam allowances, grainlines, and notches.

Grading Engine

Apply body measurements + ease tables to generate perfectly sized pattern pieces.

Nesting Optimizer

Pack pieces on fabric roll with <15% waste (vs 20-25% industry standard).

Sew Path Planner

Generate machine-agnostic assembly instructions with stitch speeds, lengths, and paths.

Web Interface

Upload measurements, preview nested layout, download SVG + JSON manufacturing files.

Open Source

MIT license. Community patterns, extensible architecture, hardware integrations.

Impact

Cost per garment

<15%

Fabric waste

Instant

Grading time

Zero

Inventory

Use Cases

Local Manufacturing Renaissance — Small studios run custom orders without pattern makers
On-Demand Custom Fashion — Upload measurements → order → cut → sew → ship (3-5 days)
Fashion Education — Students learn parametric pattern making through code
Robotic Manufacturing — Output format bridges to CNC cutters and auto-sewers
Sustainability — Made-to-measure = perfect fit = no returns, optimized nesting = 5-10% savings

Demo (Phase 1 Complete)

Working Python pipeline for pattern grading:

# Parse a pattern DSL file
python -m core.dsl samples/patterns/boxy_shirt.patt --size M

# Grade pattern for size L
python -m core.grade \
  --pattern samples/patterns/boxy_shirt.patt \
  --size L \
  --output pieces.json

Current Status:

✅ Body measurement model (S/M/L/XL + custom)
✅ Pattern DSL parser (YAML → geometric primitives)
✅ Grading engine (body + ease → sized pieces)
✅ Geometry engine (polygons, seam allowances, notches, grainlines)
✅ Sample pattern: Boxy Shirt (FRONT/BACK/SLEEVE)
⏳ Nesting algorithm (Phase 2)
⏳ Web interface (Phase 2)
⏳ Sew path planner (Phase 2)

Market Opportunity

$2.5B

Custom Clothing Market

200K+

Independent Designers

50K+

Studios/Ateliers

1,000+

Fashion Schools

Comparable Software: Gerber AccuMark ($10K-50K/seat), CLO 3D ($50-150/month), Pattern Lab London (£1,200/year).

ClothingMachine: Open-source core (free forever), SaaS platform ($29-99/month), Enterprise ($500-2K/month).

Roadmap

Phase 1 (Complete)

Core infrastructure: Pattern DSL, grading engine, geometry, sample patterns.

Phase 2 (4-6 weeks)

Nesting algorithm, web interface, sew path planner, SVG export.

Phase 3 (3-6 months)

10+ patterns, community library, SaaS beta, hardware integrations.

Why This Matters

André 3000's cultural credibility + open-source infrastructure + AI-powered automation = a new category of fashion manufacturing.

Not just software. A cultural movement to re-localize garment production and make fashion personal, sustainable, and autonomous.

Get Involved

ClothingMachine is open-source. We welcome pattern contributions, algorithm improvements, hardware integrations, and feedback.

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