Almost every piece of clothing you own was made, in part, by someone. Apparel manufacturing still lags industries like automobiles and electronics in automating work by years, but new technologies like lasers and 3D knitting could radically transform how garment factories operate around the world, finally bringing the fashion industry into the technological future.

Quartz fashion reporter Marc Bain explores how the notoriously low-tech clothing industry is now on the cusp of a new era of customizable, mass-produced fashion.

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