Fashion leaders debate AI, but no one asks about the restaurant’s owner
A private dinner where the future of fashion is discussed over a meal at a celebrity-owned venue.
The story
Fashion industry leaders discussed AI, digital replicas, and regulations at a private dinner hosted by Lasko Company founders. Topics included legal risks, synthetic models, and the Fashion Workers Act.
Source: wwd.com
Our reading
The Lasko Company’s founders hosted a dinner where fashion execs debated the ethics of digital replicas, but no one seemed to question why they were eating at a restaurant owned by Lady Gaga’s family. It’s the kind of detail that makes you wonder if the real conversation was about who gets to be a digital ghost and who gets to be a real person, but also about who gets to sit at the table with the stars.
It’s not just about AI anymore—it’s about who gets to decide what’s real, who gets to be compensated, and who gets to be a ghost in the machine. The dinner was a reminder that the future of fashion is being shaped by people who already have the power, and the rest of us are just waiting for the next trend to catch up.
No one asked why Lady Gaga’s family’s restaurant was the venue for a discussion about the future of human labor. Maybe that’s the point.
