Visit textile showrooms to keep up-to-date on the latest fabrics.

“Visit textile showrooms to keep up-to-date on the latest fabrics.” is a core task performed by Fashion Designers. Among the occupation's 20 rated tasks, workers place it 4th by importance (#17 most important). About 89% of workers say it is relevant to their job.

This is a single occupation-specific task statement from O*NET. The figures below describe how central the task is to the job and what independent studies measure about AI and this kind of work — not a prediction that the task will be automated.

Work activities this task rolls up to

O*NET groups concrete tasks into broader work activities shared across many occupations.

• Monitor external affairs, trends, or events. in Monitoring Processes, Materials, or Surroundings

AI exposure

The OpenAI / Eloundou “GPTs are GPTs” study rates this task E2. Exposure with tools — software built on top of a language model (not the model alone) could cut the time by at least half.

Exposure measures whether a model could meaningfully speed the task up — it is an estimate of overlap with model capabilities, not a measure of whether the work will be done by software. The study's intermediate score (β) for this task is 0.50. Automation potential label: T1.

How AI is actually used on this kind of task

The Anthropic Economic Index observes how people actually use AI on tasks like this one across millions of real conversations.

• 0.005% share of AI-use records mapped to this task
• 95% of interactions still needed a human in the loop

Observed AI use describes people choosing to use AI as a tool on this kind of task today. It is augmentation and assistance, not a measure of jobs replaced.

Other tasks in this occupation

• Sketch rough and detailed drawings of apparel or accessories, and write specifications such as color schemes, construction, material types, and accessory requirements. · importance 4.8
• Examine sample garments on and off models, modifying designs to achieve desired effects. · importance 4.3
• Determine prices for styles. · importance 4.3
• Confer with sales and management executives or with clients to discuss design ideas. · importance 4.1
• Select materials and production techniques to be used for products. · importance 4.1
• Provide sample garments to agents and sales representatives, and arrange for showings of sample garments at sales meetings or fashion shows. · importance 4.0
• Direct and coordinate workers involved in drawing and cutting patterns and constructing samples or finished garments. · importance 4.0
• Develop a group of products or accessories, and market them through venues such as boutiques or mail-order catalogs. · importance 4.0
• Identify target markets for designs, looking at factors such as age, gender, and socioeconomic status. · importance 3.9
• Draw patterns for articles designed, cut patterns, and cut material according to patterns, using measuring instruments and scissors. · importance 3.8
• Collaborate with other designers to coordinate special products and designs. · importance 3.7
• Attend fashion shows and review garment magazines and manuals to gather information about fashion trends and consumer preferences. · importance 3.7
• Sew together sections of material to form mockups or samples of garments or articles, using sewing equipment. · importance 3.6
• Purchase new or used clothing and accessory items as needed to complete designs. · importance 3.6

See all tasks on the Fashion Designers page.

Sources for this page

Every figure above traces to a named public dataset and the exact release below — not hand-written opinion. See the full methodology for what each measure does and does not mean.

• O*NET 30.3 U.S. Department of Labor / National Center for O*NET Development
• Anthropic Economic Index v4 (2026-01-15) + v2 (2025-03-27) Anthropic
• “GPTs are GPTs” (Eloundou et al.) arXiv 2303.10130 OpenAI / academic

Data compiled June 2, 2026. Figures are estimates, not advice.

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  title  = {Visit textile showrooms to keep up-to-date on the latest fabrics.},
  author = {{Singulariki}},
  year   = {2026},
  note   = {O*NET 30.3; Anthropic Economic Index v4 (2026-01-15) + v2 (2025-03-27); “GPTs are GPTs” (Eloundou et al.) arXiv 2303.10130. Accessed June 7, 2026},
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