"In the world of fashion we are trying to give every new item a serial number (via NFC tech) that enables full transparency of that garment's life cycle from creation through to end of life," Saskia explains.

"That's a huge footprint; we're talking about hundreds of millions of items and sharing things like how each (garment) was made, the design process, material composition, maybe the percentage of recycled components, care instructions...information that stays with the garment through its whole life cycle."

Eventually a certain prestige will attach to garments whose NFC chips store evidence of a brand's policies of sustainability, circularity and technologies from rapid data analysis systems to virtual and augmented reality, 3D printing, Blockchain and AI use embedded along their life cycle to reduce waste, elevate human craft and discourage excessive consumerism.

"At the moment there's a whole journey that goes on but we have no visibility of it," Saskia says. "We'll be able to bring that to light so everyone understands the clothes they make and sell, the responsibility they have."

She says the explosive problem of fakery in fashion can also be addressed.

"This is a source of trusted information that can be verified and authenticated," Saskia says.

"At the moment it can be difficult to determine what's fake, what hasn't been cared for, what's true of an item's journey...This is an opportunity for a relationship of trust, an ongoing relationship with people."

Saskia will be speaking at "Tracking Change" part of the M/FW Conversations series, presented by Creative Victoria, Wednesday, October 25