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Anina
NationalityAmerican / German
Other namesAnina.net
Occupation(s)fashion model, conference speaker, blogger, wearables developer, and event producer.
Websitewww.anina.net

Anina, also known by the pseudonym Anina net,[1] is an American-born German international fashion model, conference speaker, blogger,[2] wearables developer, and event producer. She is listed as #7 in the Top 100 Women in Wearable and Consumer Tech[3] and is the CEO and founder of 360Fashion Network.[4][5][6] Anina progressed from being a model to a fashion industry pioneer when she developed Intel Curie-powered shape-shifting robot dresses.[7][8] She developed for Intel[9] the 360Fashion Network's smart gloves worn by 162 dancers on CCTV's Chinese New Year Festival Gala show, "Spring Wind" performance.[10][11] The gloves were powered by Intel's Curie, with the LED light pattern generated using gesture recognition.[12] PBS Television shot a documentary about Anina, who was interviewed by Robert Cringely at the start of 360Fashion Network as the first fashion blogger network. PBS Television's Nerd TV[13] interviewed Anina as the ninth guest and the first woman in the series about the future of mobile technology. CRI Radio in China filmed a documentary titled "My China Life."[14] CNet wrote, "In blogs, and Anina, we trust"[15] citing her as one of the star attractions at Les Blogs 2.0.

Career

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Fashion model

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Anina began her career as an international fashion model, working in major markets across Europe and Asia.[16] Known for her distinctive red hair and tech-forward branding, she became one of the most recognizable foreign models in China during the 2000s.[17] In 2009, she was named “China’s top foreign model” by China Central Television (CCTV).[18] Her modeling portfolio includes runway appearances, editorial work, and campaigns for high-profile designers and brands. In parallel with her modeling work, Anina became one of the first fashion professionals to adopt blogging as a personal platform, attracting attention in the media and industry for combining modeling with early digital outreach.[19] Her modeling experience later informed her work in fashion technology and performance-based projects.[20]

Fashion technologist

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In the summer of 2019, Anina and 360Fashion Network hosted the Diversity Meets Technology online summit kicking off the launch of 360Fashion tech maker kits at New York Fashion Week and robotic dresses at a Melange Fashion show on September 6, 2019.[21] The diversity and technology online summit is the first of its kind to explore the topics of diverse technologies and people in fashion, technology, business, and innovation, with leaders from the tech and fashion industries including Sandy Carter, Anin and Elliot Carlyle, and many others.[22]

On March 21, 2019, the Museum of Science and Industry in Chicago launched "Wired to Wear," an exhibition featuring 1000 wearables including a wireless charging wallet in hot pink developed by 360Fashion Network and designed by Anina.[23][24] The 360Fashion Network charging wallet in hot pink is named businesswoman after Sandy Carter, an American businesswoman, speaker and author.[25] The MSI Chicago Museum shop is also selling 360Fashion Network's products.[26]

Her fashion technology products are showcased at the Target Open House in San Francisco, CA, including a wireless charging wallet, 360Fash Tech Kit, and Smart Safety Ring.[27] The 360Fash Tech Kits are for fashion designers who do not code or solder to create smart garments and accessories.[buzzword][28]

She has spoken at several places, including Wearable USA,[29] Printed Electronics USA,[30] FASHIONTECH Berlin,[31] Fashion Futures Korea,[32] AVANTEX PARIS,[33] The Tax office of the Netherlands,[34] The Arts Plus Conference,[35] Codame Art+Tech,[36] Hardware Massive,[37] and Les Blogs.[38]

She has a following in China.[39][40] China Central Television awarded her "China's top foreign model" in 2009.[41] She also has her own line of Anime-inspired clothes, "aninaMINEme"[42] and NFC cuffs to easily exchange information while shaking hands.[43] Anina has never stopped investigating and educating brands, officials, and consumers about the growing opportunities of the quickly evolving wearable technology market in China.[44]

Anina also produces fashion technology events in Asia,[45] such as the 360Fashion&Tech Expo (in its 5th year).[46][47] Together with the China National Garment Association CHIC show, which has over 125,000 people in attendance[48][49] and the first high tech runway fashion show in China at the Mobile World Congress, Shanghai.[50][51] She produced the IBM 360Fashion boxes Innovation Awards in the United States in November 2015,[52] though her first exhibition was in 2004, called "a new kind of supermodel" at Molière's house in Paris under the art post movement.[53] Anina was the first model blogger, starting in 2004 with a document filmed on her Nouvo CH TV in Paris.[54][55] In 2005 her modeling agency gave her an ultimatum to stop blogging. She refused to quit and was forced to join another agency.[56][57]

Movie actor

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Anina expanded into acting alongside her work in fashion and technology, taking roles in both short films and international productions. Her acting credits include the feature film The Volunteers: To the War (2023), the television mini-series The Legend of the White Wolf (2024), and short films such as Be Faced (2024) and Lost (2016). [58] [59] She also appeared in The Wandering Earth 2 (2023) in the role of Sana Negar, although her scenes were ultimately cut from the final release. Her onscreen work often reflects her background in visual presentation and live performance, forming a natural progression from her modeling and fashion tech career.[60]

Filmography

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Year Title Role Notes
2024 Be Faced Julie Cohen Short film
2024 The Legend of the White Wolf Alison TV Mini Series
2023 The Volunteers: To the War Scarlett Feature film
2023 The Wandering Earth 2 Sana Negar Space Engineer Scenes deleted
2022 Film Analyst Host TV Series
2016 Lost Mary Short film

References

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  1. ^ Mobizine ou Jeu: Anina.net poursuit ses expérimentations, Clubic, February 26, 2008.
  2. ^ Le Chic Shall Inherit Les Blogs Archived May 11, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ "Top 100 Women in Wearable and Consumer Tech". WOMEN OF WEARABLES. Retrieved 2018-10-14.
  4. ^ How technology can improve your wardrobe, Sydney Morning Herald, March 1, 2011
  5. ^ Les coulisses de la Fashion Week grâce à une application Facebook, Clubic, October 8, 2009.
  6. ^ Des souris et des femmes, Télévision Suisse Romande, January 26, 2006.
  7. ^ Bloom, Jonathan (2014-12-09). "Local design engineer reveals robotic dress". ABC7 San Francisco. Retrieved 2018-10-14.
  8. ^ "Top Model Turned Fashion Tech Pioneer Inspires New Makers - iQ by Intel". iQ by Intel. 2017-06-21. Retrieved 2018-10-14.
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  10. ^ "Tech Meets Art As Dancers Don Smart Gloves At The Spring Festival Gala". Ubergizmo. Retrieved 2018-12-02.
  11. ^ Kapfunde, Muchaneta (2017-01-30). "Smart Gloves That Seamlessly Combine High Technology With Performance Art". FashNerd. Retrieved 2018-12-02.
  12. ^ "Tech Meets Art As Dancers Don Smart Gloves At The Spring Festival Gala". Ubergizmo. Retrieved 2018-10-14.
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  15. ^ Ard, Scott (2005-12-08). "In blogs, and Anina, we trust". CNET. Retrieved 2018-12-02.
  16. ^ "WoW Woman in FashionTech – Anina Net, Founder of 360Fashion Network". Women of Wearables. April 2016. Retrieved 20 July 2025.
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  23. ^ amandacosco (2019-03-21). "Museum of Science and Industry in Chicago Launches Wired to Wear Featuring Wearables from 360Fashion Network". Electric Runway. Retrieved 2019-03-31.
  24. ^ Kapfunde, Muchaneta (2019-03-27). "Wired to Wear Exhibition: The Future of Wearable Technology Comes To Chicago". FashNerd. Retrieved 2019-03-31.
  25. ^ amandacosco (2019-03-21). "Museum of Science and Industry in Chicago Launches Wired to Wear Featuring Wearables from 360Fashion Network". Electric Runway. Retrieved 2019-03-31.
  26. ^ amandacosco (2019-03-21). "Museum of Science and Industry in Chicago Launches Wired to Wear Featuring Wearables from 360Fashion Network". Electric Runway. Retrieved 2019-03-31.
  27. ^ Huntington, Patty (2018-07-25). "Target Shines a Spotlight on Fashion Tech". WWD. Retrieved 2018-12-02.
  28. ^ Kapfunde, Muchaneta (2016-05-28). "Anina Net, Eradicating Fashion's Need to Code". FashNerd. Retrieved 2018-12-02.
  29. ^ "Speakers | Wearable USA 2018 | 14 - 15 Nov | Santa Clara Convention Center, CA, USA". IDTechEx. 16 November 2017. Retrieved 2018-12-02.
  30. ^ "Speakers | Printed Electronics USA 2018 | 14 - 15 Nov | Santa Clara Convention Center, CA, USA". IDTechEx. 16 November 2017. Retrieved 2018-12-02.
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  36. ^ "Anina Net CODAME ART+TECH". codame.com. Retrieved 2018-12-02.
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  39. ^ NSFW: Undressing models and messing with Daniel Ek. There are apps for that
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  48. ^ Record breaking number: more than 125,000 trade visitors solely at CHIC
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  59. ^ "Be Faced (2024) – cast & crew". Kinorium. Retrieved 21 July 2025.
  60. ^ Jordan, Rick (2025). "Meet the Model Creating High Tech Fashion". All In with Rick Jordan. Smash Notes. Retrieved 21 July 2025.
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