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Now Runway: Dior Unveils ‘B33’ Sneakers Equipped With NFC Chip
Welcome back to Now Runway, where we report to you from the frontlines of the digital fashion and luxury revolution. Today we are reporting to you from the gorgeous coastline of Positano, where summer prints are in abundance, and there is hardly a screen in sight as service is spotty in the hills of this village. Read ahead to see what you missed this week, including a Dior digital twin sneaker release, SYKY Collective announcing their first cohort, and an Agoria collaboration with DressX that has us dancing along to the beat of his wearables. Dior B33 sneakers by Kim […]
Now Runway: Givenchy Celebrates Pride Month With Metaverse Exhibition
Welcome back to Now Runway, where we report to you from the frontlines of the digital fashion and luxury revolution. As Paris Fashion Week creates headlines and speculation — mostly around Pharrell Williams’ debut show for Louis Vuitton — we are happy to report that IRL Fashion Weeks do not slow down the digital fashion cycle. Here’s what you missed in the last week, from Givenchy Beauty celebrating Pride Month on Spatial to Nike teaming up with Fortnite. Givenchy Beauty Givenchy Beauty is celebrating Pride Month by unveiling an exhibition in the metaverse called the “Givenchy Beauty Pride Gallery.” Hosted […]
Now Runway: Puma Introduces Black Station 2 Featuring New Explorable Worlds
Welcome back to Now Runway, where we report to you from the frontlines of the digital fashion and luxury revolution. We’re eagerly awaiting all things Paris Fashion Week. For those attending IRL, please report back on how authentic the pigeon shit looks on the newest networked product courtesy of the gmoney x Jeff Staple collab for 9dcc. Credit: gmoney/Jeff Staple In the meantime, here’s what you may have missed this past week: Fewocious and Adidas collaborating on a mint pass and physical shoe release, Puma upping their metaverse game, a DressX collab with TikTok sensation, Mackenzie Turner on Roblox, and […]
Now Runway: Claire Silver Collaborates with RSTLSS on Digital Fashion Mint
Welcome back to Now Runway, where we report to you from the frontlines of the digital fashion and luxury revolution. If you thought either space was quieting down as we amp up our summer travel plans, we have big news for you. DotSwoosh, Nike’s latest Web3 activation, officially launched Our Force 1 virtual boxes. In just one day, they sold more than 55,000, totaling over $1 million, with 30,000 unique members. AI Fashion Week, which launched this past month in New York, has named its winners. First place went to José Sobral — AKA paa.tiff — with his Futuristic Old […]
Now Runway: This Ledger Case Is the Must-Have Web3 Fashion Accessory
Welcome back to Now Runway, where we report to you from the front lines of the digital fashion revolution. We may be the reason Gmoney is being referred to as the “Kim Kardashian of Web3” after a champagne-induced conversation in Paris where this column was born — and we aren’t mad about it. Here’s what you may have missed this past week — from Ledger’s newest must-have accessory that we are already coveting to Renault’s newest NFT collection, and a cheeky look into AI fashion subverting Renaissance art. Ledger x Ambush Ledger, a renowned provider of cryptocurrency hardware wallets reveals its […]
Runway Exclusive: An Inside Look at Digital Fashion Platform DRAUP
Welcome back to Runway where we report to you from the front lines of the digital fashion revolution. Today, we bring you exclusive visuals from DRAUP, a digital fashion platform by Dani Loftus (creator of This Outfit Does Not Exist) launching April 25. Backed by Variant Fund, Flamingo DAO, Ian Rogers, GMoney, Cozomo de’ Medici, Trevor McFedries, and others, DRAUP proposes a mission of “expanding the creative and technological bounds of digital fashion.” Each collection created under DRAUP’s in-house brand is done so in collaboration with a pioneering artist. The inaugural collection, #00: Seen On Screen, features Nicolas Sassoon who […]
Runway: Future+ Gives Glimpse into the Future of Digital Fashion
The Alpha Future+ is a new IRL/URL platform designed to connect fashion, beauty, luxury, and retail executives with Web3 creators, blockchains, and digitally native brands. Ashumi Sanghvi, the CEO and founder of MAD Global, launched Future+ in partnership with Samsung. The company held its much-anticipated launch event on April 12, 2023, at Samsung’s New York Flagship during NFT.NYC. The program featured panels with top executives, industry insiders, and influential brand representatives across fashion, luxury, retail, and gaming. Dive deeper Welcome back to Runway, where we report to you from the frontlines of the digital fashion revolution. In the last few […]
NFT100 Spotlight: Megan Kaspar on Investing in Digital Fashion
Megan Kaspar, the co-founder and managing director of FirstLight, is widely recognized as a savvy investor and trailblazer in the digital fashion realm. In October 2021, she made headlines as the first person to showcase NFT clothing during a video interview. Kaspar’s pioneering spirit also earned her a feature in Haute Living’s Miami issue wearing a digital ensemble by luxury fashion brand Fendi. Kaspar has been a crypto enthusiast from the beginning and is now a founding member of Red DAO, an organization focused on fashion and blockchain. She is a consistent investor in leading projects like DressX, supporting the […]
Runway: World of Women Merch and Yuga Labs x Gucci Drop
Welcome back to Runway, where we report to you from the frontlines of the digital fashion revolution. The week has felt like the quietest one yet for digital fashion. But perhaps that’s because we’re all still buzzing from Metaverse Fashion Week, or gearing up for the third NFT NYC conference in 17 months. Despite the neverending conference fatigue, we’re excited to report that digital fashion will be a major focus next week in New York. FUTURE+, a brand new concept from Ashumi Sanghvi the founder of MAD Global will launch their membership platform fully dedicated to connecting fashion, beauty, retail, […]
Do BAYC Holders Really Want Gucci in Their Metaverse?
Luxury fashion house Gucci is doubling down on its Web3 ventures. Although the brand has maintained an elusive presence on the blockchain thus far, the recent announcement of a partnership with Yuga Labs’ coveted Otherside metaverse project has set the NFT space abuzz with speculation. While the companies had previously indirectly collaborated on offerings, this latest team-up is set to be a more robust and ongoing initiative centered within the broad-scale Yuga and Bored Ape Yacht Club metaverse. But, given Gucci’s past in Web3, is this something that will actually be of desire and benefit to those who hold Yuga […]