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Runway: A Conversation with Lady Phe0nix
Welcome back to Runway, where we report to you from the frontlines of the digital fashion revolution. Not related to digital fashion but no less critical, Jeremy Scott is stepping down from the Italian designer label Moschino after 10 years. Who can remember what Moschino was like before the teddy bears, the burgers, and the McDonald’s insignia splashed across the runways? This week, we were lucky enough to sit down with Lady Phe0nix for an in-depth interview on how she has shaped the future of digital fashion. From there, we’ll dive into what you may have missed this week in […]
Runway: Dive Into the Doodles and RTKFT Controversies
Welcome back to Runway, where we report to you from the frontlines of the digital fashion revolution. Leaks, controversial major announcements, android dolls replacing supermodels, and digital fashion at the Oscars — this week has been full of events. So get ready, and let’s dive into all the compelling, mundane, messy, and beautiful stories you need to know from this week in digital fashion. Doodles’ gold socks draw backlash Credit: Doodles After the social media near-blackout Doodles took previously — and the amount of backlash they received from their community as a result — one would think that the team […]
Runway: Get Ready for Metaverse Fashion Week
Welcome back to Runway, where we report to you from the frontlines of the digital fashion revolution. This week has been full of events. But before we dive in, I want to talk about Starbucks, the Seattle-based coffee giant. Starbucks Odyssey, the coffee company’s Web3 loyalty program, launched its first-ever NFTs this week. Dubbed the “Siren Collection,” it features different versions of the company’s Siren logo. The NFTs were priced at $100. Except that Starbucks isn’t calling them NFTs. They are “Stamps.” In any case, the 2,000-piece collection sold out in just 18 minutes! When did Starbucks enter web3?! In any […]
Runway: Digital Fashion From the Parisian Frontlines
We flew to France last week for NFT Paris and are happy to report that, contrary to popular opinion, NFTs are not dead. In fact, they are thriving in multiple forms of art, tokenized media (cheeky Now Pass shoutout) and digital fashion. NFTs have rapidly evolved from the early days when the words “non-fungible tokens” splashed across headlines in the art world and helped launch the tech into the public eye. Now they have become synonymous with Prada, Gucci and Moncler. Luxury and fashion brands are increasingly entering Web3 to engage with younger, tech-savvy consumers, and these brands are becoming […]