High-end global marketplace for sneakers The Edit Ldn is entering the metaverse with a premium store within Bloktopia’s crypto paradise. The Edit Ldn, which has grown 525 percent every year since 2020, is now looking to offer its sneaker community digital wearables. Its ‘Edit LDN’ sneaker NFT will be available within Bloktopia allowing customers...
Aug 8, 2022
British-born makeup artist Jo Baker and recording artist Grace Gaustad are set to launch a new digitally advanced makeup brand, which looks to blur the lines between real-life beauty and the metaverse. Set to release autumn 2022, on the heels of Gaustad’s second album, Bakeup aims to provide shoppers with products that expand the traditional...
Aug 4, 2022
American jeweller Tiffany has released 250 digital passes called NFTiffs to mint digital artwork into a physical pendant. The LVMH-owned company will transform its CryptoPunk NFTs into wearable gold pendants, which will be available for sale from August 5th. Each item will cost 30 ether, approximately 50,000 dollars, where users will receive...
Aug 2, 2022
Cult&Rain, a ‘phygital’ fashion brand, has launched a new metaverse experience, Cultr World, made in partnership with cultural hub network, Outernet. The immersive online world has been built to combine social engagement with commerce through photo-realistic graphics and creative intergalactic designs. The brand’s products have been showcased...
Aug 1, 2022
We are in the Web3 renaissance. A quick definition of Web3 is “an online ecosystem based on blockchain.” While blockchain isn’t doing too well right now in terms of the crypto market (cryptocurrency is sinking like the Titanic currently), that doesn’t mean the growth of the metaverse and new social media channels is slowing down. Some components...
Jul 29, 2022
LCI Barcelona has adapted to the metaverse, an integrated network of 3D virtual worlds, by specialising in areas of innovation and technology to create more design and development bachelor and master degrees. As the metaverse develops, virtual reality (VR) games are increasingly being implemented in new products. This sector is expected to...
Jul 28, 2022
Accounting and consulting firm PwC has analysed the impact of the metaverse on the retail and consumer goods industry. After all, the market volume of metaverse-related technologies was around 48 billion US dollars (around 40 billion pounds) in 2020 and is expected to grow at an annual rate of 43 percent until 2025. Retailers and manufacturers...
Jul 25, 2022
Marine Serre has partnered with Skinvaders, the platform for in-game branded skins and digital clothing, to digitalise its ‘Hard Drive’ collection for the metaverse. Skinvaders, launched by digital fashion company PlatformE, will offer Marine Serre’s collection in Zepeto’s virtual world, which allows fashion-savvy gamers the chance to customise...
Jul 20, 2022
Jason Wu has teamed up with DressX, an NFT marketplace dedicated to digital fashion wearables to launch a one of a kind digital gown. The original dress was made for then First Lady Michelle Obama in 2009 for the inaugural ball. It is handcrafted from ivory silk chiffon and embellished with organza flowers, crystals, and silver thread...
Jul 14, 2022
Burberry has dropped a virtual handbag collection taking inspiration from its Lolo bag on the open-world platform Roblox. The exclusive limited-edition virtual Lola range is comprised of five unique handbags drawing on Burberry’s spirit of adventure and affinity for nature and the outdoors. The virtual bags have been created in partnership with...
Jul 13, 2022
A new report by McKinsey & Company has suggested that the metaverse’s potential economic value could see it generate up to five trillion dollars in impact by 2030. According to the management consulting firm, digital worlds are quickly becoming the biggest new growth opportunity for a number of industries over the next decade, including...
Jul 4, 2022
A new 24 hour metaverse festival launched this week, bringing together leaders in the fashion industry to discuss the future of the digital world. Meta Festival, which was organised and co-founded by global digital agencies Dept and Journee, looked to establish a conversation around the metaverse, with the likes of tech developers and digital...
Jul 1, 2022
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