Web3 native fashion brands hit the runway in real life at NY Fall Fashion Week
While major fashion brands are going all in on the metaverse and NFTs, brands native to the Web3 space are heading back to physical reality for visibility. Web3 fashion is subverting the narrative at New York Fashion Week (NYFW) this fall. Fashion brands native to the Web3 space will be premiering in real life (IRL) at a two-day show put on by Nolcha Shows.Nolcha Shows has been actively curating events for 14 seasons. Still, this year there will be a Web3 edition featuring Web3 native brands, along with a panel on Web3's impact on the fashion industry's future.In the last few years,....
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