Is there a future for digital fashion in the Metaverse?
With the rising popularity of the Metaverse, the digital fashion industry turns into a global empire, involving both the major luxury brands and retail consumers. ourtesy of Kat Taylor Cattytay, digital fashion appeared in 2017. However, we began to talk loudly about it only in 2020. It all began five years ago when Kat first made an Instagram post with the caption “Virtual Clothing!!!”Then, there was a collaboration with Adidas, Off-White, Vetements and Balenciaga. These brands were interested in introducing fashion digitalization even before it blew up in the mass media discourse. Note....
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