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Student design competition takes leather from the Real World to the Virtual Realm

The Real Leather. Stay Different. International Student Design Competition has collaborated with the Institute of Digital Fashion (IoDF) to introduce a digital wearable experience for the winning design, 'WHIM.' Partnering with Snapchat, the augmented reality (AR) try-on allows users to engage with the design, blending the rich history of...

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Design Museum discovers AR and lets visitors try on the looks they see

On Saturday, 16th September 2023, the exhibition “Rebel: 30 Years of London Fashion” opened at the Design Museum in London. Apart from celebrating the 30th anniversary of NewGen, the British Fashion Council’s fashion talent incubator, which has supported more than 300 designers during those years, it is unlike many other fashion exhibitions. The...

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Study reveals that next gen shoppers are ready for AI, AR and robots

Global payments and shopping service Klarna released data last week that reveals how retailers will need to adapt to win customers in the future - that means investing in artificial intelligence (AI), augmented reality (AR) and robots, which according to the study “are likely to dominate the in-store and online landscape”, especially fashion...

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Inside Vogue x Snapchat’s AR fashion exhibition

Snapchat has teamed up with British Vogue for an immersive augmented reality (AR) exhibition featuring exclusive concepts from Dior, Kenneth Ize, Richard Quinn, Stella McCartney, Versace and Thebe Magugu. The ‘Vogue x Snapchat: Redefining the Body’ exhibition has been curated by Vogue’s editor-in-chief Edward Enninful to illustrate how AR can...

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Amazon Fashion launches AR shopping for footwear

Amazon Fashion is tapping into augmented reality (AR) with a new interactive, mobile experience, ‘Virtual Try-On for Shoes,’ which allows customers to visualise how a pair of shoes will look on themselves. The online retailer said the feature would be available to customers in the US and Canada, using the Amazon shopping app on iOS, to virtually...

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Fashion's relationship to augmented reality

Fashion is entering a new relationship with augmented reality. This started with Valentino, who had a pop-up shop at South Coast Plaza in Southern California to highlight the brand's purses. The pop-up featured a high-tech element with LED wall paneling, creating an immersive experience. There was also an interactive 360-degree photo booth with...

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BoohooMan launches first augmented reality campaign

Online fast fashion retailer BoohooMan has launched its first augmented reality campaign ahead of Black Friday. The ‘Hack Friday’ campaign is a new dystopian vision of its Black Friday promotions and features their digital character and ‘hacker’ Robin, who has infiltrated the world of fashion by offering up “unexpected discounts” for all...

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Ralph Lauren unveils exclusive partnership with Zepeto

Luxury fashion brand Ralph Lauren has announced its partnership with social networking and avatar simulation app Zepeto. The app allows users to function in a fully articulated virtual world where they can socialise with others using a customisable 3D avatar. Users will be able to purchase a completely digital Ralph Lauren clothing collection,...

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Mytheresa and Louboutin team up on exclusive shoe and bag collection

German online luxury retailer Mytheresa and French fashion house Christian Louboutin have launched an exclusive shoe and bag capsule collection for Summer 2021. The capsule collection features flip-flops, sneakers, and pool flats in rainbow colors, as well as a series of bags handwoven from the Dwarf Palm material, made from the leaves of a...

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Asos scales up augmented reality to support social distancing

Online retailer Asos has confirmed that it is accelerating its use of augmented reality (AR) technology to simulate real-life model photography to support social distancing in its studios, in response to the Covid-19 pandemic. This follows the development and successful trial of its augmented reality tool, ‘See My Fit’ earlier this year, created...

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Burberry launches AR tool with Google

Burberry has launched a new augmented reality (AR) shopping tool through Google Search that allows users to get a better idea of what an item looks like before purchasing it. When searching for the Burberry Black TB bag or Arthur Check Sneaker through Google Search on a smartphone, shoppers will be able to see a digital image of the product at...

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Sneaker marketplace Goat launches AR ‘try-on’ feature

Sneaker platform Goat has launched a Try-On feature in their app that uses AR technology to allow users to see what they’d look like wearing rare and exclusive sneakers. The new feature allows Goat’s over 20 million users to virtually try on some of the rarest Nike Dunks, such as Deftones, FLOM, Wu-Tang and Iron Maiden, as well as Air Jordan...