LAST week saw Dolce & Gabbana embrace the metaverse at Milan fashion week, using a virtual catwalk.
Decentraland announced plans to host a fashion week in the virtual world and Mark Zuckerberg revealed more about his metaverse ambitions.
Here’s what happened.
Decentraland to host metaverse fashion week
Decentraland announced plans to launch a fashion week in the virtual world which will take place from March 24-27, 2022.
Vogue Arabia, Elie Saab, Guo Pei, Etro, Jacob & Co, Dolce & Gabbana, Selfridges, Tommy Hilfiger, Fewocious, Dundas, Cavalli, Paco Rabanne, Hogan, Franck Muller, Garrett Leight, Cavalli, and The Fabricant will participate in the four-day fashion event.
Participants will be able to congregate in Decentraland’s Luxury Fashion District.
Sam Hamilton, Decentraland Foundation’s creative director said: “Fashion and haute couture are not new to the metaverse.
“Decentraland has been on the cutting edge of rare and in-demand digital fashion since the launch of avatar wearables in 2020.
“Since that time, creators have been pushing both the technical and stylistic limits of Decentraland wearables, and have created a booming economy with over $1 million in sales of avatar wearables last year.”
Read more HERE.
Dolce & Gabbana embraced the metaverse at Milan fashion week
Dolce & Gabbana used a virtual catwalk along with the real one at Milan fashion week.
On a giant screen, avatars wearing the new collection took a pixellated 3D strut towards the audience.
When the virtual models reached the catwalk, they disappeared and were replaced by real-life ones, who walked the runway.
Mark Zuckerberg unveils AI projects aimed at building metaverse future
Mark Zuckerberg announced Meta – formerly Facebook – is working on artificial intelligence to generate worlds through speech and improve how people chat to voice assistants and translate between languages.
The tech entrepreneur unveiled a number of AI projects currently being worked on, speaking at the company’s live-streamed “Inside the Lab” event.
He showcased new technology being built by Meta as it experiments with the potential of a new virtual reality platform.
“The key to unlocking a lot of these advances is AI,” Zuckerberg said.
Read more HERE.
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