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Lyss: virtual stylist, cyber model — and a digital diamond

Hands down, Zepeto is my favourite metaverse to visit when it comes to diverse worlds, gameplay and, of course, digital fashion. A virtual library of gowns, skirts, denim jackets, cowboy boots, glittering angel wings and more are all available at my fingertips. But with such a choice comes a certain identity crisis: How will I represent myself in this space? How do I want to be perceived? And how does clothing help me portray this message? Credit: Lyss Enter Lyss, a Zepeto slash Decentraland ...

One to watch: Blanc de Blanc by Julia Blanc

Julia Blanc has been a force of nature in the digital fashion space. Her designs are intergalactic yet somehow still feel like home. Her range in technique also spans as vast as universes, from texturing to pattern making to those shiny chrome-like puffer jackets I’m so in love with. Mission '22 Planet Love. Credit: Julia Blanc But beyond her digital skills, Julia has managed to launch her own digital fashion brand called Blanc de Blanc, racking up a massive following on social media, particu...

Looks that dominated Digital Fashion Week NY Sept 2022

Pastel tones, chromatic materials, puffers and otherworldly scenes stole the limelight at Digital Fashion Week New York (DFWNY), which took place from 7-11 September 2022. Once again, various digital fashion talent showcased their latest creations. And I was blown away. The diversity in stories, the digital technique displayed within each garment and the versatility of skillsets coming together in the form of music and environmental production were mesmerising. There was the main showroom whi...

Lhenvil Paneda ~ couture's haute new digital fashion designer

Digital haute couture is a niche segment in digital fashion that I believe is only championed by a talented few. When I come across these spectacular creations of intricate detail, flowing colour palettes and dense design, it’s like mining a rare Bitcoin. I found such a coin. A fashion and costume designer turned digital fashion designer from the Philippines: Lhenvil Paneda. When Lhenvil’s business was forced to close during the pandemic, he made the courageous decision to invest all of his s...

Alexa, play "I'm an epic digital fashion designer"

“Edgy” and “elegant” are rarely found together in a sentence. In a determined hunt for digital accessories, I came across Alexa Kusulas’ Cryptopurse project and instantly put those two rare terms together to describe the collection: edgy and elegant. “I’m deeply in love with the ones with spikes; they are my favourites by far,” Alexa says of her Cryptopurses. Credit: Alexa Kusulas Credit: Alexa Kusulas Inspired by the idea of an everyday city bag accessory, Alexa produced a selection of weara...

Saka-Na: A sneak peek into Schieva x Tokyo White International’s upcoming collab

Web3 designers Schieva and Tokyo White International team up to drop Saka-Na, a digital fashion collection blending Indonesian batik motifs with Japanese fantasy.

Applying Gravity Layer's universal law to digital fashion

Bouncing between meta worlds, I always wondered how I could bring my digital outfits along with me. Sometimes I’m not quite ready to sacrifice my purple blocky two piece on Sandbox for my smooth, black crop top when it’s time to hit Decentraland. Gravity Layer, a collective focused on universal game skins, seems to have solved this rather trifling problem of mine. “We’ve developed code which we provide to metaverses, telling their character customisers how to talk to our API - our core blockc...

INJURY is building the meta world I’ve always dreamed of

The one thing I love most about digital fashion is its unpredictability. The fact that you can be anyone from anywhere and make your mark on this emerging industry is what true equality looks like (for me, at least). And this is where INJURY, the creative fashion house, fits in. I first noticed them at Crypto Fashion Week which took place earlier this year and was completely taken aback by their Meta Spume Gown (shown further down). The colour palette, detailed digital patterns and seamless f...

Vitamin Sea with extra Foam

Credit: OnClickCloset, IANA and Artisant Born south of the equator, I’m no stranger to underwater adventures and surfing the tide. In the metaverse, I frequently visit digital Atlantica and pay my respects to Ariel, the Little Mermaid. And, on rare occasion, she lets me raid her subaqueous wardrobe filled with gleaming gowns and pearly tiaras. But resurfacing from these nautical dreams means I need to morph back into my human self and shed my glimmering tail. Much like how the sea’s tides bru...

ECOOLSKA: Phygital fashion’s pristine queen of green

By combining innovative biodegradable fabrics with digital clothing and 3D avatars, ECOOLSKA is pioneering a zero-waste future for fashion.