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Luxury fashion meets blockchain on Syky, the Seven Seven Six-backed web3 platform

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Alice Delahunt believes the future of fashion is in web3 and created Syky (pronounced “psy-key”) to put the wheels in motion. It felt like there was potential for virtual fashion and digital fashion to really take off,” she told TechCrunch. “I I believe that the luxury fashion houses of tomorrow are being built today.”.

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Star-studded digital avatar startup Genies launches NFT fashion marketplace

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The Los Angeles-based company partnered with NBA Top Shot NFT creator Dapper Labs to develop the storefront on Dapper’s Flow blockchain and debuted it to a group of invite-only beta users in December last year, TechCrunch reported at the time. ” Genies CEO and founder Akash Nigam.

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Curated Loop is ranging indie designer picks for an edgier take on fashion rentals

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Here’s a fashion rental startup with a twist: London, U.K.-based Curated Loop’s co-founders, Anna Caldana and Rachel Mcluckie, bring a background in (and passion for) fashion to what they hope will be badged as a fresh approach to designer rentals. So the promise is access to unique high-end designs. to rent the look).

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Deep Agency shows the perils of applying AI to the fashion industry

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Tons of things, like automating content for social media influencers, models for marketeers’ ads and ecommerce product photography.” According to one survey , as of 2016, 78% of models in fashion adverts were white.) and Surreal are securing big VC investments for tech that generate virtual fashion models, ethics be damned.

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Fashinza, a B2B supply chain marketplace for fashion brands, raises $100M

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Bearing the brunt of the impact is the fashion industry, which employs millions of workers at retail stores, suppliers, and manufacturing factories around the world. Fashinza , a Dehli, India-based supply chain “marketplace” for fashion brands and retailers, was co-founded months before the disruptions.

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How SAP Helped a Leading Apparel Manufacturer Stay in Fashion with International Customers

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If there is one universal truth, it’s that fashion is fickle. In the apparel industry, what’s in fashion one day may be out of fashion the next. That way, you can keep up with ever-changing demand and stay in fashion with your retailer customers — as Crystal International Group, Ltd.

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Social audio platform Walkie-talkie raises $3.25M to expand its global reach

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Walkie-talkie, a social audio platform developed by Picslo Corp, has raised a $3.25 Audio was coming back into fashion, especially with Gen Z and with the movement around anti-social networking. The company’s seed round comes as social audio apps and features have gained popularity amid the pandemic.

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