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NEWS • 07 December 2021
Press release by CFS • words by Laura Pitcher
Vogue Singapore joins forces with Circular Fashion Summit as official Media Partner
On 10 December, during Circular Fashion Summit 2021,Vogue Innovation Workshop to lead the conversation in fashion metaverse.
At the forefront of fashion and innovation, Vogue Singapore partners with Circular Fashion Summit to continue affirming its position as the international media leading conversation in the Fashion Metaverse. During the summit, on 10th December, at 13:00 (any local time where attendees are), Vogue Singapore will host an Innovation Workshop titled 'Fashion’s New Frontier: The Metaverse' moderated by Editor-in-Chief, Norman Tan and will also showcase 12 covers representing Vogue Singapore's first year, at CFS' Gallery area. This special Media Collaboration will be to follow and support the 12 months journey of the CFS goals, with exclusive access and insights to the CFS hubs, where avant garde designers and innovators unite to accelerate the transition of the fashion industry to a digitized and connected circular economy.
CFS 2021 — Innovation Workshop:'Fashion’s New Frontier: The Metaverse'
CFS 2021 Highlight: Vogue Singapore Gallery
The Vogue Singapore gallery sits in a tropical landscape featuring Singapore's national flower, the Orchid, as a nod to Singapore and also includes the exclusive digital garment made in collaboration with designer ANGEL CHEN. A digital shirt in collaboration with DRESSX inspired by a fantasy jungle titled 'Magic Jungle' by Angel Chen will also be wearable by avatars in the SPIN metaverse platform in virtual reality, where Circular Fashion Summit is operated. 'Magic Jungle' represents the limitless possibilities of digital fashion while also presenting the Metaverse as a sustainable outlet for fashion with reduced environmental impact. Attendees can also meet Norman Tan, Editor in Chief at Vogue Singapore and Bettina von Schlippe, Publisher at Vogue Singapore between 10-12 December from 9:00-11:00 CET and 16:00-18:00 CET.
“We are honored to debut our first digital garment in metaverse with Vogue Singapore during Circular Fashion Summit 2021. Thanks to DRESSX, I’m bringing ANGEL CHEN’s "Magic Jungle" into the digital realm to start a conversation of endless possibilities and environmental consciousness. Can’t wait for the summit and everyone trying on this exclusive piece!”
— Angel Chen
"DRESSX is proud to partner with Vogue Singapore and Circular Fashion Summit, once again showcasing the limitless possibilities of metafashion to the industry. By bringing the signature pattern style of Angel Chen into the digital realm, together we merge the worlds of physical and virtual, helping attendees to explore and experience the Metaverse. Thanks to CFS, the digital garment will be available for everyone to wear on their personal avatars in the SPIN metaverse platform, representing yet another usecase for digital fashion in the virtual-only environment."
— Natalia Modenova and Daria Shapovalova, co-founders at DRESSX.
DRESSX
DRESSX is a Metacloset of digital-only clothes, NFT fashion items and AR looks. A year after its launch, DRESSX became the world's largest digital fashion store targeting Gen Z and Millennials who demand a new shopping solution - digital, sustainable, and affordable. DRESSX digital fashion was featured in Vogue Singapore, Vogue Business, WWD, HighSnobiety, Forbes, Financial Times and more high-profile media, with the covers for L’Officiel Vietnam, L’Officiel Ukraine and Glamour Hungary print issues. DRESSX products are: website and iOS app.
Angel Chen
ANGEL CHEN is a vanguard Chinese designer brand founded in 2014 by Angel Chen. The brand’s signature colorful approach to fashion coupled with its core-concept of fusion of Eastern and Western aesthetics has deemed it to be one of the most popular young fashion brands internationally.
ANGEL CHEN has been showing on the official Milan Fashion Week calendar since 2017 and has successfully launched various crossover collaborations with premier brands such as H&M, adidas Originals, M.A.C, McDonald's, Canada Goose... enhancing its popularity and recognition among consumers worldwide.
Stocked at more than 100 international retailers - including Lane Crawford, NET-A-PORTER, Galeries Lafayette, Selfridges, Luisa Via Roma and Urban Outfitters - ANGEL CHEN is part of a new wave of young Chinese Brands making an impact globally.