[November] Recap: Fashion NFT News & Alpha

Nike, Adidas, RTFKT, The Fabricant launch new experiences. AI deep dive. Improvements in metaverse and AI infrastructure.

NEWS:

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FASHION

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The Naked Collector featured in the Accel XR Web3 Fashion ecosystem map.

• Last month Gmoney this month Accel XR. The Naked Collector steadily gaining recognition. Thanks guys!

Accel XR || 1kx 🕹👾 @accel_capital

Fashion is evolving. - Your hoodie will connect to a smart contract - Your in-game skin will unlock live events - Your closet will be financialized On the state of digital fashion, from digiphysical and AR to avatar wearables and decentralized brands:

link.medium.comAugmenting Culture: The Emerging Field of Digital FashionOn the state of digital fashion, from digiphysical and AR to avatar wearables and decentralized brands

9dcc launches Iteration-02 in partnership with Snowfro

• The first generative fashion project.

9dcc @9dccxyz

ITERATION-02 9dcc x @ArtOnBlockchain Today (Nov 29 - Dec 3) Pop up Art Week Miami @ The Gateway 2022 @nftnow Public IRL minting. No Admit One or IT-01 token needed to purchase. Everything you need to know: 1/7

Adidas launches Virtual Gear NFTs.

• This caused a spike in Fashion NFT trading volume.

adidas Originals @adidasoriginals

INTRODUCING ADIDAS VIRTUAL GEAR Unveiling the genesis collection of adidas Virtual Gear 🧵👇1/6

Azuki partners with the F1 team Oracle Red Bull Racing.

• Azuki holders can now equip their PFPS with racing jackets.

Oracle Red Bull Racing @redbullracing

We’ve scouted an electrifying next-level racing talent… Introducing Lei the Lightning Azuki ⚡️ (#8494)

Nike launches its own Web3 platform .SWOOSH.

The Naked Collector @NakedCollector

So @Nike will launch its own Web3 platform .SWOOSH on Friday. Here are some answers to what it is and my take on the matter. A thread🧵:

RTFKT reveals World Merging NFC chip, Cryptokicks and collectors receive AR Hoodies.

RTFKT @RTFKT

Welcome to the start of RTFKT World Merging, connecting the Digital and Physical worlds. With RTFKT WM Chip 🌎🔗🌐

Johnny X NFT @johnnyx_nft

1 of 1 SAMPLE CRYPTOKICK IRL On feet of @farokh STAY TUNED… 👀👀

The Naked Collector @NakedCollector

Got my @RTFKT x @Nike AR Hoodie🦾🌐 My two highlights: ⚡️ AR Snap lens integration + ability for anyone to create a lens for the hoodie (Community lens by @beb_eth)

• The Fabricant launches a new AR-based membership collection Wholeland. The waitlist is currently open (more on AR-based NFTs here).

• Adam Bomb Squad launches a new collection, Badam Bomb Squad. Introduce collector royalties.

• StockX removes 100% authentic tag on its shoes

• Givenchy enters Web3 via their collab with (b).STROY. No secondary market sales so far.

• 9dcc partners with the metaverse company GAMA for a digital experience during Art Basel.

• Scottie Pippen teases an NFT sneaker collection.

• H&M launches a metaverse experience.

• McKinsey State of Fashion Report predicts that brands will use “metaverse to achieve greater ROI on marketing spend and gather valuable first-party data”.

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METAVERSE

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• Animoca Brands plans to launch a fund of up to $2 billion to invest in the metaverse businesses.

• RTFKT used Unreal Engine in their interactive Eggsperience, The Fabricant uses Unreal Engine for their virtual fashion experience.

  Sony’s patent for a blockchain-based digital asset system in video games was made public this month.

• Unreal Engine releases version 5.1. Updates include better visualization, AI toolset, Enhanced world-building tools and lower latency. Many metaverses and The Fabricant use Unreal Engine for their creations.

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OTHER

• Google introduces Blockchain Node Engine for Ethereum.

• BlackRock CEO Says ‘Next Generation for Markets’ Is Tokenization.

• Porsche enters Web3.

• Unreal Engine releases RealityScan: an iOS app that lets you scan high-fidelity 3D models. The 3D scanning ecosystem starting to get competitive.

• The soccer (or football) club Manchester United will be dropping its first NFT collection.

• Yuga Labs plans to donate CryptoPunks to various contemporary art museums.

• OpenAI (the company behind DALL-E) launched a chatbot that can produce very interesting outputs.

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ALPHA:

This month’s alpha is categorized into three areas: [GUIDE], [PROFILE] and [IDEA].

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[PROFILE] Web3 Fashion Landscape

The Naked Collector @NakedCollector

Web3 Fashion Landscape. Q4 2022.

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[GUIDE]  Web3 Fashion x Artificial Intelligence

The Future of Web3 Fashion — Part 1: AI

SUMMARY:

1. The future of Web3 Fashion will be driven by 1) AI, 2) Generative art engines and 3) Oracles

   

2. The NFT stack can be categorized into 1) Art 2) Utility and 3) Smart Contract (among other ways)

   

3. ART:

   We've already seen AI being used to generate Web3 Fashion art/design • E.g. The X Evolutions by RTFKT

4. Neural Style Transfer is one way brands can train an AI model to apply Style A onto Style B • Pic 1: Levi's x Van Gogh's "The Starry Night" • Pic 2: Louis Vuitton imposed onto Nike shoes

   

5. Image Synthesis allows you to train AI on your own images to create new imaginary outputs • Many creative ways to apply this to the design process

   

6. 3D Assets are getting easier to generate by the day Ready Player ME collaborated with Anything World to create a game in two weeks without a single 3D artist. Below we see @Google's DreamFusion text to 3D asset model in action

7. UTILITY:

   Custom-trained ML/AI models represented as NFTs

   

8. Proprietary dataset that can be plugged into an AI model

   

9. Train-to-Earn AI companion • Below is an example of a non-NFT project by ReplikaAI

   

10. SMART CONTRACT:

    1. Code: @OpenAI Codex could make it easier down the line • Metadata: could be used to AI model sophistication and specification DNA (see pic)

       

11. Other AI Web3 Use Cases:

    1. Airdrop engine (what to airdrop & to whom)

    2. Wallet recommendation engine

    3. Metaverse shopping

    4. Metaverse environment customization

    5. AI stylists

       

Full Article HERE

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[GUIDE]  Web3 Fashion x Generative Fashion

The Future of Web3 Fashion — Part 2: Generative Art

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[GUIDE ] Fashion NFT Dashboard Updates

The Naked Collector @NakedCollector

Updated my Fashion NFTs data. - Now includes monthly volume and royalties - Volume by collection, buyers vs. sellers, volume by marketplace - Data on individual Fashion NFT collections

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[GUIDE] Upcoming Web3 Catalysts for Different Sectors

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[GUIDE] Roblox 2022 Metaverse Fashion Report Insights

1. Roblox has large and growing fashion network effects.

   

2. Digital Clothing = Expression of Individuality.

   

3. Gen Z Is Willing to Spend on Digital Fashion

   

4. Culture Drives Digital Fashion

   

5. Digital Fashion Designers = Viewed as Fashion Designers

   

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[GUIDE] Text-To-3D Content Becoming a Reality With Nvidia’s Magic3D

The Naked Collector @NakedCollector

Nvidia just revealed its Magic3D a text-to-3D content creator software. Here's what you need to know about it. A short thread🧵:

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[GUIDE] How to Turn Text-to-Image Into AR Fashion

The Naked Collector @NakedCollector

Turn AI images into AR fashion in 5 steps:

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[IDEA] Open vs. Closed Systems

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[IDEA] AI-Generated Fashion Becoming Very Appealing

The Naked Collector @NakedCollector

Some of my favorite AI-generated fashion pieces Nov. 19th.

The Naked Collector @NakedCollector

[AI Design] Nike AF1 Shoe Concepts

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Wrap Up

Going forward The Naked Collector newsletter will consist of:

• Deep dives

• Monthly news & alpha

• AI content (new)

• Fashion data (new)

Monthly news & alpha will remain free, but to be able to increase my output some of these may become paid content. After all, I’m doing this full-time and the opportunity costs are high.

Resources

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