#1 The What, How and Why of Virtual Fashion

Some have claimed that virtual garments will surpass physical but I don't believe that will ever happen. I do however think we can expect to see digital techniques and an aesthetic established in the virtual world informing the structure and finishes of products IRL.

The shifts triggered by the crisis could also reinforce the viability for digital fashion -- clothing rendered in computer-assisted design programmes either for prototyping purposes or to be 'worn' virtually (by avatars, or via augmented reality, for example) -- in place of tangible garments. “I have seen a need for people to express a deeper sense... See more

What happens in the metaverse doesn’t stay in the metaverse. In this way, virtual garments are a bit like bootlegs. The fake (sign) may not subsume the real (reference), but it exerts power over the way the original is perceived. Eventually, they almost need each other to stay culturally relevant.