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FIA is proud to be highlighted in GROW.LONDON’s latest report, showcasing how immersive technology is shaping the future of fashion and retail.
Through pioneering collaborations, FIA integrates virtual fashion shows, augmented reality shopping, and digital storytelling, pushing the boundaries of how consumers engage with fashion in a rapidly evolving digital landscape.
Find out more about London’s immersive tech sector and FIA’s role in shaping the future here.
Apply to Evo Fashion – a high-impact programme designed to help fashion tech businesses improve their sustainability, increase team effectiveness and accelerate growth.
Taking a holistic approach to business strategy, the programme will cover topics such as sustainability, ethical practice, leadership, founder wellbeing, marketing, financial planning, IP and investment readiness.
Delivered by Fashion District and Evo Learning, this five-month experiential programme is free, funded by London & Partners as part of the Grow London Early Stage programme.
Evo Fashion is suitable for start-ups and early-stage businesses with science or technology-driven software, hardware or related solutions that could be applicable to the fashion and/or materials industries.
Applications close at midnight on Monday 3rd June 2024. For more information and to apply, visit: www.evolearning.co/fashion
FIA is proud to be featured on the UKII Platform as one of the top 500 of the UK’s most pioneering companies.
UKII (UK Innovation Industries) is a new independent platform dedicated to raising the visibility of the UK’s powerhouse of pioneering industry innovation and talent.
Read the report here.
Find the FIA team in the Creative Production category here.
Matthew Drinkwater was interviewed by Vogue Business to discuss FIA’s latest project: Creating a Physical Metaverse, which explores physical spaces hosting metaverse events, such as the Outernet’s new space featuring 60 foot LED screens.
“All of the focus of the metaverse has been on purely virtual experiences, such as gaming and virtual reality,” Drinkwater says. “But this [hybrid experience] is what we were working towards. It’s what the metaverse is going to be about. Digital content all around us all of the time.”
Read the full story here: The Real Metaverse | Vogue Busines
An original concept by Fashion Innovation Agency and dandelion + burdock, Pose XR launches at the V&A during London Design Festival from 24th to 26th September 2021.
Read the full article on V&A page here
The dematerialisation of fashion will dramatically change the way we see ourselves and the world. The Fashion Innovation Agency (FIA) has curated this Collection of work by students from across UAL who have explored new and exciting ways to create, communicate and consume fashion through digital media and emerging technologies.
Check our Hybrid Cultures collection here
Main image by David Oldenburg