Maghan McDowell
@MaghanMcD
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Senior innovation editor, @VogueBusiness. Voice of the Technology Edit newsletter. Advising Condé Nast in metaverse and Web3. maghan.eth
Joined April 2009
The Season 4 premier of Context, in partnership with @bonsaitoken404 is here! @blakefinucane speaks with @MaghanMcD, Senior Innovation Editor at @voguebusiness and gets a temperature check on how the fashion industry is embracing AI and NFTs.
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In the coming days there's gonna be a lot of opining about what the Harris campaign did wrong, but this election was not an indictment of Kamala Harris. It was an indictment of America.
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Would you trust Meta AI to style your outfit? @MaghanMcD at @voguebusiness got early access to Meta’s updated AI-enabled smart glasses, which can react to what users see — including selfies. #MetaAI
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Margiela for the crypto crowd? @Margiela's first phygital product is en route, and the timing is quite fortuitous: the couture show was a smash, Galliano's new documentary is out, and crypto prices are soaring. Here's what to know, in @voguebusiness
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Maison Margiela’s signature split-toe shoe will be sold as a limited-edition phygital NFT wearable.
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"The reason why I was so attracted to Syky was [because] they were treating this fashion-tech universe like a traditional fashion brand. I love the attention to detail, and the [concept of ] nature mixed with tech." - Nicola @Formichetti for @voguebusiness. Read the full
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Tommy Hilfiger's Hilfiger Ventures's Fashionverse mobile game becomes available today. Here's what to know: It's free-to-play with paid upgrades, sophisticated graphics (with help from AI) and for now, the fashion is not twinning with physical brands.
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We met the iconic American designer in his home in Palm Beach for an exclusive preview of FashionVerse.
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Amazon is using AI to standardize clothing sizes and provide fit insights to brands. Already, Stitch Fix sizes as specifically as 6.4 or 8.3, and Rent the Runway manufactures exclusive designer pieces using fit data. Could Amazon do the same?
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The US’s largest fashion retailer is aiming to improve online fit and reduce returns, while sharing insights with brands to inform future product development.
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What are you most interested in for 2024? I'll share the results in my newsletter next week. https://t.co/N89T40ajcT
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My annual fashion-tech predictions include some obvious points and some topics that would have been unexpected to me a year ago. Who knew that ecommerce would be embroiled in such upheaval? More in @voguebusiness
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In the year ahead, expect brands with shrinking budgets to put more pressure on tech to deliver results as mixed reality, artificial intelligence, e-commerce and Web3 converge.
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Join us on the @voguebusiness Tech Edit broadcast in one hour (1pm ET) to hear about my visit with Tommy, plus @maddieschulz and I will discuss the Farfetch fallout, AI regulations and what we got wrong (and right!) in 2023.
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Tommy Hilfiger, through his own venture firm, has started a new fashion styling game app. I spoke with Tommy about what was missing in the market, the future of retail and why genAI enabled unprecedented photorealism. (The pics are pretty impressive!)
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We met the iconic American designer in his home in Palm Beach for an exclusive preview of FashionVerse.
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Epic @RTFKT and @Ledger launch party - thanks so much @Zaptio and @clegfx for sharing the tech you don't understand and your most artistic wardrobe pieces.
When #VogueBusiness caught up with @RTFKT at #ArtBaselMiami we just had to ask the #Web3 tech duo about both fashion and art. So, just what are the most artistic things in their wardrobes? Watch to find out. https://t.co/54cOYZagIo
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Was happy to mint this open edition before the mint closes! Very beautiful pieces, Glitch of Mind. Congrats on the project.
"The Weaver" ✨ - Is now on 31 Mints! 🥹 🦋✨ - thank you Anonimous Collector / @surrealistshay & @maghanmcd for collecting! 🦋 - 45 Minutes Left! @the_SYKY
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Hollywood stylist Kate Young is now a senior advisor to digital fashion startup Blueberry. Her main role is advising on trends that will translate on Roblox, Second Life + Zepeto. She's also identified a metaverse trend that has showed up on red carpets.
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Hollywood stylist Kate Young on her new role as a senior advisor for digital fashion house Blueberry.
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A new exhibition in partnership between #Gucci and #Christie’s, suggests a focus on experimentation and testing for the brand. Here's why Gucci is still experimenting with generative #AI art.
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A new exhibition in partnership with Christie’s suggests a focus on testing AI’s potential for creative production.
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Louis Vuitton is adding a new high-end accessory to its Web3 journey with a phygital trunk bag, designed by women’s artistic director Nicolas Ghesquière and sold as an NFT. https://t.co/1tukRPU7NW
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The next product available to LV’s exclusive group of NFT holders is a mini trunk bag designed by the brand’s women’s artistic director. Only 200 are available, and the physical will land in March.
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Ever wanted to soundtrack your life? Now, courtesy of #Balenciaga and Eon, you can. https://t.co/h8SyM2gBPj
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