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Web3 Fashion Platform doDRESS Opens Pop-up Store in Seoul

Web3 & Enterprise·October 26, 2023, 9:30 AM

doDRESS, a fashion and lifestyle platform created by the faculty at Kookmin University in Seoul, has opened a pop-up store in Seoul in line with the launch of its new website. doDRESS aims to create a decentralized Web3 fashion ecosystem centered around brands, creators, and influencers, providing a space to communicate with consumers and promote their businesses and content. In turn, consumers can get the chance to dive into a new form of Web3 technology and express themselves through their personal style.

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Interactive space for creators and consumers

The pop-up store, which was revamped from an old auto repair shop, has invited some 40 designers and graphic artists to showcase and sell their unique street fashion-inspired clothing and graphic art to consumers. It will also present an opportunity for them to interact with influencers who can contribute to the marketing and distribution of their products, thus boosting their value.

Creators and those who wish to become creators can upload the products they make on doDRESS. When a product is sold, every individual in the platform’s Web3 ecosystem who contributed to making it will receive a portion of the revenue.

Visitors, on the other hand, can customize their own clothing by printing designs created by the artists themselves through doDRESS’s fashion stickering service, which is available both online and offline at the pop-up store. The platform also said that it would give out custom doDRESS products worth KRW 40,000 (approximately $30) on a first-come, first-served basis to 70 visitors on weekdays and 200 on weekends.

 

Future plans for growth

In the future, doDRESS aims to expand on a global scale and add more clothing products to its services utilizing various production techniques like 3D printing.

The pop-up store will be open until next Wednesday (local time) in Seongsu-dong.

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