Online users want “faster than quick fashion” for their digital avatars. Many, including Blueberry Entertainment, believe digital fashion will drive user identity. Blueberry, founded by Gizem Mishi McDuff in 2012 on Second Life, has sold more than 20 million articles of virtual clothes and launched the first Metaverse Fashion Week with Jonathan Simkhai.
Blueberry is teaming with Roblox, a leading metaverse platform with 43 million daily active users, for an immersive shopping experience. Roblox’s store will be a two-story place inspired by an adolescent girl’s bedroom, with “pink, unforgiving, and with attitude” avatars browse stories and try on designs to create digital identities.
Mishi McDuff, creator and CEO, told WWD that Blueberry’s Roblox shopper “loves digital fashion.”
McDuff says Blueberry x Roblox fans are fun, creative, and community-minded. “They’re passionate about self-expression and making meaningful connections online and social in their virtual groups. They curate head-to-toe ensembles to “wow” others and convey their distinctive style.”
The Blueberry boutique will premiere on Roblox with two fashion collections and hairstyles, becoming a one-stop shop to build a whole appearance
The ’90s Summer collection will feature miniskirts, cropped shirts, party girl metallics, and cat backpacks. Modern Fantasy will feature baby-doll outfits, heart-shaped eyewear and shimmering colors. Both collections were inspired by consumer trends and data.
McDuff: “Designers are naturally perceptive. The results confirmed our initial intuition about nostalgia in fashion. Young people are increasingly motivated by nostalgic fashion, according to studies. This inspired our ’90s-themed assortment of clothes and hairstyles.”
Blueberry is new to Roblox, but McDuff told WWD the relationship leverages the same virtual self-expression concepts.
“This partnership allows us to display our creative breadth while keeping authenticity, co-creation, and inclusivity. This has made our collaboration natural and easy. We’re pleased to bring our expertise in selling metaverse fashion to a new context. As House of Blueberry grows, we’re seeking for the next platform, outstanding creative, and industry-changing idea.”
For MetaNews.